Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record The Oklahoman Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More ominous signs Wednesday have scientists saying that a global warming "tipping point" in the Arctic seems to be happening before their eyes: Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is at its second lowest level in about 30 years. | ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; d...
Arctic Sea Ice Nears Record Low Time Magazine | Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. | Sea ice melt recorded on Monday exceeded the low recorded in 2005, which had held second place. | With several weeks left in the melt...
Arctic Sea Ice Nears Record Low Time Magazine | Arctic Ocean sea ice has melted to the second lowest minimum since satellite observations began, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. | Sea ice melt recorded on Monday exceeded the low recorded in 2005, which had held s...
Cows have inbuilt compasses The Times of India | 27 Aug 2008, 1217 hrs IST,IANS | LONDON : The cow is considered sacred in India. Now scientists know it is also a dependable, navigational compass. | Scientists watched thousands of Google images of the hum...
Holy cow! Cattle possess magnetic compass Dawn | WASHINGTON: Wondering which way is north? You might want to look at grazing cows. European scientists who studied satellite images of cows and deer around the world have discovered that these animals tend to align themselves with Earth’s north-sout...
Forensic threat to heroin supply BBC News | Ground-breaking forensic profiling has been developed in Glasgow to help trace the source of heroin arriving on the streets of Scotland. | The Scottish Police Services Authority is analysing seized drugs to identify where they were processed and st...
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Power, unplugged Star Tribune | CHICAGO - The wall-outlet crawl is a familiar dance that takes place in cafes and airport terminals: laptop computer and cell-phone users desperately hunting for a place to plug ...
Scientists alarmed over disappearing ice Canada Dot Com | With an election-primed Stephen Harper poised to touch down Tuesday in Inuvik to begin a three-day visit to northern Canada, scientists tracking the ongoing Arctic meltdown are s...
Japanese study finds worrying loss of blubber in whales The Guardian · Research 'was only possible by killing minkes' | · Campaigners fear new respectability for hunting | Scientists in Japan claim that their country's controversial whaling programme, which has killed thousands of minke whales since the late...
Hitachi wants to hike Laguna production by 400% Inquirer | Hard disk drive and components manufacturer Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is targeting a 400-percent increase in production at its plant in Laguna province, near Manila, this year, country president Truan Tran said in an interview. | 'Last ye...
New investors visa to create jobs Journal Online By: Lee Ann L. Pattugalan THE Bureau of Immigration yesterday said at least 100,000 new jobs will be created as a result of the proposed new indefinite stay visa for foreigners who will employ at least 10 Filipinos in viable and sustainable businesses in the Philippines. | Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said the proposed new indefinite ...
Keeping fit by working at home The Statesman By Nivedita Choudhuri | Never mind the angst about size zero. Most of the population in Great Britain should worry more about resembling the shape of an O. Obesity is a major issue in the UK, and as more and more people put on excess weight it is a problem that is only likely to get worse. | It came as no surprise then when I read in a newspaper re...
