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A new species found in a jar

ENERGY: Increased energy consumption tied to an increase in troop casualties
Christopher Helman has an interesting piece at Forbes.com regarding the military and energy consumption. In addition to other energy consumption issues within the military, he highlights an interesting study that correlates fuel consumption with troop deaths. From Forbes.com (emphasis added): If President Obama decides to send another 20,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, the Department of Defense will also have to figure out how to send along another ha

AFRICA: African albinos—in Burundi and Tanzania—are forced in hiding from fear of being slaughte
In Africa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is reporting a heinous, but lucrative, practice in the selling of body parts from albinos. Some Africans believe the body parts “have special powers . . . [and] bring wealth and good luck.” From The Associated Press: The mistaken belief that albino body parts have magical powers has driven thousands of Africa’s albinos into hiding, fearful of losing

NEW SPECIES of chameleon discovered in Tanzania
Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, discovered an undescribed chameleon species—Kinyongia magomberae—when he disturbed a twig snake feeding on a specimen, which was subsequently “spat out.” He took a picture of the unfortunate creature, and a local specialist did not recognize the species. More from the

VIDEO: Explorers census thousands of unique ocean species between edge of darkness and black abyss
More via PhysOrg.com On the Net: Census of Marine Life Posted in Animals, Biology, Environment, Nature, New Species, Research, Science, Video, Wilderness Tagged: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Biodiversity, Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Systems, Census of Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life, Census of Marine Life, Chemosynthesis Organisms, Chemosynthesis Process, Chemosynthesis vs Photosynthesis, Chemosynthetic Communities, Chemosynthetic Organisms, Chemosynthetic Producers, Continental Margins Ecosystems, Deep Sea, Deep

ENERGY: Do we have enough uranium for the proposed nuclearization of energy sources?
“Counting on new nuclear reactors as a climate change solution is no more sensible than counting on an un-built dam to create a lake to fight a nearby forest fire.” — Peter Bradford, former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Li