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Polar bear photo database created

Anyone who has taken nice close-ups of polar bears in the wild is being asked to contribute their photos to the online polar bear research database put together by biologists from the University of Central...

created by Yuliya Talmazan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Theo Crellin

Olympic Competition: Ambush Marketers vs Sponsors

An Olympic match is already taking place before the Beijing Games actually start.This time, it's between ambush marketers and actual Olympic sponsors. Hooligans, the dreaded villains at sporting events, are...

created by Heiky | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Underground Fires that Burn For Decades

" Sometimes a fire just won't go out. Uzbekistan is home to a place called Darvaz, nicknamed by locals "the door to hell." It's a semi-underground gas fire that's been burning nonstop for 35 years. Find out why, and see some close-up pictures of this hellmouth after the jump,...

created by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago
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missgingersnap

Pet portraits: $1,400 well-spent?

A feature in today's Globe and Mail looks at the rising popularity of the "pet portraiture industry." It's become so lucrative that photographers can charge up to $1,400 a sitting.Hmmm...aside from the comedic...

created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
979 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments

Barry ORegan

Asteroid: MARS ATTACK

It will be interesting to view this as a televised asteroid attack if scientists are proven correct in their assertion that an asteroid impact on Mars would be on a scale of 15 megaton nuclear bomb. ...

created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Jordan Yerman

Culture Crush: Rugby as Fine Art

As France gears up to host the Rugby World Cup, one museum is making a play for the eyes and ears of visiting fans: "To coincide with the September 7 to October 20 tournament, the Quai Branly museum is hosting...