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The restoration of fish stocks would yield more to the economy than current fishing subsidies are worth, claims New Economics Foundation See the article here: Healthy European fish stocks would be worth £2.7bn a year - report

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2012) - A species of mosquito not seen in the UK since 1945 has been discovered breeding in the country. Populations of the mosquito, found across mainland Europe and known only by its Latin name Culex modestus, were recorded at sites in the marshes of north Kent and south Essex in 2010 and 2011. See...

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 7, 2012) - The famed "corpse flower" plant -- known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape -- has a new, smaller relative: A University of Utah botanist discovered a new species of Amorphophallus that is one-fourth as tall but just as stinky. Read the original: New Stinky Flower: Our Amorphophallus Is Smaller, but...

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For centuries the tribal Nyishi people in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh have worn the magnificent beaks of hornbill birds as a part of their traditional headgear, called pudum, which are considered a sign of manhood and tribal identity. Here is the original post: Artificial Beaks Helping to Save Hornbills from Extinction in India

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2012) - As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere -- but researchers say it's still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it. View original post here: Ocean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term...

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ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2012) - Global warming is having an effect on the dive behaviour and search for food of southern elephant seals. Read the original: Ocean Warming Causes Elephant Seals to Dive Deeper

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Some toilet paper production destroys Indonesian rainforests, endangering tigers and elephants Go here to see the original: Some toilet paper production destroys Indonesian rainforests, endangering tigers and elephants

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A group of California business organizations launched a new website to help California businesses understand their obligations under the dense and complex Patient Protection... More: New Health Care Reform Website for Employers

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By Jose Gaspar, KBAK – KBFX – Eyewitness News – BakersfieldNow.com Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 11:50 PM PST BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A former investigator for the Kern County Public Defender’s office claims he was wrongfully ... The rest is here: California – Investigator suing Public Defender’s Office for wrongful termination

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Do you think your shifty-eyed cashier is lying to you about how much cash was left in the register last night? Or, do you have the sneaking suspicion that your supposedly Ivy League-educated accountant is actually a big fraud? You might want to hold off on conducting employee polygraphs. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) largely prohibits employers...