Wednesday 13 January 2010

Martian "trees", urban Herons and freezing Florida- Science update

Today's big science news story is this article-

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2805295/Mars-probe-shows-trees-on-planet.html

- recent photographs from Mars that appear to show, at first glance, rows of alien trees. The pictures actually show conifer-shaped trails of debris left behind as the planet's CO2 frost sublimes for the "summer", as the article explains

Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph’s big nature story of the day is this article-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6980774/Herons-and-woodcocks-moving-into-towns-for-food-during-big-freeze.html
on the effects of the cold weather on Britain’s birds. British wildlife is not alone in feeling the chill, according to this yahoo article about the problems the cold-snap is causing for tropical wildlife in Florida-
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100109/tsc-florida-s-cold-snap-disaster-for-tro-e123fef.html

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