Topic: NATURE - on March 21, 2007 at 5:56:00 PM CET
Hidden fossil, flying dragon
Around 120m years ago, as the dinosaurs neared the climax of their dominion, high above their heads an extraordinary creature flitted from tree to tree. The bizarre lizard, named the "flying dragon" by its Chinese discoverers, glided using a flap of skin spread over eight ribs.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 21, 2007 at 4:39:00 PM CET
10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World
There are probably hundreds of majestic and magnificent trees in the world - of these, some are particularly special
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Topic: NATURE - on March 14, 2007 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Killer Frogs Threatening Pond At Golden Gate Park
It's like something out of an animal horror movie -- killer frogs take over peaceful pond, then after terrorizing and eating everything alive, start eating each other.
Only it's no movie. It's really happening in Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, near the California Academy of Sciences. And after watching the frogs chew through everything in sight over the past several years, the city finally wants to do something about it.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 14, 2007 at 10:47:00 AM CET
Antarctica
New, zoomably-cool Landsat satellite mosaic image of Antarctica.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 13, 2007 at 10:44:00 AM CET
How Do Sperm Whales Hunt the Giant Squids?
The epic fights between sperm whales and giant squids witnessed by sailors fired the imagination of many biologists and nature lovers, with their mysterious cover.
And this especially because sperm whales are the largest predator in the world, 18 m (59 ft) long and 50 tons weight, with a huge appetite for squids, yet very little is known about their feeding behavior.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 10, 2007 at 6:36:00 PM CET
Tremoctopus defense mechanism
This type of Tremoctopus, or blanket octopus, has a unique way of escaping from predators. When threatened, the octopus unfurls a giant sheet of webbing that trails behind like a cape. The webbing breaks apart rather easily when attacked -- much like a lizard's tail -- and it gets wrapped around the predator's face, giving the octopus a chance to flee
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Topic: NATURE - on March 10, 2007 at 6:27:00 PM CET
Ever Heard of a Fire Rainbow?
This is a Fire Rainbow-- the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phemonema. The picture was captured this week, with the event lasting about 1 hour.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 9, 2007 at 1:46:00 PM CET
MASTURBATING an elephant in the cause of science isn’t an easy job
Just touching a jumbo penis – they measure more than 1.5metres when aroused – can have painful consequences as German scientist Dr Hildebrandt reveals.
He said: “One guy I know got a black eye from being hit by an elephant’s penis.
“When you touch an elephant there it starts to flick backwards and forwards and it’s so strong it can knock you off your feet. It’s such a strong movement.”
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Topic: NATURE - on March 9, 2007 at 9:49:00 AM CET
Extreme Series - Google Earth Community
Cool pictures of neat places
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Topic: NATURE - on March 8, 2007 at 10:21:00 AM CET
'Lost' bird found after 140 years
A bird species not seen for almost 140 years has been rediscovered in Thailand, conservationists confirmed today.
The large-billed reed warbler, described by the charity Birdlife International as "the world's least-known bird", was first discovered in India in 1867 when a single specimen was collected in the Sutlej valley.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 7, 2007 at 1:09:00 PM CET
How to destroy the Earth
Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.
You've seen the action movies where the bad guy threatens to destroy the Earth. You've heard people on the news claiming that the next nuclear war or cutting down rainforests or persisting in releasing hideous quantities of pollution into the atmosphere threatens to end the world.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 4, 2007 at 3:57:00 PM CET
Mysterious deaths of whales in the Strait of Gibraltar
Scientists are investigating the deaths of some 20 whales in the Strait of Gibraltar over the last few months. That number is double the annual average of whale bodies usually found washed ashore.
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