Tuesday 24 November 2009

Extra weblinks- photography competition winners and renewable fuel

The winning entries for National Geographic's International Photography Contest are now online- there are some really lovely images- an elephant swimming with his driver standing on his tusks, photoluminescent coral, an Indonesian volcano.....

you can find the pictures at this address, on the website of The Boston Globe- http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/11/national_geographics_internati.html

One of the day's odder wildlife stories is this article talking about a man who was attacked by a kangaroo, whilst trying to rescue his dog from it...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091123/twl-kangaroo-slashes-drowning-dog-s-owne-3fd0ae9.html [STORY REMOVED BY YAHOO DEC09]

Finally, there is a story here - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20091124/tts-uk-norway-osmotic-ca02f96.html [STORY REMOVED BY YAHOO DEC09] about a new, renewable energy power plant in Norway that generates power from osmosis.

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