September 23, 2010 / energy

First offshore wind farm

First offshore wind farm

This thurdsay in England, few miles from the British coast was opened the world’s largest wind farm. This offshore wind farm has 100 wind turbines on the open see, capable of supplying enough electr

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September 21, 2010 / Earth

Why do we need plastic bags recycling

Why do we need plastic bags recycling

The bags landfills pollute ecosystems taking too long to completely decompose and kill animals that mistake the bags for food. When produced, plastic bags they’ll accumulate and persist on our plane

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September 15, 2010 / global warming

Global warming impacts rice fields

Global warming impacts rice fields

Global warming affects growth on rice fields, new study suggests. Scientists have found that in last 25 years growth in yields has fallen by 10 to 20% in some regions. The main reason for that change

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September 12, 2010 / Earth

Haiti's endangered forests

Haiti’s endangered forests

After Haiti’s devastating earthquake, an ecological disaster has been unfolding elsewhere across the country. Mountain forests of Haiti’s Massif de la Hotte region have been more critically endang

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August 24, 2010 / global warming

How fossil fuels are affecting global warming

How fossil fuels are affecting global warming

Fossil fuels are formed due to the decomposition of organisms that are buried under the earth many years ago. These fossil fuels contain carbon in larger proportion. Coal, petroleum and natural gas co

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August 17, 2010 / disasters

Volcanic eruption boosts ocean life

Volcanic eruption boosts ocean life

The volcanic eruption in Iceland gave scientists a opportunity to study further effects on marine biology. Team of scientists is testing in North Atlantic Ocean whether volcanic eruptions have effect

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August 13, 2010 / Earth

Argentinian lake maybe holds secret of life on Earth

Argentinian lake maybe holds secret of life on Earth

Argentina's remote lake in northwestern territories may have clues on how life got started on Earth and how life could survive on Mars or other planets, not just in our solar system. Researchers have

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August 10, 2010 / Earth

Hiking through Amazonian rainforest

Hiking through Amazonian rainforest

Brittish explorer named Ed Stafford finished his 6500km long journey along the Amazon River in little more than two years. Ed started his journey at Camana, Peru on April 2, 2008 and ended it yesterda

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July 25, 2010 / global warming

Eco friendly vehicles

Eco friendly vehicles

Global warming is the average increase in the earth’s temperature that leads to many adverse effects in environment. There are many causes for global warming. One such cause is the emission of green

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July 21, 2010 / energy

Wind turbine pioneers

Wind turbine pioneers

We must go almost 30 years in the past to see first wind turbines rising in North America. The first turbines were built in Tehachapi in early 1980s and were 13 to 18 meters tall and were producing on

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July 19, 2010 / energy

Solar plane smashes records

Solar plane smashes records

Just a few days after the first manned solar flight an unmanned solar aircraft set up the world record for continuous flight. Solar plane called Zephyr, designed and developed by UK defense technology

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July 18, 2010 / Earth

Mangroves are disappearing faster then other forests

Mangroves are disappearing faster then other forests

Last report by the U.N. Environmental Program or UNEP showed that about a one fifth of the world’s mangroves have been lost since 1980. It is more than 36 square kilometers of forests that are strad

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July 16, 2010 / disasters

BP stopped oil leak

BP stopped oil leak

Almost 3 months, to be exact 87 days after the start of catastrophe, oil flow is finally halted. People around the globe can take a break in hope that better days are in front of Gulf of Mexico. BP ma

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July 11, 2010 / disasters

Scientis propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill

Scientis propose big experiment to study Gulf oil spill

Frustrated with limited data on the BP oil gusher, a group of independent scientists has proposed a large experiment that would give a clearer understanding of where the oil and gas are going an

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