To get a better idea of how toxic rat poisons are for different birds of prey, a team of scientists led by Philippe Thomas from Environment Canada decided to analyze published data on rat poisoning in birds.
Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison born 1931 in Lorain, Ohio, is perhaps the most celebrated contemporary American novelist. Awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993, Morrison powerfully evokes in her fiction the legacies of displacement and slavery that have been bequeathed to the African-American community.
Canadian author Alice Munro, renowned for her short stories, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this year, marking it the 13th time in history that a woman has been given the award. Here's a breakdown of the other women who have won the prestigious award. Herta Muller, 2009: