Bird found in Indonesia a new species

WASHINGTON -- A small greenish bird that has been playing hide-and-seek with ornithologists on a remote Indonesian island since 1996 was declared a newly discovered species on Friday and promptly recommended for endangered lists.The new species is called the Togian white-eye, or Zosterops somadikartai.It was first spotted by Mochamad Indrawan of the University of Indonesia...

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Australia's role in Japanese nuclear disaster

There's every likelihood that radioactive by-products of Australian uranium have been spewing into the atmosphere from the nuclear reactor plant at Fukushima in Japan. Despite being a major uranium supplier to Japan, Australia has turned a blind eye to serious, protracted problems with Japan's nuclear industry and it's time for a more responsible approach. Australia's role...

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