Lake Vostok is a frozen lake in Antarctica that has been cut off below the ice for 15 million years. Having its story of its own, researchers have found traces of a heat-loving bacterium that may live beneath the frozen lake!
Must have been isolated..
Heat-Loving Bacteria Found Beneath 15 Million Year-Old Lake! Read More »
As a respond to rising concern about the supply and cost of energy from abroad, the Baltimore government set tighter gas mileage rules Wednesday for pickups and sport utility vehicles, which include bulky SUVs like the Hummer H2 and Chevrolet…
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It might sound self-serving or plain nutty that Vinod Khoshla, a Silicon Valley billionaire wants to save the world from oil. But, he eyes a new target-the oil industry. He and Stephen Bing, a flamboyant Hollywood producer, are financing a campaign –..
Vinod Khoshla to Help California Cut Its Oil Use by One-Quarter Within A Decade! Read More »
Ocean surface phenomena including wind, waves, oil slicks, even the eyes of hurricanes are being routinely observed by space-based radar instruments for more than a decade now. The same principle is now employed to help satellite radar begin to enable..
Ocean Surface Velocities Can Now Be Measured Directly Via Envisat Read More »
Here comes a relief to the wildlife of the islands of the Pacific. To conserve the fragile wildlife, a major initiative has been launched, which includes a commitment to protect nearly a third of coastal waters and a fifth of the land area of…
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The Northeast may be the next U.S. region to experience a direct hit
from a major hurricane! Forecasters for the private weather service
AccuWeather informed this. he As he compares previous periods of
intense hurricane activity with the current cycle..
Major Hurricane May Hit Northeast U.S. Hard! Experts Warn Read More »
An ancient skull is unearthed in Ethiopia by fossil hunters. According to them, it could be a “missing link” between Homo erectus and modern people. The skull could be between 500,000 and 250,000 years old! Discovered at Gawis in Ethiopia’s…
250,000 Year-Old Skull Could Be A “Missing Link” Between Homo erectus and Modern People Read More »
It
has been reported earlier that more than 800 species animal and plant
species face extinction. Whose responsibility is it to conserve them?
May be all! But, where from will the fund come? The richer countries?
The Brazilian President Luis Inacio…
Lula Criticized Richer Countries for Environment Read More »
Eastern North America is having snow melt and runoff into rivers. And this time it did earlier than it did in the first half of the 20th century! — The U.S. Geological Survey says. It is found that flows in many rivers in the northern United States and..
Snow Melt, Runoff into Rivers Occurring Earlier in N. America Read More »
North Dakota farm children are found to be exposed to pesticides! And to add to the crisis, they tested an average of 5 points lower on standard IQ tests! To make these findings, the researchers studied two groups of children in the northern Red River…
Exposure to Pesticide Lowers IQ! Read More »