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Apocalypse then

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Nicholas Lezard's choiceFictionReviewOne of the problems with science fiction is that it usually takes itself awfully seriously. (This is also a problem with a lot of conventional fiction.) You can see how it happens: all that business of keeping your imaginary world together tends to impose the straight face. Which is a pity as, really, there is no reason why sci-fi shouldn't have some fun. Think, after all, of the island of Laputa. Read More...

Mystery bird: Ethiopian catbird, Parophasma galinieri | Science

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GrrlScientistScienceMystery bird: Ethiopian catbird, Parophasma galinieriThis African mystery bird is an Ethiopian endemic, which means that it is found nowhere else in the worldAbyssinian catbird, Parophasma galinieri (protonym, Parisoma Galinieri), also known as the Ethiopian catbird or as the juniper babbler, photographed at the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia (Africa). Image: Dan Logen, 2 February 2011 [velociraptorize]. Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens, ISO 800, f/6.3, 1/200 sec Question: Today's mystery bird is an Ethiopian endemic, meaning that it is found nowhere else in the world. Read More...