Posted in News, Science on September 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Parasitic Weed Seems to Smell Its Prey
The parasitic dodder plant doesn’t have a nose, but it knows how to sniff out its prey. The dodder attacks such plants as tomatoes, carrots, onions, citrus trees, cranberries, alfalfa and even flowers, and is a problem for farmers because chemicals that kill the pesky weed also damage the [...]
Posted in Environment-General, Humor, News on September 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Mexican garter snake in danger
PHOENIX – An environmental group claims the Mexican garter snake is in danger of extinction after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declined to designate it as an endangered species.
The snake is dependent on the dwindling rivers and streams of the southwest U.S. and northern Mexico. But experts say the snake‘s [...]
Posted in Environment-wildlife, Tech, economics on September 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Cyanocorax
Species: Cyanocorax yncas
USBCELL – Batteries that charge at your USB port
At first I thought this one [...]
Posted in Environment-General, Politics on September 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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Small world means endangered world
What do Nile perch, brown tree snakes, zebra mussels and water hyacinths have in common? Answer: As invasive species, imported by humans into habitats beyond their natural range, they have become widely recognized as among the greatest threats to the ecological and economic well-being of the planet.
“Globalization means [...]
Posted in Environment-General, Society & Culture on September 26, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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If you go to the The Rainforest Site everyday and click the big green button this is what happens,
Your click has funded the preservation of 11.4 square feet of endangered rainforest. Please click every day and support the sponsors below, who pay for your gift.
For the whole deal to really work [...]
