Monthly Archives: August 2009

Second backwards planet found, a day after the first

Just a day after the announcement of the first extrasolar planet found orbiting its star backwards, two other teams announced the discovery of a second one. full story

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Millions of salmon disappear from Canadian river

Reuters report that millions of sockeye salmon have disappeared mysteriously from a river on Canada’s Pacific Coast that was once known as the world’s most fertile spawning ground for sockeye. full story

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Flying Frog,a million-year old Gecko and Hundreds Of New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas

Flying frog (Rhacophorus suffry). The bright green, red-footed tree frog was described in 2007. It is a ‘flying frog’ because long webbed feet allow the species to glide when falling. (Credit: Copyright Totul Bortamuli / WWF Nepal) Over 350 new … Continue reading

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Hunter-Gatherer House Reveals Stone Age Lifestyle

The remains of a 9,000-year-old hunter-gatherers’ house, uncovered during construction at an airport, have been unearthed in Great Britain’s Isle of Man. The house was surrounded by buried mounds of burnt hazelnut shells and stocked with stone tools, according to … Continue reading

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