Ecology and Environment
Photos of Baby Titi Monkey Smuggled
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010A man was alleged to smuggle 18 baby titi monkeys into Mexico from an airport in Peru. He was caught on the airport to “wear” 18 Titi monkeys on a girdle inside his coat. Titi Monkeys are considered to be endangered species and that’s not the only reason why he’s in trouble. Two out of [...]
Update: Hurricane Alex Floods North-east Mexico
Friday, July 2nd, 2010As Hurricane Alex weakened to a tropical storm, it brought torrential rain over north-eastern Mexico, flooding the city of Monterrey. At least two people died when a river burst its banks, completely covering the roads and washing away cars. Hurricane Alex was a category two hurricane when it struck the Gulf coast on Wednesday night, [...]
Robot Study Aided By Three-legged Dogs
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Scientists filmed and studied the paces of three-legged dogs in a bid to develop robot-building strategies. The researchers are eager to discover hoe\w the dogs compensate for the loss limb. They are hopeful to ultimately develop robots that could also compensate similarly. They presented their study at the Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting in [...]
Hurricane Alex Hits North-eastern Mexico
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Hurricane Alex hits north-eastern Mexico bringing heavy rains and winds. Before the arrival of the category two storm, thousands of people were evacuated from low-lying areas. However, the storm’s winds are expected to hit southern Texas and a state of emergency has already been declared. Hurricane Alex later weakened to a category one storm. High [...]
Hurricane Looms Over Oil Spill Site Prolongs BP’s Measure
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Tropical Storm Alex came lashing in to parts in Central America and was reported to have killed at least 10 people.Now, the tropical storm is predicted to escalate into a hurricane Tuesday. It is anticipated that the storm will travel well west and south 50 miles off the Louisiana coast,the site of the spill. A [...]