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Beware The Stingray!
Stingrays will always remind us of Steve Irwin, the 'Crocodile Hunter,' won't they? Here is a story of a record-breaking stingray. " A record-breaking stingray capture, by the numbers: 1 rod and line 90 minutes...
created by rumana husain | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
800 views | 66 recommendations | 22 comments
800 views | 66 recommendations | 22 comments
Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement
Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than... 120 m-year-old ant species discovered
A new ant species - that is actually just 120 million years old - has been discovered after over eighty years. And although it was found last year, the disclosure was made yesterday!"120m-year-old ant species...
created by rumana husain | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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265 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
Reiss Quits over "Creationism' Row
Following outcries within the Royal Society, Professor Michael Reiss, who appeared in the media as advocating the teaching of reationsim in British classrooms, has quit his postion as director of education. "He was criticised by other scientists - though misquoted as saying...Elephants Could be On Path To Extinction By 2020
African elephants are now being slaughtered for their ivory at a rapid pace, unseen since the international ban on ivory in 1989. However, scientists are saying that what is missing is the outcry on the ivory... Manatees in Lake Pontchartrain!
"Manatee area . . . proceed with caution.""by Kia Hall Hayes, The Times-PicayuneThursday July 17, 2008, 9:37 PM Confirming reports of manatees in and around Lake Pontchartrain, local scientists are spreading... Birds having to tweet over all the traffic
Traffic is so noisy from planes, machinery, and cars that birds are having to tweet louder and alter their songs so that they can attract mates.Having to change their 'voices' in this way could have long-term and... Cops: Reality TV nobody wanted to be on
20 Years is long enough to disappear, collect a little dust and then make a miraculous comeback to hordes of young fans that likely never experienced the initial mania. Scooby Doo, Punk music and Apple computers...
created by mr.zoltanblack | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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294 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Octopuses play rubiks cube
Is your octopus left or right handed? And which hand on the left or right does it favour? Well if we were to go live in an octopuses garden as Ringo Star (who is 68 today) we'd perhaps find out. in the...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1715 views | 33 recommendations | 25 comments
1715 views | 33 recommendations | 25 comments
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... Ontario scientist locates 'selfish gene'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell this certainly explains why some are Selfish, while some are more giving. Women being the more "Catty" when together or scrambing at a Sales Bin,...
created by Barry ORegan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
456 views | 22 recommendations | 7 comments
456 views | 22 recommendations | 7 comments
Salamander crossings stave off unnecessary squishing
Good news for Albertan salamanders: thanks to new crossings in Waterton Lakes National Park, many migrating amphibians will be saved from the crushing tires of unwitting motorists. The mini-tunnels come with a...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
356 views | 17 recommendations | 4 comments
356 views | 17 recommendations | 4 comments
We Hardly Knew Ye: Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct
Not seen for more than fifty years, the Caribbean monk seal has been declared extinct, with its Mediterranean cousins not far behind."Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1602 views | 12 recommendations | 37 comments
1602 views | 12 recommendations | 37 comments
Study: Octopuses Kinky Creatures of Sea
By the sounds of this study, wild octopuses live a soap-opera-worthy existence. A life of romantic jealousy, once-in-a-lifetime sex and violent death."The new study by researchers from the University of... Flowers, allergies and groundhogs way early this year
Thirty years ago you'd be hard-pressed to see a cherry blossom, a robin, or a maniacal sneezing fit this time of year. We get these treats a little early nowadays according to many climate scientists, but...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1325 views | 6 recommendations | 10 comments
1325 views | 6 recommendations | 10 comments
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