published March 6, 2009 and has No Comments
Fewer Trees = More Warming = Fewer Trees A 30-year study (!) involving 68 scientists from 13 countries just published in the prestigious journal Science reports bad news: the world's largest tropical rain forest is more sensitive to drought than previously thought, and the resulting loss of vegetation will have a greater-than-expected effect on carbon sequestration, and thus global ...
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published March 6, 2009 and has No Comments
Image via National Geographic Who doesn't love baby animal videos on a Friday? Especially, baby blue whales. The sighting of this particular calf and mother helps in the effort to prove that a hot spot in the Pacific Ocean is actually a birthing ground for the giant mammals. Click through to check out the video of how the researchers ...
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published March 5, 2009 and has No Comments
Who Knew Cacti Theft Was a Big Problem? You'd think a giant cactus would be pretty hard to steal, but apparently some still manage to do it. In fact, it happens often enough that park managers of the Saguaro National Park want to inject Radio ID Chips (RFIDs) into them to deter thieves. Read on for more details....
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Photo via SanGatiche A short documentary called Tomorrow's Baja addresses the impact that tourism has on the unique and fragile ecosystem of the area. Among the many statistics that'll make your jaw drop is one that underscores what happens in areas taken over by tourism. A typical barrio family spends 20% of its income on water, but uses less ...
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published March 4, 2009 and has No Comments
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you ...
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published March 4, 2009 and has No Comments
An Increasing Number of Male Fish are Developing Female Traits Around the world, it is more and more common to find male fishes with female traits. Some even produce eggs! This has been blamed on chemicals that find their way into water and mimic the female hormone estrogen. But a new study puts some of the blame on an ...
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