June 2012
NATOSource: Assad forces bombard northern towns,... →
natosource:
From Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters: Helicopter gunships bombarded a strategic town in northern Syria overnight and tanks moved close to the commercial hub of Aleppo, rebels said, but kept well clear of new Turkish air defenses installed to curb Syrian action near its frontiers… .
Regional…
Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in... →
ecocides:
Scientists claim to be a step closer to reversing the ageing process after rejuvenating worn out organs in elderly mice. The experimental treatment developed by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, turned weak and feeble old mice into healthy animals by regenerating their aged bodies.
The surprise recovery of the animals has raised hopes among...
UN Pulse from U.N. Dag Hammarskjöld Library:... →
un-library:
Today, 26 June, is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. By resolution 52/149 on 12 December 1997, the General Assembly proclaimed this day and sought for the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,…
'Lonesome George,' a poem by X.J. Kennedy →
theatlantic:
Giant tortoise kept penned at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos Islands
No mate for him exists. Last one of his subspecies, he solemnly persists in turning into feces eelgrass brown and dry, spine-sprinkled cactus leaves. Straining to gulp a fly, he hastily retrieves blunt head. Dead-ending male, lone emblem of despair, he slumps on...
Garden Science: Experiment 8 - No vacancy →
nybg:
Working at the Garden has completely changed how I think about gardening. On the one hand, I now think very seriously about plants; about good plants vs. bad plants, about the role of plants in the landscape, and about how plants can keep us healthy.
But on the other hand, working at the Garden has really made me loosen up about plants. I have learned not to take my failures too...
