Fossil Found In Ike-Ravaged Home's Yard

"Fossil Found In Ike-Ravaged Home's YardPaleontologist: Big Tooth Could Be From Mammoth""CAPLEN, Texas -- A homeowner whose beachfront property in Texas was destroyed during Hurricane Ike found a football-sized fossil tooth in the debris.Dorothy Sisk and her colleague, Lamar...

Experts unveil skull of giant duck with teeth and the wingspan of a family car

"They are ducks - but not as we know them.Instead of the fluffy little creatures seen today, these big birds boasted 'teeth', a 16ft wingspan and once flew over Britain.Today, scientists announced the discovery of...

Still no word on solar tax credit extension

If you want to see the Solar tax credits passed in the US, call your Representative! The Senate just passed a version extending the credits for 8 years, that are set to expire this year. The bill has stalled in the House, and Bush is threatening a veto."Though both houses of...

Hectares of ancient fossil forests found in abandoned US coal mines

Five new fossilized forests have been discovered in a series of interconnected US coal mines, adding to one found at the same site last year.  The fossilized vegetation covers thousands of hectares, across three...

NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?

"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that...

Researchers discover first fossilized pregnant turtle

Fossilized pregnant turtles used to be the stuff of fables and legends...until now. Researchers have announced the discovery of a 75-million-year old fossil of a pregnant turtle, first found in Alberta in 1999, but released to the public only today. "University of Calgary...

eBay purchase is new species

You can buy anything on eBay ! from pictures of the underwear your husbands over sized girlfriend left behind in your bed, to a new species. " ...

Eight new nuclear power stations planned for England

The debate on nuclear power is up and running again. Gordon Brown believes that the worls needs to build up to a thousand if we are to meet energy needs and fight global warming and other enevironmental issues. He...

Solar Power competes with high Oil Prices, Here comes the Sun

Here's a trivia question: What state has installed more solar panels than any other except California? If you said New Jersey, your solar energy IQ is brilliant. And if you know why several thousand huge mirrors...

India unveils climate change plan

Just before G-8 meeting Indian goverment has announced a big nationwide action programme to curtail climate change impact. " The Indian government has unveiled a national action plan to confront the threat posed by climate change. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the...

Survey: 3 Out of 4 Angry About High Gas Prices

"June 27, 2008 Red states and blue states are united on at least one issue: Americans are increasingly angry and anxious about high gas prices and favor far-reaching action on energy and climate issues, according to a new poll. About three out of four Americans and a...

The cost of cleaning up fossil fuels - and the price of doing nothing

Scientists are looking at ways to bury carbon dioxide gas deep under the ground rather than let it pollute the atmosphere. " The 500ft cooling tower at the Mountaineer power station in New Haven, West Virginia, does not look much different from the scores that dot the...

Lack Of Drift Indicated In Forearm Fossil Find :: Oblate Spheroid

" Megaraptors found in South America now have a "cousin" that was revealed living in Australia. Image Credit: fahad.com Lack Of Drift Indicated In Forearm Fossil Find A Dinosaur forearm bone fossil find in...

Machine to clean up greenhouse gas is breakthrough in war on global warming, ...

"Scientists say they have invented a machine that can suck carbon dioxide out of the air – potentially creating a vital weapon in the war against global warming. The blueprint for the CO2 'scrubber' raises the...

Frog evolution debate resolved

A fossil of an amphibian found in Texas in 1995 appears to have put an end to a lengthy debate about the evolution of frogs and salamanders."The fossilized creature, known as Gerobatrachus hottoni, proves that some...

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