When prehistoric fish made their first forays onto land, what did they see? According to a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Evolutionary Biology, it’s likely that creatures venturing out of the depths viewed their new environment in full colour.
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The photos are cool, I’m not sure I’m into the whole rant by the article’s author. I think the guy maybe needs to move into a cave and be at ‘peace with the earth’.
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Previous games have used high-carbon fuels such as paraffin to fuel the torch so that the flame was more visible. Organizers plan to abandon this, and French company EDF, a major London 2012 sponsor, is assisting the games organizers in finding a low-carbon fuel for the torch. Will be interesting to see what they come […]
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Progressive environmental policies sometimes come from unusual places like Uganda, which banned plastic bags in July of this year because they have become so problematic for the environment. Now local and international NGOs are helping Ugandans in a suburb of the capital city of Kampala to collect plastic bags and turn them into useful items.
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Here is the first of many set with funny shots of pets and wild animals. Be sure to give a thumbs up or vote this article if you have enjoyed it.
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“Renderings of 27-story Antilla building depict a highrise that couldn
t be greener. Its covered in foliage, with living walls enclosing all four sides, hanging gardens and green rooftop. The architects believe its environmental features, primarily the walls of plants will increase green space and combat urban heat island effect.”
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The US Department of Justice has fined oil giant BP $373m (
182m), for breaking environmental rules and committing fraud.
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BBC News highlights the UN’s latest Global Environment Outlook focusing on the State of the Planet, in Graphics. From the article, “long-term problems including climate change, pollution, access to clean water, and the threat of mass extinctions are being met with ‘a remarkable lack of urgency’.”
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Dying to go inside a bat cave? Find out what it’s like to hang out with 500,000 bats in Tennessee, home to the highest number of caves in the country.
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The White House released a heavily edited version of written testimony by Dr. Julie L. Gerberding, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, on health risks posed by global warming.
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"We started working on developing the site back in October 2004," Kevin Rose told ZDNet "We started toying around with the idea a couple of months prior to that, but it was early October when we actually started creating what would become the beta version of digg. The site launched to the world on December 5th 2004."
Kevin Rose's friend David Prager (The Screen Savers, This Week in Tech) originally wanted to call the site “Diggnation”, but Kevin wanted a simpler name. He chose the name "Digg", because users are able to "dig" stories, out of those submitted, up to the front page. The site was called “Digg” instead of “Dig” because the domain name “dig.com” was previously registered. “Diggnation” would eventually be used as the title of Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht's weekly podcast.