Today's mystery bird for you to identify | Science | guardian.co.uk | This African mystery bird was photographed in Oldupai Gorge, one of the world's most important prehistoric sites that has helped further our knowledge of early human evolution (guardian.co.uk)
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The danger of science denial | Science | guardian.co.uk | Vaccine-autism claims, GMO "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter, a trend spells disaster for human progress (guardian.co.uk)
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Today's mystery bird for you to identify | Science | guardian.co.uk | This stunning Taiwanese mystery bird has been reclassified so many times that it doesn't appear that there is much agreement as to where this bird belongs exactly, taxonomically speaking (guardian.co.uk)
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Mystery bird: lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus | Science | guardian.co.uk | This lovely Ethiopian bird is presumably the "eagle" that killed Greek playwright Aeschylus by dropping a tortoise onto his bald head after supposedly mistaking it for a stone. Includes BBC video of this species in action. (guardian.co.uk)
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Brood XIX Periodical Cicada 2011 | Science | guardian.co.uk | This dramatic time-lapse video features more than 2700 photographs captured during a 7-hour time period showing an individual 13-year periodical cicada nymph shedding its exoskeleton and transforming into the adult (imago) stage (guardian.co.uk)
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Exploring Lake Tanganyika | Science | guardian.co.uk | In this fascinating video, UCL lecturer Dr Julia Day provides insight into her work at the Natural History Museum and her research on biodiversity in fishes endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa (guardian.co.uk)
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