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Seal populations continue to climb off New England coast

Seal populations off the coast of New England are continuing to rise, and the animals that were once such marine pests that hunters could kill as many as they liked until there were barely any left, have now made a...

'Bug' could combat dengue fever

This research if proven right can save the million lives every year.These parasite kills millions of people across the world.The introduction of bacteria that reduces the life span of parasite can eliminate the...

Deadly Bat Disease Linked to Cold-Loving Fungus

" Scientists have pinpointed the fungus linked to white-nose syndrome, the mysterious ailment that has wiped out large populations of bats in the northeastern United States."

Bloggers play key role at Denver convention

"DENVER, Colorado (AP) -- The age of mom-and-pop pundit shops has arrived at the Democratic convention. ...

Global warning: Melting ice threatens Arctic foxes

Some more wildlife animals are on the brink of extinction because of  global warming. "Polar bears may not be the only Arctic wildlife threatened by global warming. Scientists have discovered that Arctic foxes also struggle as the ice disappears because they rely on the...

America's Best Places to Live 2008

"Great jobs, schools, housing—these 10 small cities have all that and more Courtesy of City of Plymouth, Photo: Martha Johnston Plymouth's Medicine Lake at sunset Chances are, you love the corner of the nation your family calls home. And that’s exactly as it...

March of the penguins becomes a desperate crawl for survival

This makes me just so sad.Penguin numbers are dwindling fast meaning that the world's oceans are in trouble and a species that scientists thought would be relatively safe from the human impacts of global warming...

Up to 1/3 of World's Wildlife Wiped Out Since 1970

These statistics are almost impossible to believe. We've lost more than a quarter, and possibly up to a third, of the world's wildlife in the past 40 years alone. At a current extinction rate of 1% per year, that...

Rogue Dentists on the Loose

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Ah Yes, Rogue Dentists, Like Dinosaurs and UFO's we've heard of them, but never actually seen one. One envisions a Hard drinkin Leather clad Harley drivin Dentist,...

Half of global populatin will live in cities by end of 2008

United Nations (ANTARA News/Xinhua) - By the end of this year, half of the world`s 6.7 billion people will live in urban areas, according to a UN report released Tuesday.The 2007 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects, prepared by the Department of Economic and Social...

Infrastructure: How Would You Spend $1.6 Trillion?

"“China spends 9 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure and India budgets 3.5 percent … while aiming to increase its allocation to 8 percent. By comparison, the United States budgets $112.9 billion or just 0.93 percent of its GDP, and sidesteps the...

WWF: African white, black rhinos make comeback

""We have seen an increase in rhino populations of at least 5 percent per year over the last decade, which is encouraging," said George Kampamba, coordinator for World Wildlife Fund International?s African Rhino...

Indonesia goes ape for orangutans

"Under new legislation, Indonesia will stabilise orangutan populations and habitat by 2017, return orangutans in captivity to the wild by 2015 and promote sustainable management of the forests, USAID said. They...

La guayabita: House Resolution supports Afro-Colombians

Will African in Latin America be recognised in the near future?  Hugo Chavez, on the very few Afro-Indio leaders in Latin American history says yes, and urged the Columbian government to address these...

Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples

Genocide works wonders, no?  - The Angryindian-------------------------------------"AlterNet: Pope Benedict Argues Catholic Church 'Purified' Indigenous Peoples During his recent trip to Latin America, Pope...

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