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Australia: Sunspot cycles to predict droughts, floods
Australia should get ready to prepare itself for the heavy rainfall later this year and in 2008. New scientific research says this after studying the links between the sun's magnetic pulse and Earth's climatic systems. Atmospheric circulation, the...
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7 pilot whales die on Galapagos beach
Despite frantic efforts from the rescuers, seven pilot whales that came ashore on the Galapagos Islands died on Sunday. Five other members of the whale group, however, returned to the ocean. The school of whales, 10-30 feet long, came ashore on...
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The massive Merowe dam across the Nile to alter desert ecosystem in northern Sudan forever
The Merowe dam, also known as Hamdab or Hamadab Dam, being constructed on the Nile's fourth cataract in Sudan, is one of the largest in Africa. The 1250 MW hydroelectric station in the project will triple Sudan's electric power generation. The...
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Temperate zones: Hotbed for species evolution
Researchers at the zoology department at the University of British Columbia have discovered that contrary to common belief, species do not evolve faster in warmer climates. Analysis of birds and mammals across the Americas revealed that new species...
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Bison to roam Colorado after a break of more than a century
The North American bison, Bison bison, is one of the largest wild cattle in the world. The species disappeared from the wild in the eighteenth century after extensive hunting for its meat and skin. The bison were once a key part of North America's...
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Bald Eagle nest spotted in Philadelphia
It's a miracle! The first bald eagle nest has been found by wildlife authoritie in Philadelphia in more than 200 years. The Pennsylvania Game Commission declared the stunning information on Friday. The exact location of the nest is still behind..
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Trivializing global warming crisis is worse than overplaying it!
It is pretty sad to see two leading UK climate researchers Professors Paul Hardaker and Chris Collier, both Royal Meteorological Society figures criticizing those among their peers for 'overplaying' the global warming message. As an example, they point...
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6500-year-old mashed grapes discovered in Greece
Researchers have spotted the world's earliest evidence of crushed grapes, according to a new study. It is either that the ancient Greeks loved grape juice, or they used to make wine then - i.e. nearly 6,500 years ago. And, if the charred 2,460 grape..
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Warming reducing global crop production by 40 million metric tons per year!
Major food crops are causing an annual loss of roughly $5 billion over a span of just two decades! But, what is leading to this crisis? - Global warming once again, a new study said. The study was conducted by researchers at the Carnegie Institution..
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Ice sheet melting rise global sea level by just 12%? What lead to the remaining 88% rise?
When asked, why is the sea levels rising, scientists and even laymen would immediately give a universally known reply - melting of giant ice sheets in the Antarctica and Greenland. But, do you know, this ice shedding is just 12% of the current rate...
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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
The Big Question: Are vertical farms really green?
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
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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
