Cité des Sciences : Science newsScience news powered by la Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, ParisNasikabatrachus :a frog as evidence of continental drift- January 26, 2004 A new species of frog, whose existence indicates very ancient biogeographical links between India and the Seychelles, has been discovered in Kerala by two biologists, India's S. D. Biju and Belgium's Franky Bossuyt. They have decided to create a new family for the species: Nasikabatrachidae. A look back on this astonishing discovery.http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... Earthquake in Iran: a high-risk region- January 8, 2004 Measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, the earthquake that destroyed the historic city of Bam in south-east Iran - around 41,000 dead and 70 % of homes destroyed - is just the latest tragic episode in a long series of earthquakes affecting one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. Iran lies in a zone where several very mobile tectonic plates converge and clash...http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/science_actualites/sitesactu/question_actu.p... |