Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate The Guardian JEFF BARNARD | Associated Press= GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. | The U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday that populations of frogs, salamanders...
Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View New Straits/Business Times SAN FRANCISCO: Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world’s largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. | Soon it will take only the click of a mouse...
The making of an ideal M’sian school The Star We were more united with the existence of English-medium schools but, sadly, they are now only available to the elite. | IT seems, to many of us, a one-school system for all Malaysians is necessary and is the surest way to achieve our much desired un...
Bt talong decision elates green groups Sun Star JUBILATION met the appellate court’s decision to stop further experimental propagation of Bacillus thuringiensis eggplant (Bt talong) among environmental organizations. | The Special 13th Division of the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of environme...
Ten Years Later, a Growing Appreciation for Sorenstam’s Breakthrough The New York Times Annika Sorenstam’s participation in the PGA Tour event at Colonial Country Club 10 years ago did not change people’s thinking overnight the way Billie Jean King’s exhibition tennis match against Bobby Riggs in another part of Texas had 30 years...
>There's Been A Mass Exodus From The US Workforce, And It's Going To Continue For Decades Seattle Post Bank of America economist Michelle Mayer has put out a long, new note one of the more controversial subjects in economics these days: The Labor Force Participation Rate. | The Unemployment Rate has been grinding down, but everyone has noticed that La...
There's Been A Mass Exodus From The US Workforce, And It's Going To Continue For Decades Houston Chronicle Bank of America economist Michelle Mayer has put out a long, new note one of the more controversial subjects in economics these days: The Labor Force Participation Rate. | The Unemployment Rate has been grinding down, but everyone has noticed that La...
Is This Kickstarter Project the Future of Blogging? Mashable Ghost, an open-source blogging platform that hopes to shake up the personal publishing space, is nearing the end of its Kickstarter journey. | Almost a month ago, Ghost launched with what seemed like an audacious goal: Raise £25,000 to help crea...
Satilla River gets a new riverkeeper The Florida Times Union BRUNSWICK | Ashby Nix is moving inland from her job on Sapelo Island to become the new Satilla riverkeeper. | Nix, 29, holds a master’s degree in environmental science and wetland studies from LSU. She has worked for a year on Sapelo with Georgia C...
>Mont. sets up boat checkpoints for zebra mussels Seattle Post HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State wildlife officials are setting up boat inspection checkpoints to try to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Montana's waterways. | Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say state law requires vehicles hauling boat...
Enhancing the concept of sustainability The Examiner Finding cheaper, cleaner, domestic, abundant and proven reliable alternative fuels for energy generation have led to viewing natural gas as the logical energy source today. Natural gas production has grown more rapidly in 2013 due to the benefit of s...
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
World Biodiversity Day: It's time for celebration The Times Of India "If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us" - David S...
Safe drinking water - an unfinished agenda Scoop Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 3:41 pm | Opinion: UN ESCAP | Safe drinking water - an unfinished agenda | by | May 21, 2013 | Without water there is no life. Clean drinking water and sani...
Top 10 places off the beaten track Stuff The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their "Top 10 Places off the beaten path". Reuters has not endorsed this list. | 1. Chile | Stretching 4270 km along the...
>MT sets up boat checkpoints for zebra mussels Seattle Post HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State wildlife officials are setting up boat inspection checkpoints to try to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering Montana's waterways. | Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say state law requires vehicles hauling boat...
French Soldier Stabbed In Neck Near Paris San Francisco Chronicle A soldier patrolling as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan was stabbed in the neck this afternoon, Reuters reports. | A police source told the news agency that the soldier would survive the attack. He is 23 years old, accord...
Waste not, want not The Hindu A wedding, a grand party and celebration of any kind leaves behind happy memories to cherish. But little do we realise that great fat Indian weddings also leave behind an enormous amount of leftovers. Not only weddings, the quantity of food cooked is over estimated on many other occasions and ultimately the surplus food goes to the waste bins. | E...
The Garden Guru: Trusty candidates will get the job done Star Telegram The job application reads, “Wanted: Plants that can survive drought, 110-degree days and baking Texas sun, and still come out smiling. Candidates should make themselves known at a local garden center.” | Since this opening has been there as long as there have been gardeners tending soils here in Texas, let’s look at the most su...
