Orbiter, Finishing a Mission, Offers a Peek at Mars’ Wrinkles

.We need more missions to Marsand the other planets.  There isstill much to learn and we need to learn all we can for future use." “Technically and scientifically, it has certainly met our expectations,”...

Clean up our shorelines

Here's a chance to have an impact on your local shoreline.  If you've got some time it's a good cause."In 2007, participants removed 87,489 kg of litter in one week.  In 2006, participants removed 84,708...

Beached sperm whale dies in firth

A whale which got stuck on the beach near Inverness, Scotland has died, bringing the creature's sad story to a conclusion. Send in any photos or videos you might have of attempts to rescue this poor thing."A...

Sales of million-dollar Tahoe homes fall ... by half!!!

Sierra Nevada mountain living just isn't worth as much as it used to be. Poor Lake Tahoe and the beautiful Ponderosa Pine forests that welcome people from all over ... especially, San Francisco. The fuel to drive...

U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN

" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...

BC's Unsolved Mystery: 4 Rights -1 Left Wondering?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA W-5 mystery, "Left" many questioning about "4 Right feet" washing up inside their sneakers on our lower mainland shores,  one at a time spanning over a...

6 million pounds of trash found on world's beaches

Earth Day is coming up on April 22--hopefully this disturbing statistic will be on people's minds."WASHINGTON - The world's beaches and shores are anything but pristine. Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of...

Electricity Revives Bali Coral Reefs

"Electricity revives Bali coral reefs By JOSEPH COLEMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER photo A reporter inspects corals growing on a metal structures submerged by conservationists and fed by electrical cables linked to the shoreline, in Pemuteran bay, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday,...

14m waves predicted for west coast of Ireland

"Waves of up to 14 metres in height are being predicted for the west coast this weekend. They would be the highest experienced for a number of years. The Marine Institute and Met Éireann have issued a warning to all ships, fishing vessels and anyone close to the shoreline to...

8,000-year-old take on Noah's Ark

First Nations had a similar legend about Lake Agassiz and the rising waters around central Canada, so similar to Greeks and Turks legends about the Black sea's earthen dam separating the mediterranean breaking way...

San Francisco Bay oil spill spreads

This is so terrible, does anyone have any images? "An oil spill from a container ship in San Francisco Bay continued to spread today, coating some of the state's most storied coastline and imperiling hundreds of...

BC officials say tsunami will have no impact on coast

"Emergency officials in British Columbia say they do not expect coastal areas of the province to face any significant impact from tsunami waves following Wednesday's earthquake in Japan. The Provincial Emergency Co-ordination Centre says preliminary reports from Japan and...

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