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Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:08.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 »
NewsHour Extra Video: Ethiopian Farms Going Global
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 22:08.Israel to open peace talks with security, water demands
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 05/02/2010 - 20:08.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 »
Nigerian houses swallowed by sand
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 11:37.Ciroma Mohammed is standing on the spot he says was once occupied by his house in north-east Nigeria. read more »
Enormous Icebergs Could Affect Ocean Currents
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 12:09.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
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 23:16.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 »
Latest H1N1 developments from officials
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Key developments on H1N1 (swine flu) outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials: read more »
Obama: Put Detroit on track for high-speed rail
Submitted by Newsbyte on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 13:07.Federal grants may help provide more transportation option read more »
Sea levels rising faster than predicted
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 10:34.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 »
NewsHour Extra Video: California Pioneers Renewable Energy
Submitted by Newsbyte on Tue, 02/24/2009 - 19:41.Trees dying in the West at record rate
Submitted by Newsbyte on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 20:14.(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'
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sat, 01/10/2009 - 19:11.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
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 22:01.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
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 06:18.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 »
Campaign Issue: Offshore Oil Drilling (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:33.What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:10.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
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 09/09/2008 - 04:47.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?
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 09/03/2008 - 05:13.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
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 04:55.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 »
