According to existing classifications, killer whales, or orcas, are all lumped together in a single species, but a new genetic research would seem to indicate the existence of at least four species. Researchers say that marked differences exist between the ways these groups of animals live, hunt, and speak, as well a... |
26 April 2010
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Antarctica is the home of numerous whale species, which agglomerate in its waters to conduct rituals, or simply to hang out, as some researchers have put it. But now, a distinct and unique subgroup of killer whales is being endangered by human activities and especially by fishing. These large creatures are in the hab... |
12 March 2010
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Despite spending the vast majority of their time within their own pod, killer whales have recently been discovered to have social inclinations outside their group as well, and to have taken a liking in a spot located in the Avacha Gulf, off the coast of Russia, for casual meeting. Scientists were amazed to discover u... |
13 August 2009
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill, which took place on March 24th, 1989, was one of the most severe ecological accidents in history, contaminating a total of 11,000 square miles (28,000 square kilometers) of the ocean. The ship dumped more than 10.8 million gallons (about 40 million liters) of oil into the open sea, affecti... |
13 February 2009
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The wait for the final version of Visual Studio 2008 is over. Microsoft has released the product to manufacturing and has also made it available for download via MSDN. The Redmond company indicated earlier in November that Visual Studio 2008's code would go gold by the end of the month and lived up to its promis... |
19 November 2007
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Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the signing off of the code for the first Community Technology Preview of the Rosario release of Visual Studio. Moreover, the Redmond company is also getting ready to make available Visual Studio 2008 codenamed Orcas Beta 2 in the coming days, according to Scott Guthrie, General... |
26 July 2007
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Microsoft announced the availability of Acropolis, a release addressed at developers for the Windows platform. Currently the Redmond Company is only offering the first Community Technology Preview of Microsoft Code Name "Acropolis," as a free download weighing in from 3.9 MB to 10.3 MB. Acropolis is yet another sign ... |
4 June 2007
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Microsoft has made its next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System and the web available for download as a virtual machine. Visual Studio 9.0 Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 team suite was made available as of April 19 2007, following the availability of the first beta for Visual Studio "Orcas... |
24 April 2007
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It looks like developers are going to have to wait a tad longer for the final version of Orcas to ship from Microsoft. Orcas is the code-name used to refer to the upcoming edition of Microsoft Visual Studio, initially planned to ship in 2007/2008. At the beginning of this year, Scott Guthrie, the general manager of M... |
20 April 2007
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