A new PBS Frontline documentary looks at the morass of accusations — about anthrax terrorism — aimed at two US government scientists, Bruce Ivins and Steven Hatfill, who worked at Fort Dietrick, Maryland. The case against either man has turned out to be less than clear. In all the media discussion of this case, almost […]
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Snood Erections in Wild Turkeys
What’s the origin of facial erections in turkeys? The snood — the long fleshy appendage above the beak, is what erects, becoming red as it engorges with blood. (The snood photos we reproduce here are from the Homegrown Hobby Farm blog.) Rebecca T. Kimball and Edward L. Braun of the University of Florida explain at […]