Two species hybridize into new species in new habitat
U S researchers report that two animal species can interbreed and form a new species when a population moves to a different habitat. Dietmar Schwarz of Pennsylvania State University notes the new fruit fly line emerged after one species shifted to non native honeysuckle in the Northeast and crossed with others to produce hybrids.
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U.S
Nature
Dietmar Schwarz
Pennsylvania State University
United States
Severe climate change warning and alarming weather events
The Australian government cautions citizens to prepare for severe climate impacts within 30 years with higher temperatures droughts and stronger storms. A Sahara dust cloud may affect sunsets but not regional weather. India records its wettest day with 37.7 inches in Maharashtra causing floods and 400 deaths amid mass displacement. Quelea birds devastate crops across West Africa and Zimbabwe. Tropical storms Gert Banyon Eugene and Franklin threaten Mexico Japan and the U S eastern seaboard.
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Ian Campbell
Australia
India
Maharashtra
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
Gert
Tamaulipas
Japan
Pacific
Banyon
Honshu
Eugene
Franklin
U.S
Earthquakes Hit Multiple Regions Around the World
A 5.1 quake in Heilongjiang China leaves one dead and 12 injured while Tokyo endures its strongest quake in 13 years. A western Montana centered quake shakes US Canada regions. Seabird chicks fall to non native mice on Gough Island as 10 million birds inhabit the site. Iowa records extreme highs and lows in recent days.
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Tokyo
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Afghanistan
India
Nicobar Islands
New Zealand
North Island
Gough
South Atlantic
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
U.N
Gough Island
Mash-ups gain staying power in modern music
Wyclef Jean says mash-ups blend hip hop and rock for a shared sound. Jay Z and Linkin Park fuse Black Album with thrashing rock. Internet mixes unite artists from Beyonce to Coldplay. Jean will headline an August 20 Amsterdam show featuring Red 1 TV Fat Joe Garbage and 311.
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Associated Press
Wyclef Jean
Jean
Jay-Z
Linkin Park
Beyonce
Coldplay
Amsterdam
Fat Joe
Garbage
311
Carson gives UNL $5 million endowment for arts and broadcasting
Johnny Carson, lifelong alumnus and Tonight Show host, donates a further 5 million to the University of Nebraska Lincoln to create the Johnny Carson Fund for Theater Film and Broadcasting. The endowment supports theater arts at Hixson Lied College and the broadcast program at the College of Journalism.
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Associated Press
Johnny Carson
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Carson
City Accepts Williams Gift For Neighborhood Wall Repair
Robin Williams and Marsha Williams offer $80,000 to repair a retaining wall and median near their San Francisco home. City supervisor Gerardo Sandoval initially resisted fearing preferential treatment but backed the donation after staff explained the funds would free up money for poorer neighborhoods. The vote was unanimous.
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Associated Press
Robin Williams
Marsha
San Francisco
Gerardo Sandoval
Williams
Sandoval
Lewis honored for charity work with Governors Award
Jerry Lewis receives the television academy Governors Award for his Muscular Dystrophy Association effort. As national chairman he has hosted the Labor Day telethon for nearly 40 years and will receive the honor at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 11.
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Associated Press
Jerry Lewis
Television Academy
Lewis
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Board of Governors
Association
CBS
Notable American Artists and Writers Die in Late July
Al Held 76 of Rome found dead in pool at Umbrian home after decades as a leading American abstract painter. Danny Simon 86 of New York, comedy writer for Your Show of Shows, dies after stroke complications. George Wallace 88 of Los Angeles, actor known as Commando Cody in Radar Men from the Moon, dies. Catherine Woolley 100 of Truro Mass wrote 87 children’s books as Catherine Glendenning and Jane Thayer. dies. Simon
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Associated Press
al Held
Rome
Italy
Danny Simon
New York
Neil
George Wallace
Los Angeles
Commando Cody
Notable birthdays this day include Neal Doughty and Geddy Lee
The listing highlights birth anniversaries for keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon and singer-bassist Geddy Lee of Rush plus figures such as documentary maker Ken Burns and actress Alexandra Paul. Other honorees include Patti Scialfa, Martina McBride, and Wanya Morris, with ages ranging in the early 30s to mid 40s.
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Neal Doughty
REO Speedwagon
Geddy Lee
Rush
Ken Burns
Patti Scialfa
Bruce Springsteen
Acemeta Camentiean
Allison Mack
Smallville
Alexandra Paul
Baywatch
Martina McBride
Wanya Morris
Boyz
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