|
Posted by geri
|
|
Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
 To help slow the rapid deterioration of the country's forests, Indonesian couples in a mountainous province who want to get married are now required to plant ten trees before being granted their marriage documents. The new green wedding vow can be achieved with seedlings supplied by the government -- so far to more than 900 couples. (full story at Metro.co.uk)
|
|
|
Posted by geri
|
|
Friday, 06 June 2008 |
The Northeastern Offshore Spotted Dolphin is one of two dolphin species rebounding after population declines due to tuna fishing.
According to biologists from NOAA's Fisheries Service, the populations of two species of dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean are increasing after being severely depleted due to accidental death from tuna fishing between 1960 and 1990.
Between 1960 and 1990, the northeastern offshore spotted and eastern spinner dolphin populations dropped to 20 percent and 30 percent, respectively, of their pre-fishery levels when dolphins were caught and died in tuna purse-seine nets.
|
|
Read more... [Pacific Ocean Dolphin Populations Improving]
|
|
|
Posted by geri
|
|
Monday, 02 June 2008 |
|
"When contemplating the world's environmental problems, it's sometimes
hard not to feel like humanity is screwed. But then you attend an event
like Future Cities, a panel of sustainability experts held last night
at the World Science Festival, and it seems like we might just figure out how to thrive on this planet after all." (Wired News has the report)
|
|
|
Posted by geri
|
|
Sunday, 01 June 2008 |
 SCIENCE- Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks believes in the healing effect of music for people suffering from such diseases as Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's, autism and Alzheimer's. His recent book, Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain , examines the relationship between music and the brain. (Full story: Associated Press via Yahoo) Thanks to Suzette C. for submitting the link!
|
|
|
Posted by geri
|
|
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
State of the art batteries installed in the trunk transformed a Porsche into an electric car.
With a click and a hum, the sleek Porsche 914 pulled away from the curb
while onlookers watched anxiously and the passenger gazed down at a
laptop plugged into the dashboard. Once
powered by a conventional gasoline engine, the 1976 Porsche now
operates on 18 high-tech lithium batteries--the result of work by dedicated MIT students and their mentors.
|
|
Read more... [Student Ingenuity Plus High-Tech Batteries Yields All-Electric Porsche]
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
| Results 82 - 90 of 457 |
