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Algae outbreak in China's lake sparks water panic
Over pollution seems to be taking its toll over China. Is the nemesis coming down in the form of algae outbreak?! The Taihu Lake in Jiangsu province, which was at its lowest in 50 years, has been recently blanketed by algae. The lake usually...
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Artificially bred China panda, Xiang Xiang, dies in the wild
World’s only artificially bred panda has fallen to its death less than a year after it was released in the wild, Chinese news agency, Xinhua said. The cause of death is not yet clear, though fingers point towards a possible fight with other...
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Great apes endangered by climate peril: Conserventionist Richard Leakey
Climate change is endangering the lives of the Great apes in more than one way. First, the rise in temperature levels will definitely have an impact on the animal. Secondly, the switch over to biofuels could result in further destruction of the...
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Erratic Barbara may become hurricane soon, threatens Mexico
With 2007 already given a red alert for intense hurricanes season, it is no surprise for scientists and shocking for Mexicans, to hear of another such devastating devil approaching them. What is important, is how much, the dwellers of the regions are...
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Mexicans set tequila fields ablaze, to replant corn
The soaring prices of U.S ethanol corn has made Mexican farmers to set their fields ablaze which were planted with blue agave, a cactus-like plant used to make tequila, and replant it with corn. Farmers have abandoned agave and accepted corn as...
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Renewal of indigenous whale hunting quota not good for whale population
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has allowed indigenous whale hunting for another five years. The indigenous people in the US and Russia can hunt for subsistence including bowhead whales by Alaska Natives in the US. Alaskan Natives in...
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NASA: Greenland getting greener!
Thanks to global warming, Greenland may not stay an oxymoron for too long. Curiously named, this island nation, except the southern part in summer, is covered in snow. However, NASA believes that this might not be the case for too long. As per the.
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Kashmir's Jewel, The Dal lake in Agony
Raw sewage, land encroachment and years of neglect have been threatening the survival of the Dal lake in Kashmir where the idyllic stillness of its waters and beautiful houseboats have been drawing for tourists for years. However, with militant...
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Conservation project renders four rare red squirrel babies
The efforts of conservationists were rewarded when four red squirrels were born in captivity at Wildwood Discovery Park near Canterbury in Kent. The birth of red squirrels will help to save the native British species from extinction. Before...
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Whales saved from mass slaughter
Anti-whaling countries have rejected Japan's proposal which could have restarted commercial hunting of the great sea mammals through backdoor. The decision was taken at annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission at Anchorage in...
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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
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
