Topic: NATURE - on December 22, 2010 at 11:58:00 AM CET
Darkest Day in 372 Years
Late Monday night—well, actually, early Tuesday morning—the moon will move into the earth's shadow, causing a lunar eclipse visible to anyone in North America. Even better, it's happening on the Winter Solstice, for the first time since 1638.
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Topic: NATURE - on August 14, 2010 at 10:50:00 AM CEST
Having a whale of a time: The 20ft sea giant who couldn't resist smiling for the camera
These remarkable 'mugshots' of a group of pilot whales were snapped last week in the clear blue waters of the Straits Of Gibraltar, the gateway to the Mediterranean sea.
After several loud 'barks' this whale stopped to gaze at its own reflection in the lens.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 8, 2010 at 10:20:00 AM CEST
Monkeys use trees to catapault themselves out of Japanese laboratory
A group of 15 monkeys at Kyoto University's primate research institute in Aichi Prefecture, which are the focus of a string of high-profile scientific studies, escaped from their forest home which is encased by a 17ft high electric fence.
The monkeys made their bid for freedom by using tree branches to fling themselves one by one over the high voltage electric fence located nearly three metres away.
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Topic: NATURE - on July 2, 2010 at 12:27:00 PM CEST
Penis cucumber saved from the chop
35-year-old Iren Harsca, from Esztergom, Hungary, said that when she got it back from the greengrocers she couldn't bring herself to chop up the vegetable, which looks entertainingly like a set of male genitalia.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 13, 2010 at 10:29:00 AM CEST
Genmais-Skandal - Bauern stellen Strafanzeige
"Schlamperei", "Vertuschung": Niedersachsens Landwirtschaftsministerium gerät ins Kreuzfeuer der Kritik. Es hatte zu spät über den Fund von gentechnisch verändertem Saatgut informiert und damit die Aussaat nicht genehmigter Maispflanzen ermöglicht. Mehrere Bauern haben nun Strafanzeige gestellt.
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Topic: NATURE - on June 13, 2010 at 10:27:00 AM CEST
Illegaler Genmais in fünf Bundesländern
Greenpeace spricht vom "größten Gentechnik-Saatgut-Skandal in Deutschland": Nach Recherchen der Umweltschützer soll illegaler Genmais in insgesamt fünf Bundesländern angebaut worden sein. Das niedersächsische Landwirtschaftsministerium habe von der Verunreinigung gewusst, aber zu spät reagiert.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 22, 2010 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Octopus steals underwater camera from diver - while it's recording
A New Zealand diver was forced to chase an underwater camera-stealing octopus which wrestled his brand new device from his hands and swam away, with the camera still recording.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM CET
Taste testing the world's hottest pepper
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Topic: NATURE - on March 25, 2010 at 11:48:00 AM CET
Chemical From Plastic Water Bottles Found Throughout Oceans
A survey of 200 sites in 20 countries around the world has found that bisphenol A, a synthetic compound that mimics estrogen and is linked to developmental disorders, is ubiquitous in Earth’s oceans.
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found mostly in shatter-proof plastics and epoxy resins. Most people have trace amounts in their bodies, likely absorbed from food containers. Its hormone-mimicking properties make it a potent endocrine system disruptor.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 15, 2010 at 10:19:00 AM CET
Wildschwein verwüstete Kinderzimmer
Ein rabiates Wildschwein hat im westdeutschen Hagen ein Kinderzimmer verwüstet. Wie die Polizei berichtete, war das Tier am Sonntag durch ein Fenster eingebrochen. Das Schwein hatte dafür sogar einen Metallriegel aufgebrochen.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 11, 2010 at 10:12:00 AM CET
HDR Photo of Rainbow in San Francisco
Scott Meinzer shot a beautiful HDR photo of a rainbow over San Francisco after yesterday’s rain and hail.
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Topic: NATURE - on March 8, 2010 at 10:02:00 AM CET
Penguin says: Shit shit shit
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