New Cones on Fir Tree wallpaper
7.3 Billion Years Later, Einstein’s Theory Prevails – At least for now. The experiment still leaves some questions about physical events at the sub-atomic level.
Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis
Aquifers are being depleted much faster than they are being replenished in many places, wells are drying up, massive lawsuits are already erupting and the problems have barely begun. Aquifers that took thousands of years to fill are being drained in decades, placing both agricultural and urban uses in peril. Groundwater that supplies drinking water for half the world’s population is now in jeopardy.
One startling fact from Oregon State University researchers is aquifer in Oregon that took 20,000 years to fill is draining very quickly, 500 feet in about 50 years.
Lemurs are primates. These ring-tailed lemurs are probably the most well known thanks to the zoologists on talk shows and nature specials. Their native habitat is Madagascar.
