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luni, 13 februarie 2012

Fight for Guano - "Oil" of The Nineteenth Century

One of the most important technological revolutions in human history began on few islands located near Peru. Droppings deposited here millions of birds have become the element that was the basis for a revolution in agriculture has allowed mankind to overcome for the first time hunger trap. What were the Incas called "guano" (ie manure) would become one of the most important resources of the nineteenth century, being sought by the great nations of the planet with the same zeal with which oil is game day.
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Volcanoes That Threatens Europe

Although volcanism is a complex phenomenon, the image that comes to mind most often when in hearing the word volcano is a conical mountain spitting through the top crater, ash, lava and hot rocks. We Europeans look more like volcanic eruptions on an exotic phenomenon: there are active volcanoes in Hawaii, the Philippines, in Indonesia … places apart from this, right? Yes, but there are in Europe, and some are unsettling vivid.
Volcanoes that threatens Europe

sâmbătă, 11 februarie 2012

Animals That Takes Us

I learned all the major animal fibers are wool textile industry and silk, that comes from sheep wool and silk from silkworms. Rarely think that fabrics which have put mankind (and still do) are obtained and the contribution of other species – an unexpectedly large numbers of animals also provide human material for all kinds of fabrics and braids. And among these animals, there are some which may surprise you, for instance, seashells and spiders.

Read more: http://scienceray.com/biology/animals-that-takes-us/#ixzz1m8dBUyTS

Oimeakon - Capital God Frost

In the icy vastness of Siberia is a valley where the royal, for millennia, the worst frosts across the northern hemisphere. However, here we find a tiny village inhabited permanently. People who live there frost from us means a beautiful spring day with all its attributes. Welcome Oimeakon, freeze where even thoughts here!

Mister 400 Million Years Old: Rocks That Should Not be

Giant fossil Prototaxites family, aged 400 million years, is a deep mystery. Elements of these remains is aseamna with tree trunks and date from a time when they did not exist. Values of stable isotopes of carbon in fossil component of this type are similar to those found for fungi, but not have found in these structures. From here, the enigma.

A Natural Herbal Remedy Could be Your Answer

Natural herbal remedies are drawing the attention of many traditional medical practitioners to rapidly recognize the ability of the hundreds of thousands of known herbs that have the ability to treat and prevent various human and animal illnesses, as well as properties that can enhance mental attitude, appearance, and performance

Ranting and Raving About Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is not a new concept. While it may appear to be a rather fashionable topic of conversation in certain circles, renewable energy initiatives have been with us since the dawn of man. There is some debate about the accepted definition of renewable energy, but it can be loosely defined as a form of energy that is essentially inexhaustible. Furthermore, the resource is continually replenished by various natural processes identifiable in the natural world.

sâmbătă, 4 februarie 2012

1816 - The Year Without Summer

Temperaturi de primăvară sub impresia - sau reamintind, în cel mai bun, de iarnă mediteranean - luna ianuarie a acestui an în Bucureşti, am ajuns la întrebări, astfel încât, în general, schimbările climatice şi de anomalii.

vineri, 3 februarie 2012

InfoNews: Effects of fast food

InfoNews: Effects of fast food: 8 million Romanians suffer, consciously or not, because of extra pounds and 4.5 million of them, classified as obese, almost gave up th...

InfoNews: Sugar is as harmful as cigarettes

InfoNews: Sugar is as harmful as cigarettes: Sugar is a poison and its marketing should be regulated like that of cigarettes or alcohol, say scientists. American scholars of the Un...