February 2012
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Amazon removes whale meat products from its... →
Environmental groups are claiming a major victory after the online retailer Amazon removed whale meat products from its site in Japan.
Amazon was accused of hypocrisy by the UK-based environmental investigation agency (EIA) after investigators found 147 whale products for sale on the site, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Seattle-based company.
The products contravened the firm’s...
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simbelmynehills asked: You sir, have one of the most amazing nature blog's I've ever seen on Tumblr. Please keep it going :) - Namaste, Simbelmyner
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So I just saw Chronicle at the cinema. Thought it was brilliant —- well written, adequately acted - and the story was interesting.
Well up until the last 30 minutes, at which point, predictably, it loses its way and just fell apart. They could have done something interesting with the ending - instead of going down the well travelled road of a fight scene.
My biggest problem with the film,...
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Those worlds in space are as countless as all the grains of sand on all the...
– Carl Sagan
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Marge: "Homer, there's someone here who can help you!"
Homer: "Is it Batman?"
Marge: "No, he's a scientist"
Homer: "Batman's a scientist?!"
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How long do greenhouse gases stay in the air? →
Aside from water vapour, the four principal greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and the halocarbons or CFCs (gases containing fluorine, chlorine and bromine). These gases – described in more detail here – can remain in the atmosphere for different amounts of time, from months to millennia, and affect the climate on very different timescales.
The...
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