Conservationists agree upon the fact that authorities must scale up their efforts to protect the long-distance migratory birds in Europe, since the populations are rapidly declining because of illegal killings and land use changes.
The most threatened species are the nightingale, cuckoo, wood warbler and the turtle... |
21 November 2011
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The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile on February 27 this year had far-reaching effects that are only now beginning to show their full extent. Immediately after the natural disaster struck, experts discovered that it had shifted Earth's axis, causing the days to shorten by 1.26 microseconds. It was late... |
30 July 2010
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Solving mysteries and puzzles defines the human species as we know it and it is because of this native curiosity that we have made our greatest achievements. In order to feed an ever inquisitive mind, we also need to play games so that we can explore the fun side of solving puzzles. This is where titles such as the &... |
10 March 2009
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Aztecs may be more famous for their bloody rituals, but they were one of the most advanced civilizations of America, with cities as larger as those of contemporaneous Europe, and formed perhaps the most powerful pre-Columbian empire, comparable only to the Inca. Such a powerful state was possible via a complex organi... |
5 April 2008
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Global warming has been in the scientists' attention for some time now. It was first discovered at the end of the 19th century, from studies that showed that the average temperature of the soil was rising. The greenhouse effect that is thought to trigger global warming takes its name from the Greenhouse, as a to... |
3 November 2007
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The space shuttle Atlantis landed safely back on Earth, at Edwards Air Force Base in California, after a two week mission during which it delivered new solar power wings and a fresh crew member to the International Space Station."Welcome back and congratulations on a great mission," said NASA mission control to the ... |
23 June 2007
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New images of a recent landslide in the Martian crater Zunil show astonishing blue streaks on the walls. This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars reconnaissance orbiter. There's a catch, though. This is a false color picture and its purpose i... |
6 June 2007
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