14/08/2012

How can you see a satellite view of your house?

Every now and then I go looking for a free aerial view of my home. It's amazing what's available through the internet now, totally free. Thanks to commercial Earth observation satellites, and internet tools that make these ...

Marine research in the Brazilian rain forest

(Phys.org) -- Until recent decades the Atlantic Rainforest covered a large area of today’s Brazil from Amazonas to present-day Argentina. In the 1970s, after years of deforestation, this rain forest was almost completely ...

Web 'blackout' in Malaysia to protest law

Malaysian NGOs, well-known bloggers and opposition politicians on Tuesday staged a one-day "Internet blackout" to protest a legal amendment that they say threatens free expression on the Web.

Potent human toxins prevalent in Canada's freshwaters

Nutrient pollution, one of the greatest threats to our freshwater resources, is responsible for the algal blooms that blanket our lakes and waterways in summer months. Large blooms of cyanobacteria ('blue green algae') can ...

Holocene warming regional

Research confirms regional — not global — climate change in New Zealand and European glaciers during the preindustrial Holocene

Rare golden mongoose found in Aceh

A recent short training session for community rangers conducted by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in the Jantho Wildlife Reserve, Aceh, produced a surprise result.

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