Central America was home to the Maya Civilization for more than 1,200 years. A vibrant culture, the Mayans lived in cities so densely packed, that they resembled modern-day metropolises such as Los Angeles. The civilization peaked around 900 AD, when everything seemed to be going well. All of a sudden, their culture ... |
8 October 2009
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Greenpeace announced that over 200 people and 100 logging and charcoal companies faced prosecution in Brazil for their involvement in a large-scale fraud case. The companies allegedly contracted hacking groups that broke into the government's network and altered the records in order to allow for excessive defore... |
13 December 2008
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Because drought years see less rain, land managers use these times to burn deeper and deeper inside forests, as the trees are very dry and burn more easily, and the danger of the fire being put out by the rain is negligible. But the lack of rain also means that tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide, previously stored ... |
9 December 2008
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We all know that the environmental collapse topic is overrated, old news and largely discussed, to the point where it has become devoid of its true meaning. However, with all the people talking about it and urging towards taking a stance, one would expect that all is going better and that the problems are finally st... |
4 November 2008
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Asian longhorned beetles have been a nuisance since they first arrived in the United States, some 11 years ago, onboard a ship carrying a contaminated crate delivered from China. The invasion that sprung up in Central Park caused the authorities to spend millions of dollars and cut thousands of trees just to eradicat... |
23 October 2008
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The Bangka-Belitung Islands, a part of Indonesia off the coasts of Sumatra, looks like it was just hit by a severe carpet bombing. Helicopter views show large holes in the ground, surrounded by miles and miles of slurry soil dotted by turquoise-colored lakes that are highly-acidic in nature, as a direct by-product of... |
22 October 2008
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According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, climate change is now severely affecting the population of birds around the world. The IUCN meeting taking place this week in Bonn, Germany, has updated the catalogue of 1226 species of threatened birds in the Red List of endangered bird species rel... |
20 May 2008
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