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Polar bears listed as U.S. threatened species
An Inconvenient Blog | May 15th 2008 by Wayne Roden
Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away. But the new protection was not accompanied by any proposals to address either climate change, which environmentali read more
Polar Bear Is Made a Protected Species
Great contains articles from the back issues of magazines, j… | May 14th 2008 by Articlesmodern.com
By FELICITY BARRINGER The polar bear, whose summertime Arctic hunting grounds have been greatly reduced by a warming climate, will be placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced on Wednesday read more
Comic book round up volume 2
Swollen Pickles | May 12th 2008 by swollenpickles
It’s time for the second, highly self indulgent, Swollen Pickles comics round up. I should also mention at this stage that I don’t actually by individual issues of comics. I’m a trade paper back man. I prefer to read through a bunch read more
Judge To Bush–Save Polar Bears!
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | May 11th 2008 by Fred Stopsky
George Bush has many enemies throughout the world, but he got an additional one when a federal judge ordered him to stop stalling on whether to designate the polar bear as a species endangered by global warming. If they are so designated, it would im read more
Study: Neanderthals Were Separate Species
Odd News | May 5th 2008
Neanderthals were a separate species to Homo sapiens, as anatomically modern humans are known, rather than offshoots of the same species, the new organigram published by the journal Nature declares. read more
Britain calls on alien parasites to take fight to Japanese knotwe…
An Inconvenient Blog | May 5th 2008 by Wayne Roden
An army of jumping plant lice is to be released into Britain in the hope that they can save the countryside from the ravages of Japanese knotweed. It is estimated that controlling the plant using ordinary methods, such as pesticide, would cost about read more
Continual
Rochester Paranormal | May 5th 2008 by Director J. Burkhart
A stark reminder that the death of any species signifies the ending of one journey and the beginning of yet another. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Continual", url: "http://supernaturalparanormal.com/?p=603" }); read more
Kapiti Island New Zealand
NZ Tramping | May 4th 2008 by Greg Brave
Kapiti Island lies about 5km off the west coast of the southern North Island. It is 10km long and about 2km wide, covering and area of 1965 hectares. It’s highest point Tuteremoana is 521 meters (1709 feet) above sea level. Kapiti is one of New read more
Scientists Look To Create New Species By Breading Apes With Human…
Bible Prophecy In The News | May 4th 2008 by OneBlogAtATime
A leading scientist has warned a new species of “humanzee,” created from breeding apes with humans, could become a reality unless the government acts to stop scientists experimenting. In an interview with The Scotsman, Dr Calum MacKellar, read more
Tree Planted in environmentastic!’s Honor
environmentastic! | May 2nd 2008 by A. Caleb Hartley
My friend Anne Florenzano, who writes and runs the blog Light, Motion, and Magic, had offset a recent flight's greenhouse gas emissions by planting three trees! Anne had asked about emissions from different aged aircraft - to which I replied that pla read more
The Bridge At The Edge Of The World
World Change Cafe | April 29th 2008 by Ronnie Wright
The remarkable charts that introduce this book reveal the story of humanity's impact on the natural earth.[1] The pattern is clear: if we could speed up time, it would seem as if the global economy is crashing against the earth -- the Great Collision read more
University student species; part 2.
Catchy, Cheesy, Cytokines. | April 26th 2008 by pKay ski
More men are killed by overwork than the importance of the world justifies. - Rudyard Kipling Ah almost forgot about this series of blog posts! This is a continuation from part 1 (obviously since this is called part 2) and with out any more delay, read more
Human Line 'Nearly Split in Two' 100,000 Years Ago
Odd News | April 25th 2008
Ancient humans started down the path of evolving into two separate species before merging back into a single population, a genetic study suggests. The genetic split in Africa resulted in distinct populations that lived in isolation for as much as 100 read more
Global warming threat to native dragonfly species
An Inconvenient Blog | April 23rd 2008 by Wayne Roden
Britain’s dragonflies, which date back to the dinosaurs but are increasingly threatened by habitat destruction, pollution and climate change, are to be the subject of a major national survey. The five-year project, to be launched on Thursday, read more
Growing Monkshood
As the Garden Grows | April 15th 2008 by Tricia
It’s amazing how many plants are coming up in my garden. Every time I either look outside or go outside to look at the garden I notice how much the plants have grown or new green shoots coming up in areas that were barren the day before. The m read more
International Plant Appreciation Day
environmentastic! | April 11th 2008 by A. Caleb Hartley
April 13th is International Plant Appreciation Day. To show your appreciation, it is customary to take your plants out to dinner, or, if it is a workplace plant, to give a small bonus on top of the plant's regular celery. read more
A Question of Faith (Thought for Today)
The Panic Room | April 9th 2008 by Coffeecup
Did anyone see the story of Lali on the news, the baby girl born near Delhi last month who unfortunately has two faces? She's being worshipped as the reincarnation of the Hindu Goddess Durga, and her family are currently overwhelmed by the attention read more
A Family Guide To Maui With Skinny Vacations
Business and Money Matters to Grow From | April 9th 2008 by Lucy Jones
The tropical paradise of Maui offers something special for every visitor, but the outstanding offerings particularly well-suited to families surprises many. read more
University student species; part 1.
Catchy, Cheesy, Cytokines. | April 8th 2008 by pKay ski
The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive. - Fran Lebowitz So I have been reading a few medical related blogs lately to kill boredom/procrastinate (see Med Blogroll on my sidebar). I read more
New Species Of Animal Found In Antartic Waters
Science news, anthropology, archeology - Scicornwall | April 2nd 2008 by mellowmuppet
Giant starfish that measure 60 centimeters (24 inches) across are held by Sadie Mills (left), and Niki Davey of New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research on February 15, 2008. They and other researchers collected over 25,000 se read more
“Sea Monster” Species Identified
LOTB | March 28th 2008 by Land of the Banned
The remarkably well-preserved fossil of a dinosaur-era sea creature found in a Canadian mine is turning out to be a gold mine for paleontologists. The Cretaceous-period reptile, dubbed Nichollsia borealis, is not only a new species—it represents a read more
Please help me identify this shark species
Do we know enough about our pets? | March 25th 2008 by Snigdha
I have seen this Shark in Digha Aquarium. Can anyone say what type of shark it is and what is behaviour and feeding habbits? read more
Splitting Hares…and Rabbits
ScienceJunkies.com - Teaching kids that science can be FUN! | March 23rd 2008 by Linda
This being Easter, I thought it an appropriate time to explain the differences between two commonly confused species that are really very different; Rabbits and Hares. The differences between the two species become apparent from the time they a read more
The Snowy Egret
Virtua-Gallery - Florida's Wildlife | March 23rd 2008 by kjpweb
The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World Little Egret, which has established a foothold in the Bahamas. Adults are typically 61 cm long and weigh 375 g. They have a slim bla read more
Review of ‘The Lost & Left Behind’ by Terry Glavin
Green Prophet | March 23rd 2008 by karink
” We are not gaining knowledge with every generation. We are losing it. a dark and gathering sameness is upon the world.” Terry Glavin - ‘The Lost & Left Behind: stories from the age of extinction’ read more
Property - an Unalienable Right
Freedom Thirst | March 21st 2008 by Thirsty Jon
Here is a great quote from James Madison about the Unalienable Right to Property: PROPERTY . . . In the former sense, a man’s land, or merchandise, or money is called his property. In the latter sense, a man has a property in his opi read more
Astonishing Fiordland Penguins Take a Hike
Life in the Fast Lane | March 20th 2008 by Deborah Petersen
In an accute case of cute overload, Milford, Chalky, and Mr. Munro — the only Fiordland penguins in captivity — take their business to the trails as they enchant visitors at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo while they stroll through the Zoo gro read more
Comedic Portrayals Of Chimps Undermine A Species?
Monkeyology | March 14th 2008 by raccettura
“Chimpanzee expert” (which is below Monkeyologist) at the Lincoln Park Zoo, Steve Ross says doesn’t like the Chimp videos. According to this article: …comedic portrayals of chimps undermine conservationist efforts to save th read more
The Position of Power and How to Use It
Today is that Day | March 9th 2008 by Aaron M. Potts
It is a foregone conclusion that each of is 100% in charge of our lives, yet as a species we still tend to let other people dictate how we feel, how our lives progress, or how happy we are in general. This has to stop. read more
Shark Alley - South Africa
The Conscious Earth | March 7th 2008 by odiyya
Here's one I've been looking forward to, in spirit since witnessing the breathtaking footage of Planet Earth, and in practice since first stepping foot in Africa - cage diving with the Great White Sharks.Before describing the experience there's a nee read more
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