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Caribbean Coral Suffered Record Devastation in 2005
Caribbean waters have suffered the biggest loss of reefs last year. A one-two punch of bleaching from record hot water has been followed by disease, which killed ancient and delicate coral -- scientists have ever witnessed in the Caribbean waters! To..
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Heat-Loving Bacteria Found Beneath 15 Million Year-Old Lake!
Lake Vostok is a frozen lake in Antarctica that has been cut off below the ice for 15 million years. Having its story of its own, researchers have found traces of a heat-loving bacterium that may live beneath the frozen lake! Must have been isolated..
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New Fuel Economy Rules for Pickups and Sport Utility Vehicles
As a respond to rising concern about the supply and cost of energy from abroad, the Baltimore government set tighter gas mileage rules Wednesday for pickups and sport utility vehicles, which include bulky SUVs like the Hummer H2 and Chevrolet...
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Calif. Condors Spotted Nesting in Big Sur in More Than 100 Years!
California condors were spotted nesting in the northern part of the state! They are seen for the first time in more than 100 years! - According to scientists. It was on Monday, the condor couple was found displaying typical nesting behavior inside a...
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Vinod Khoshla to Help California Cut Its Oil Use by One-Quarter Within A Decade!
It might sound self-serving or plain nutty that Vinod Khoshla, a Silicon Valley billionaire wants to save the world from oil. But, he eyes a new target-the oil industry. He and Stephen Bing, a flamboyant Hollywood producer, are financing a campaign --..
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Ocean Surface Velocities Can Now Be Measured Directly Via Envisat
Ocean surface phenomena including wind, waves, oil slicks, even the eyes of hurricanes are being routinely observed by space-based radar instruments for more than a decade now. The same principle is now employed to help satellite radar begin to enable..
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Evolving Pacific Isles Ecosystem Gets Conservation Initiative
Here comes a relief to the wildlife of the islands of the Pacific. To conserve the fragile wildlife, a major initiative has been launched, which includes a commitment to protect nearly a third of coastal waters and a fifth of the land area of...
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Major Hurricane May Hit Northeast U.S. Hard! Experts Warn
The Northeast may be the next U.S. region to experience a direct hit from a major hurricane! Forecasters for the private weather service AccuWeather informed this. he As he compares previous periods of intense hurricane activity with the current cycle..
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250,000 Year-Old Skull Could Be A "Missing Link" Between Homo erectus and Modern People
An ancient skull is unearthed in Ethiopia by fossil hunters. According to them, it could be a "missing link" between Homo erectus and modern people. The skull could be between 500,000 and 250,000 years old! Discovered at Gawis in Ethiopia's...
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Lula Criticized Richer Countries for Environment
It has been reported earlier that more than 800 species animal and plant species face extinction. Whose responsibility is it to conserve them? May be all! But, where from will the fund come? The richer countries? The Brazilian President Luis Inacio...
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Eight weird tree sculptures carved by nature
Plants and trees have excellent flexibility. They are capable of creating strange works of unintentional art that you just watch them bewildered. There are artists who have given meaningful shapes to trees such as of tables and mirrors. Tree sculptures ar
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Why we are asking this nowThe concept of vertical farming is receiving a number of positive as well as negative feedback, right from its inception. Many agriculturalists and socialists have analyzed the usefulness of this concept in the practical world. I
10 Innovative curtains designed to conserve energy
Curtains are primarily meant to avert sunlight and heat from entering our rooms. Draping over the windows and doors curtains secure us. Here we talk about ten innovative curtains that can conserve energy in various ways. There are curtains embedded with s
What’s Next: Future homes to eschew apocalypse
As we know it The claims of an apocalypse-like situation may be wrong. But, it can't be denied that millions of people around the world die every year because of natural disasters like earthquake, flood, tsunami and tornado. The world faces about 600 disa
