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 South Korea has been celebrating the living oceans and coastlines. Yeosu Expo 2012 with its village of pavilions shows the country’s determination to raise global awareness of the need for marine protection.Decorated with the symbol of the Korean flag, the pavilion of the host country has one of the more eye-catching designs on the Expo site. Once inside, the visitors who will be flocking here for the next three months are invited to take part in a traditional dance, before…
Human society is consuming natural resources as if there were one-and-a-half Earths, and not just a single blue planet, according to the most recent Living Planet Report released today. If governments and societies continue with 'business-as-usual' practices, we could be consuming three years of natural resources in 12 months by 2050. Already, this ecological debt is decimating wildlife populations worldwide, disproportionately hurting the world's poor and most vulnerable, threatening imperative resources like food and water, heating up the atmosphere, and…
Scientist have discover in some amber pieces several specimens of little insects covered with pollen grains.Theese insect was "datated" to about 100 million years ago so they are the oldest insects impollinator never known!They are founded in Spain,in the Basque country and are the first proof of the existence of the cooperation "insects-plants" dating at dinosaur's time!:-)
Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Synchronized dancers in storefront windows, "ghostbusters" running through the New York Public Library, and the annual no-pants subway ride. At TEDxBloomington he shows how his group, Improv Everywhere, uses these scenes to bring people together.If you don't want to watch the whole talk, fast forward to minute 8:45.Leave a comment if you liked Rob. :)
With an eye toward improving fitness and alleviating overcrowding on London's public transportation system, Home Run organizes guided group runs at the end of the work day along popular bus and Tube routes.Today’s consumers are already well-acquainted with the financial and environmental benefits of using public transportation rather than a car to get to and from work, but a new venture in London is now proposing yet another alternative.Launched in March, Home Run aims to offer a free and safe…
Liberia's forestry authority said poachers have overrun the country's national parks and are killing elephants, chimpanzees and other protected species for sale on the bushmeat market.Liberia's Gola forest preserve is part of a vast rainforest that once stretched across this part of West Africa but now covers just patches of Liberia and neighboring countries.The head of conservation at the government Forest Development Authority (FDA), Theo Freeman, said poachers are now threatening the existence of several rare animal species living in…
Backers of the internet have long pushed its environmental benefits. And it’s true that the Net has allowed us to use less energy by dematerializing many essential activities. For example, downloading an MP3 rather than buying a CD produces a lifecycle CO2 saving of 40% to 80%.However, recently campaigners have been sounding the alarm about the cloud-related expansion of data centers around the country, with some well-known companies accused of using less-than-clean energy sources to power them.This infographic by Wordstream…
Vermont, the New England state known for maple syrup, picturesque mountains and historic farms, now claims the title as the first state in the nation to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Exempted from the national Clean Water Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act, the booming fracking industry has often left states scrambling for their own regulatory devices, often against great political opposition and typically somewhat after the fact.Taking precaution from nearby states like New York and Pennsylvania, states that…
L'IBM sta sviluppando un nuovo tipo di batteria litio-aria senza bisogno di altri metalli pesanti:-)Ci vorrà tempo perchè la batteria sia pronta e possa essere prodotta su larga scala ma con l'aiuto di alcune aziende chimiche giapponesi si spera che tra una decina di anni questa batteria possa supportare un auto elettrica per ben 800 km  prima di essere ricaricata,cioè durerebbe 10 volte di più delle attuali batterie agli ioni-litio.
In diverse isole caraibiche sono stati scoperti da poco 24 nuove specie di scincidi(rettili) portando a 39 le specie conosciute nella regione.Purtroppo metà delle specie appena scoperte potrebbero già essere sull'orlo dell'estinzione a cause della deforestazione selvaggia,della distruzione dell'habita e dell'introduzione di animali come ratti e manguste.Delle 1300 specie di scincidi nel mondo solo 3 si trovano in Italia.Tratto da :National Geographic

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