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Giant ice chunk breaks off Ward Hunt ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic
A recent report says that a large ice shelf about 155 square miles has broken away from the Ward Hunt area in Canada. These far off events seem like only tabloid print in newspapers, designed to catch the eye of the reader and increase the popularity...
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Climate change stories confusing people?
Climate change is a hot topic for media. With each new findings and experts opinions varying on the subject, it becomes difficult for media to put the issue in proper perspective. Often media has to face backlash for misinforming public. Large...
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Pollution alert in Beijing before Olympics
For the past one week Beijing hasn't seen a clear sunny day. Hazy skies and high pollution levels has put the host city of Olympics 2008 on high alert. Drastic measures are being taken to cut down pollution. Authorities have been forced to restrict...
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Can little ants predict earthquakes?
Can ants really predict earthquakes? If we go by observations and belief of Turkish man Kadir Sutcu they can. Kadir Sutcu is not an expert ant researcher but he claims that by watching behaviour of two ant colonies in his backyard he can predict...
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Destruction of the planet's wetlands could set off a 'carbon bomb'
Man's need for more and more land for agricultural cultivation and residential settlements is a major cause behind the destruction of vast areas of wetlands around the world. The environmental pollution caused by human activities is one of the...
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New pill by British researchers amazingly simplifies prostate cancer treatment
A dramatic breakthrough has been achieved by British researchers against a lethal form of prostate cancer that is responsible for the death of about 12,000 male patients out of 35,000 that are diagnosed with the disease every year. In upto 80 percent...
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Large number of dead baby penguins washed ashore in Rio De Janeiro
An unusual number of dead and live penguins, most of them young ones, have been washed ashore on the beaches of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, more than 3,500 kilometers north of the Strait of Magellan near the southern end of south America. Over 400 dead.
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Green economy: Still a far cry?
With the mounting public pressure against global warming, even the usually stubborn politicians and diplomats are also turning “green” nowadays. The two US presidential candidates have also declared their commitment for "green" policies. Not to...
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China's pollution control measures earn admiration from British Olympic chiefs
Just few days back the 2008 Olympic City Beijing was severely criticized by the International Olympic Committee for not being clean as per the requirements. The city was not at all considered suitable for some of the major sports events. But now there..
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Listen to the cries of Mekong River!
“Save water”, “Water is life”- we all are habituated to teach and learn this since the childhood. But directly or indirectly, the whole humanity is responsible for polluting water- the very source of life. What does it mean by keeping water...
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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
