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 WorldNews.com Fri 21 Feb 2014
A Specter Is Haunting the Winter Games, the Specter of Gaia
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling A specter is haunting the Winter Games. The new roads and sidewalks, the neat hotels and dazzling amusement park, the colorful boardwalk along the Black... (photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky)
Environmental Degradation Gaia Theory Photos Sochi Olympics Wikipedia: Environmental issues in Russia |
 Treehugger Mon 17 Feb 2014
Scientists can now track whales from space!
And the blind shall see! Because 71% of Earth is covered by oceans, counting whales can be a bit like looking for tiny needles in a very large haystack. This is an important problem, because if we... (photo: Creative Commons / WolfmanSF)
Earth Photos Scientists Space Wikipedia: Whale shark |
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 Space Fri 14 Feb 2014
High-Res Satellites Help Track Whale Populations
Examples of satellite imagery used to identify southern right whales compared with an aerial photo at the same scale. Credit: DigitalGlobe/BAS View full size image New... (photo: Sanctuary Collection Photo)
Photos Satellites Space Whales Wikipedia:Whale |
 The Times of India Sun 19 Jan 2014
In Japan, 250 bottlenose dolphins await slaughter or captivity
LONDON: More than 250 bottlenose dolphins have been rounded up by Japanese fisherman to be slaughtered for meat or sold into captivity, animal conservationists are... (photo: AP / Junji Kurokawa)
Dolphins Dolphins hunt in Japan Photos Sea Shepherd Wikipedia : Taiji dolphin drive hunt |
 Huffington Post Tue 31 Dec 2013
Dolphins Have Found A Bizarre Way To Get High
One of the cleverest creatures in the animal kingdom has discovered an unconventional way to get high. And, no, we're not talking about Snoop Lion. Some dolphins are... (photo: Creative Commons / Mith)
Dolphins Mammals Marine Photos Wikipedia: Dolphin |
 BBC News Sat 30 Nov 2013
Protective measures are a 'death sentence' for rare dolphin say campaigners
Measures to protect one of the world's rarest dolphins have been denounced as a "death sentence" by campaigners. Only 55 adult Maui's dolphins are... (photo: Creative Commons / Tim Ross)
Dolphins Endangered New Zealand Photos Wikipedia: Maui's dolphin |
 BBC News Thu 14 Nov 2013
Emissions of CO2 driving rapid oceans 'acid trip'
The world's oceans are becoming acidic at an "unprecedented rate" and may be souring more rapidly than at any time in the past 300 million years. In their... (photo: UN / Milton Grant)
CO2 Emissions Climate Change Ocean Acidification Photos Wikipedia: Ocean acidification |
 BBC News Wed 13 Nov 2013
Elephant orchestra: Can animals make real music?
What do you get if you give musical instruments to a group of elephants? Just a loud noise, or an orchestra? One elephant ensemble in Thailand demonstrates - according to... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Animals Elephants Music Photos Wikipedia: Elephant |
