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Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle

A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret.

Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice.  read more »

Israel to open peace talks with security, water demands

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to open the indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority this week with a discussion of the security arrangements in the West Bank and of water resources.  read more »

Enormous Icebergs Could Affect Ocean Currents

A mammoth iceberg that struck a glacier off Antarctica, dislodged a newer chunk of ice that could affect ocean currents and also lower the levels of oxygen in the world’s oceans, according to Austra  read more »

India loses 'substantial land' in 20-25 years along LAC to China

NEW DELHI: Government officials may have so far denied claims of violations committed by China across its borders with India, but it has been confirmed now that the latter has lost “substantial” a  read more »

Sea levels rising faster than predicted

Sea level rises could bust official estimates – that's the first big message to come from the climate change congress that kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark, today.  read more »

Trees dying in the West at record rate

(01-22) 16:31 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Trees are dying faster than ever in the old-growth forests of California and the mountains of the West, a phenomenon scientists say is linked to rising regional temp  read more »

Mashaal calls IDF operation in Gaza 'another holocaust'

The IDF operation in Gaza has killed the last chance for settlement and negotiations with Israel, Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal told Al-Jazeera on Saturday.  read more »

Nearly 80 killed, foreigners taken hostage in Mumbai attacks

Nearly 80 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks across India's commercial capital Mumbai, as gunmen armed with assault rifles and grenades hit two luxury hotels and took foreign g  read more »

Dawn of a thirsty century

The amount of water in the world is limited. The human race, and the other species which share the planet, cannot expect an infinite supply.  read more »

What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

There's a scary monster hanging over the country at the moment, and it's called the CREDIT CRUNCH.

You've probably heard people talking about it like it's a Really Bad Thing.  read more »

Unexplored Arctic Region To Be Mapped

A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S.  read more »

Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake?

Last week, Senator Barack Obama said he was open to considering a "careful, well thought-out [offshore] drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage".  read more »

The Geography of Personality

Next time you find yourself somewhere with lots of tourists, try to guess where they're from based only on their behavior (no eavesdropping).  read more »

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