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• The fight for survival - a single bear vs a colony

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  As we enjoy our peace and quiet (or at least we should be), we shouldn’t forget that how the society we’ve built leads to an ever fiercer fight for survival. Here’s a movie that really touched me, with an ending you don’t (thankfully) see every day. Related posts Roofs that change colour to save energy ...
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• There will always be Disagreement

  
  Beth and Lee's Blog — Authority: 128
  There will always be disagreement and opposing sides.  We are all unique to what we think and believe and each of us thinks our answer is ‘it.’  We are born to know contrast through our experiences.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if with all our unique thoughts and beliefs,  if we could accept one another for our ...
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• Mammals, half way extinct??

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  The previous 5 mass extinctions wiped out more than three quarters of the world’s animals, and if things continue to move in the same way , the same thing will happen in North America, according to a University of California, Berkeley , and Pennsylvania State University analysis. Numerous scientists have ...
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• Blue whales singing lower every year, baffled scientists say

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  Blue whales are not only the biggest living creatures in the world right now, but the biggest ever to have ‘walked’ the face of the earth; they’re also the loudest for that matter. After recovering from near extinction in the beginning of the 20th century, blue whales are finally getting a part of the respect ...
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• Jersey Shore: MTV introduces us to a highly advanced tribe whose only weakness is lack of immunity to barsexual lip locks

  
  Grace the Spot — Authority: 122
  “Jersey Shore” on MTV is an educational program in the vein of “National Geographic” on PBS. Instead of following speckled migratory geese from Canada that fly in the V formation to other parts of North America when the season changes, “Jersey Shore” follows a migratory orange-hued subspecies of hominids, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pastry woes

  
  What Would Phoebe Do — Authority: 125
  On the one hand, Im not at all surprised to learn that the place Jo and I had been going once a week for croissants - the place with the best croissants, to my knowledge, in the city, at least since Payard closed - is in trouble with the health department. On the other, I was startled to notice "croissants" ...
  2 weeks ago

• The swine flu paaanic [pics, slightly NSFW]

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  Swine flu has been officially declared a pandemic , and although it’s not one of the deadliest by any standards, it can be deadly (just like the average flu can). However, despite the fact that the deaths/infected ratio is around 0.1% , people are going absolutely crazy about it, blowing everything out of ...
  2 weeks ago

• No, its not the espresso makers

  
  What Would Phoebe Do — Authority: 125
  I thought Id located the ultimate first-world problem , but no, here it is: having a first name that starts with the letter "A" and so having to be presented first at a Paris debutante ball, for which one has been fitted for Chanel haute couture. " [D]oesnt having a last name that begins with A suck? " Yes, I bet it ...
  4 weeks ago

• Siberian tigers face dramatic decline, drawing near extinction

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  The Siberian tiger is the biggest feline on the face of the Earth at the time, but if things continue to move in the same direction, that will change in the not so far future; and not because other species will grow bigger, but because it will become extinct. Hey guys. I dont wanna be extinct :( There were ...
  4 weeks ago

• Hundreds of icebergs drifting towards New Zealand

  
  ZME Science — Authority: 121
  According to the Australian Antarctic Division , at least a hundred Antarctic icebergs are currently drifting towards New Zealand at a speed that alarmed local authorities as well as specialists from all over the world. A glaciologist from inside the organization said that they already passed the Auckland islands ...
  4 weeks ago

• On being that guy: Or, on inflicting First World Problems on others

  
  What Would Phoebe Do — Authority: 125
  Dear fellow residents of my building, Yes, Im the one who lives on the third floor, and yet insists on taking the elevator, thus substantially increasing the time it takes you to get to 34, 41, for all I know 503, this building is huge. My apartment is just two flights up, and theres a staircase right there . I ...
  4 weeks ago

• E-mail tirade boosts climate sceptics’ cause

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  Messages sent to and from climate change experts appear to show them plotting to manipulate data and hurling abuse at their sceptical peers
  4 weeks ago

• Residents return to survey cost of devastating floods (AFP)

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  AFP - Residents in the flood-hit northwest began returning to their homes Monday but police warned it could take years to recover from the devastation left by the heaviest rainfall on record.
  4 weeks ago

• Divisions emerge on stimulus strategy

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  Economic stimuli should not be withdrawn too soon, Strauss-Kahn warns, while ECB says delays could backfire
  4 weeks ago

• Recession to leave permanent scars

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  The turnround started in January and we havent looked back – that may be one salesmans view, but economists are charting the damage done by recession
  4 weeks ago

• Eurozone PMI growth reaches two-year high

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  Purchasing managers indices for the 16-country region show private sector activity expanding this month at the fastest pace in two years, led by France and Germany
  4 weeks ago

• Moody’s cautions India on problem loans

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  The ratings agency warns that deteriorating credit conditions in the banking system have raised concerns about an increase in problem loans and weakening profitability
  5 weeks ago

• The nation’s weather (AP)

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  AP - Drier weather was expected to return to much of the West on Monday as a building ridge of high pressure replaces the eastern Pacific storm from Sunday.
  5 weeks ago

• Rice price fears drive Philippine buying

  
  News of the world, updated hourly | Latest Breaking News — Authority: 159
  The Philippines could import as much as 3m tonnes of rice next year as the worlds largest buyer of the grain moves quickly to secure supplies
  5 weeks ago

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