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Hunting strategy or hungry Great White shark?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Sharks are known as ferocious hunters. They rarely miss their intended prey. In fact, amongst all types of sharks, a specific type of shark is known as the apex predator. Which shark specie is it? ...
The ultimate way to stop Global Warming
By Jessica Brown · 17 years ago
The Earth’s surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over ...
Is Nuclear Power Safe?
By Denise Palmer · 17 years ago
The Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan discharged approximately 350 gallons of radioactive water into the sea today after an earthquake shook the Japanese town, which is 160 miles northwest of Tokyo.
Fortunately, the ...
Dry ice blasting? What's that?
By Cliff Foley · 17 years ago
Dry ice blasting is:
- the use of solid CO2 (carbon dioxide) pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean or strip industrial equipment, machinery, facilities etc. of unwanted contaminates. Dry ice pellets impact the surface ...
Indian Wild Animals
By William Nickel · 17 years ago
Indian forests offer one of the world’s largest ranges of species and there is a huge diversity in kinds of Indian wild animals. From north to south and east to west India has different relief ...
Effects of Global Warming that are Happening Today
By Bill Healey · 17 years ago
While you may not like Al Gore and not believe a single word he says, you do need to give him credit for bringing global warming to the public eye. Global warming is a real ...
Coca and the Sacred Plants of the Incas - Plant Spirit Shamanism of the Andes
By Howard G Charing · 18 years ago
The Incas regarded coca as ‘the divine plant’ mainly because of its property of imparting endurance, nevertheless its use was entwined with every aspect of life; the art, mythology, culture and economy of the Inca ...
Global Warming Is It Real?
By Frank Vanderlugt · 17 years ago
The debate about global warming continues today and will continue for many decades to come. The subject of global warming refers to the average increase in the earth's temperature--which then causes changes in climate.
With ...
What is Gravity?
By Burt Jordaan · 18 years ago
All of us know the effects of the mysterious force called gravity. However, the question 'what is gravity' is not at all easy to answer. The reason is that we don't really understand what this ...
Mauritius Island, Energy saving project
By Andre Lee · 17 years ago
The Mauritian wild club, in the context of the world Environment Day think tank activities, is proposing this paper. The university of Mauritius, the Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius College of the Air, Mauritius Examination ...
Preservation of Indian forests and Indian Forests
By William Nickel · 18 years ago
India is a land of varied relief and different sorts of terrain; the country offers diverse natural beauties. Indian forests are thick and dense, forest vegetation also considerably differs. The Himalayan forest vegetation differs a ...
Use a Bracelet to Spread the Word about Climate Change
By Nathan Brown · 18 years ago
While doing a little web research, I came across something that you might be interested in: Stop Global Warming bracelets. At first, I was put off by the connection to the popular plastic bracelet fad ...
How Does Tidal Power Work?
By Denise Palmer · 18 years ago
Tidal power traditionally involves erecting a dam across the opening to a tidal basin. The dam includes a sluice that is opened to allow the tide to flow into the basin; the sluice is then ...
Convey environment concerns through cartoon logo
By Jacob Martin · 18 years ago
Cartoon Logos are the most effective and explicit form of conveying important and significant messages. Today it has become necessary for mankind to focus on various environmental problems surrounding us. Man’s achievement in technology are ...
Recycling and Landfill
By David Mcevoy · 18 years ago
Production of waste is a global problem that won't just go away on its own so we constantly have to find convenient and suitable ways of disposing of it. Every area of our lives involves ...
Global Warming: Not just hype
By Lisa Barnard · 18 years ago
We’re in a countdown to extinction, and melting icebergs, climbing temperatures, and escalating panic about vanishing animal populations have inspired a buzz-worthy global warming frenzy -- rife with warnings, stories and suggestions to help us ...
Rattlesnake Bites
By John Luke Matthews · 18 years ago
We are all aware the rattlesnake bites could be deadly. At the least, they cause serious injuries to humans. Rattlesnakes are usually solitary and docile animals. They would rather turn away than engage possible adversaries. ...
Plastic: Is it the new black gold?
By Andre Lee · 18 years ago
Imagine a process able to clear our environment of plastic wastes, creating jobs in waste management at the same time producing resources such as petrol. Mauritius is on its way to embarking on a similar ...
Recycling Metal
By David Mcevoy · 18 years ago
Millions of tonnes of Metal are recycled each year in the UK alone, generating billions of pounds in revenue. Just over half of the recycled metal is exported to meet foreign demand and the rest ...
Trees - the Outdoor A/C
By Jenny Esno · 18 years ago
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, planting trees and vegetation is a simple and effective way to reduce heat islands. When a city such as Downtown Clearwater strategically plants trees around homes and buildings ...