March 8, 2008
The daffodil season in the U.K…
We are in the daffodil season in the U.K. Daffodils are plants that give flowers also in the winter and have the botanic name of Narcissus.
The name narcissus as two derivations: One comes from the Greek mythology and is about Narcissus, the men that became so obsess with is own [...]
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March 7, 2008
Lava flows in Hawaii
Spectacular lava from Mount Kilauea in Hawaii is flowing into the Pacific Ocean since last Thursday (March 6). This Volcano is known to be the most active in the world and has erupted 34 times since 1952.
Check out this spectacular video of lava flowing into the ocean.
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March 5, 2008
Scientists have found a hibernating fish in Antarctic
The scientists have found a fish that hibernates in the Antarctic during the long winters.
This fish, cod Notothenia coriiceps, gains energy during the short summer season and hibernates during the cold season or enters in a sleep kind of state. This fish even has antifreeze chemicals not to [...]
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March 3, 2008
Police activity in the Amazon forest
Trees illegally cutted are ready to be transported by federal police and environment inspectors at Brazil.
The police action comes from an operation against the illegal cutting of trees near Thailand, 180 kilometers south of Belém, were river Amazon meets the sea.
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March 3, 2008
Go Green, use handkerchiefs
Don’t use tissues, tissues now days are super expensive for the environment. According to the European Tissue Symposium a normal European uses 13 kg of tissue (including toilet paper) a year.
A tissue is a single use product because of health and safety regulations. As a contaminant it is, the tissue should be [...]
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