Category Archives: Science News

Do you remember Hwang Woo suk? He’s the fraudulent scientist of 2004 who made headlines for claiming he cloned human embryonic stem cells. Well, it ends up that the research was indeed a scientific breakthrough, not for cloning but for … Continue reading →

Well actually there are two competing for the spot, one male, one female.  The girl is Yi So Yeon (28), a Ph.D. candidate at KAIST.  She beat out 500 aplicants, went through physical, intellecutal and socialogical tests to make it … Continue reading →

The NY Times’ Felicity Barringer had another great article on the overbearing Dept of Interior menace known as Julie MacDonald. The DOI Inspector General just published their report and as all of us at FWS knew her actions were unjustified, … Continue reading →

There are so many perceived problems I see with this latest news. But I will await the scientific peer review to objectively analyze the research methods and results. Let’s hope SNU got it right this time. Snuwolf and Snuwolffy, two … Continue reading →

An editorial in the Hankyoreh by Park Si-ryong of KNU points out that while ecological restoration of Korea’s species are needed, standards and protocols need to be established first, or else the projects will fail as past restoration projects have … Continue reading →

Thanks to legal action by a few environmental groups, the Bush administration is being pushed to accept facts, something which is often a challenge for them. Northern latitudes are warming twice as rapidly as the rest of the globe, according … Continue reading →

A virgin birth is expected this Christmas, though this particular nativity scene will be set in a zoo instead of a stable…

I forgot to mentions this earlier. But one of my photos showing grasshopper’s ravaging loulu (fan palm) leaves at Nihoa was used in a Dec. 19th article about the grasshopper problem plaguing the Northwestern Hawaiian island.  The photo came from my trip … Continue reading →

The increased use of artificial light in fall and winter make for a dangerous migration for Shearwater seabirds on the island of Kaua`i. The seabirds use moonlight to navigate, and their migratory patterns are disrupted by the lights of modern … Continue reading →

One of the freedoms I admit that enjoy as an Asian American is the freedom to breathe clean air and to know that my government will do everything it can to keep the skies clear, the rain pure, and its … Continue reading →