Bringing real butterflies into the virtual world Dunedin based television production company NHNZ is tomorrow launching its first computer game designed exclusively for Facebook. The game ? Flutter ? was conceived by its new games division ?Runaway? created last year to focus on meaningful social network games inspired by the world around us. Read More...
Scientists discover new bearded monkey Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno, and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due to a violent insurgence. Read More...
Letters to the Editor The Ken Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund would like to thank its golfers and the Martha's Vineyard community for their continued support and generosity for our annual golf tournament and fundraising activities. Read More...
Tending purple martins After a long day at work, Chuck Abare, 63, a computer designer, likes to sit on the porch of his two-story ranch house on the outskirts of Huntsville, drink a gin and tonic, and watch the antics of the purple martins winging around his backyard. Read More...
Take a "Classic Adventure to Peru" With Los Angeles Zoo's GLAZA Team Discover Hundreds of Colorful Bird Species Like the Peculiar Crested Hoatzin By Laura Stegman Los Angeles, CA - The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), a private, non-profit organization that supports the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, presents A CLASSIC ADVENTURE TO PERU, October 29 to November 8, 2010, a unique GLAZA-sponsored vacation accompanied by professional naturalist ... Read More...
Newly Identified Monkey Species Revealed in Colombian Amazon LiveScience.com - A scientific expedition to the Colombian Amazon has revealed a new species of monkey. The species of titi monkey (Callicebus caquetensis) is a cat-size creature that is critically endangered because of rapid habitat loss and its small population. The discovery was announced today by the environmental nonprofit group Conservation International. Read More...