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Maisonnueve - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Before becoming the grizzled father of modern science who stares out
from British ten-pound notes, Charles Darwin was a God-fearing
man...
<http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/?id=110007726>
Opinion Journal - Princeton, NJ
When a federal judge in Pennsylvania struck down the efforts of a local
school board to teach "intelligent design," he rightly criticized the
wholly unscientific nature of that enterprise.
- Galápagos Islands face a complex stream of threats (Dec 26)
<http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/13487489.htm>
Miami Herald - FL,USA
PUERTO AYORA — The town of Puerto Ayora might be the cleanest in Latin
America. It recycles everything from lubricants to batteries. (Related
story: Galapagos Islands face a complex stream of threats)
- Lucky catch gets kids off the hook (Dec 24)
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-ccamera24dec24,0,7056327.story?coll=sfla-news-broward>
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale, FL
A little girl's luck at fishing inadvertently caused her granddad's
camera to go into the drink, taking with it his photos of a
once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Galapagos Islands. (Related story: Grandfather's holiday fishing tale has picture-perfect ending)
- Learn to Think Like a Scientist (Dec 18)
<http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/051226/26mind.science.htm>
U.S. News & World Report - USA
It was Sunday afternoon in fast-moving Manhattan, but the crowd
entering the newly opened Darwin Exhibition at the American Museum of
Natural History only had eyes for the slow-motion moves of two giant
tortoises.
- Extraordinary Galapagos (Dec 16)
<http://washingtontimes.com/travel/20051216-093825-6055r.htm>
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
As my cameralens zooms in on the head of a long-necked giant tortoise
that is in the wild yet less than 10 feet from me, I think the face of
this bizarre creature really does make it look like E.T.
- Extinction "Hotspots" Revealed in New Study (Dec 12)
<http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/12/1212_051212_extinction_sites.html>
National Geographic - Washington, DC
This moniker of doom is destined for 794 species of animals and trees
currently eking out an existence in 595 sites around the world,
conservationists warned today. (Related story: 794 creatures soon on
extinction map: AZE)
- Nat Geo, Lindblad Expeditions to release scenic HD footage (Dec 6)
<http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/dec/dec70.htm>
Indiantelevision.com - Andheri, Mumbai, India
MUMBAI — National Geographic Digital Media is expanding its digital archive in alliance with Lindblad Expeditions.
- Galapagos Islands topic of lecture (Dec 2)
<http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051202/NEWS/512020315/1034>
Rutland Herald - Rutland, VT
Thomas Hudspeth, University of Vermont professor, will present a slide
show on the Galapagos Islands and the Upper Amazon Basin at 1:30 pm
today...
- Theology and the classroom (Dec 2)
<http://barometer.orst.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/12/02/4390ad5c51117>
OSU Daily Barometer - Corvallis, OR
Because no trip to the Galapagos would be complete without at least a brief mention of evolution and Charles Darwin...
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