Ancient figs dating between 11,200 and 11,400 years old have been discovered in the Jordan Valley. This finding in an archaeological site there may reveal one of the earliest forms of agriculture, according to scientists. Scientists can come to this…
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Politics has always been a major factor in decidng the development of a region. Similarly, a tug-of-war arises between environment and defence — more than a dozen wind farms are been ordered to stop from whirling by the U.S. government….
What made US Government block wind farm plans? Politics…? Read More »
New Orleans is sinking! – and it’s sinking faster than previously thought. According to a new research, parts of the city are sinking from before Hurricane Katrina hit it last August. This is one of the major reasons about why some levees were easily…
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Fifty-five million years ago, the North Pole had a panoramic beauty of the tropics! I am not quoting these lines from any fiction. The ice-clad pole was an ice-free zone then! Tropical temperatures used to prevail there, a new research reveals. …
North Pole once had a tropical climate! Read More »
With “recycling” becoming the buzzword in the current industry trends, some are illegally and immorally banking on it to earn fast money out of it. Baby bottles made from recycled compact discs are found to contain dangerous levels of the toxic…
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Coastal America is threatened with series of tropical storms, which may unleash a fresh devastating season, with severe turbulence to kick up ahead. It is somewhere over the Atlantic that warm sea surface temperatures and winds are joining hands to…
US hurricane season starts today! Read More »
Gisele Bundchen has joined the noble fight to conserve and protect the Amazon’s Xingu River from deforestation and pollution.
The Brazilian supermodel has approved to endorse Y Ikatu Xingu (“Clean and Good Xingu Water”): a campaign launched by the…
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Yet another new species of life has been discovered. This time, it is an invertebrate animal. All credit goes to the Hebrew University scientists in Jerusalem, Israel. This species was found at a site of excavation already opened for some other…
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The quake struck Java has by now witnessed a death of more than 5,800. Aid in large quantities has started flowing into the affected areas, with mobile medical team deployed on the outskirts of Yogyakarta. Roads have got congested, which in turn are…
Java quake-toll crosses 5,800: Medical teams, supplies arrive Read More »
How do frogs cling to surfaces even with wet feet? This has always remained a mystery. It is only recently that scientists found that tree frogs has toe pads covered in tiny bumps, and this can directly touch a surface creating friction. This direct…
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