Archives: December2009

• PICTURES: Ten Climate Change “Icons” Announced

  What do quiver trees, clownfish, and koalas have in common? They’re among ten “flagship” species likely to suffer huge loses due to a diverse array of global warming impacts, according to a new report.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• PICTURES: Ten Climate Change “Icons” Announced

  What do quiver trees, clownfish, and koalas have in common? They’re among ten “flagship” species likely to suffer huge loses due to a diverse array of global warming impacts, according to a new report.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• PICTURES: Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant Hideaways

  Octopuses off Indonesia make stow-and-go shelters out of empty coconut shells, a new study says. Once they stopped laughing, scientists hailed the behavior as a new form of tool use.