Ones that got away - March 20, 2009
“This behaviour suggests it is aware of its susceptibility to the harsh African sun, and adapted a unique behaviour to improve its chances of survival.”
A pink albino elephant is already learning to stay out of the sun, says Mike Chase, of conservation charity Elephants Without Borders (BBC).
“This mouth is kind of nasty. I always use the analogy of a pencil sharpener.”
Jean-Bernard Caron, associate curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Royal Ontario Museum, discusses new research on an ancient sea beastie (Toronto Star).
“It was like a low-stakes X Prize for music…”
Wired presents the first annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in pictures.
“It carried out all tasks ... without any parts of it making any mistakes.”
Iran’s recently launched satellite has carried out its mission, says an expert known only as Ebrahimi. What that mission was is still a mystery (Boston Globe).
