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More on catfish (& other giant freshwater fish)
Although the Mekong giant catfish may be the largest species of catfish, thousands of other species of catfish exist. According to John Lundberg, researcher with the All Catfish Species Inventory, 2,800 species of catfish have already been described and an additional 1,500 species may yet be discovered. "One out of every four freshwater fish, one ( Read more... ) -
"Giant Catfish Spared From Fishing on Cambodia River"
Giant Catfish Spared From Fishing on Cambodia River
Stefan Lovgren in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
for National Geographic News
January 10, 2006
On Cambodia's Tonle Sap River, conservationist Zeb Hogan is hoping to save the giant catfish, the largest freshwater fish in the world, one fish at a time.
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"Katrina Pets" Deadline Passes and Adoptions Begin
"Katrina Pets" Deadline Passes and Adoptions Begin
By Maryann Mott
for National Geographic News
December 16, 2005
Cajun, a four-month-old Labrador mix, is a Hurricane Katrina survivor.
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Thanksgiving Foods Different 100 Years Ago
Thanksgiving Foods Different 100 Years Ago
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Nov. 23, 2005 - One hundred years ago, many Americans on Thanksgiving were eating deep-dish onion and egg pie, which they washed down with homemade root beer, according to a museum director who believes holiday dinners a century ago often were very different than the " ( Read more... ) -
Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is here!
For 24 hours, millions of people around the world do not participate -- in the doomsday economy, the marketing mind-games, and the frantic consumer-binge that's become our culture. We pause. We make a small choice not to shop. We shrink our footprint and gain some calm. Together we say: enough is enough. And we help build ( Read more... ) -
Reptile fossil is 'early turtle'
Reptile fossil is 'early turtle'
A fossil reptile discovered in Brazil may be the oldest known creature that resembles a modern turtle.The 120-million-year-old find is linked to present-day representatives by its heavily webbed, paddle-shaped foot - an adaptation to life in the sea ( Read more... ) -
"The toddler who cannot feel pain"
The toddler who cannot feel pain
Like any other toddler, Ben Whittaker has had his fair share of bumps and bruises. The difference is he doesn't feel any pain ( Read more... ) -
"The Links Between the Dalai Lama and Neuroscience"
The Links Between the Dalai Lama and Neuroscience
by Jon Hamilton
Morning Edition, November 11, 2005 · The Dalai Lama will present a lecture to the world's largest group of brain scientists this weekend. He's scheduled to speak at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, which begins Saturday in Washington, D.C ( Read more... )
