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Bird Flu Censorship Defended by Panel

Bird Flu Censorship Defended by Panel

One of the scariest stories to emerge late last year was the attempted suppression of two studies done on bird flu, which basically amounted to research done by two teams in the US and the Netherlands that ... continue
Fish Filmed Mimicking Octopus Mimicking Fish

Fish Filmed Mimicking Octopus Mimicking Fish

New footage of an octopus and a fish shows a confusing game of copycat taking place, deep in the oceans around Indonesia. Video shot by researcher Godehard Kopp of the University of Gottingen in Germany shows a 'mimic octopus' ... continue
First Wild Gray Wolf in California for a Century

First Wild Gray Wolf in California for a Century

When a lone gray wolf trotted across the border into California on Thursday, a little bit of history was made. That's because this was the first wild wolf to appear in the state in close to a ... continue
Clouds photographed in all their naked splendor from 4 miles up [Video]

Clouds photographed in all their naked splendor from 4 miles up [Video]

I think we all have spent the occasional sunny afternoon laying in a park staring up at the sky watching clouds drift by and seeing all kinds of shapes hidden in them. When it comes to taking, ... continue
What do the Fibonacci Sequence and solar power have in common?

What do the Fibonacci Sequence and solar power have in common?

Solar energy is considered to many to be the answer to our energy problems but the main stumbling block to more wide spread use has always been the effective collecting of that energy. Well it seems that one ... continue
Mount Etna blows her top, caught on video

Mount Etna blows her top, caught on video

Early this morning Mount Etna in Sicily started spewing lava and sending clouds of ash into the air as it erupted, mostly into uninhabited areas with the exception of the airport in Catania which had to close due to ... continue
Two heads might be better than one but they sure aren’t pretty

Two heads might be better than one but they sure aren’t pretty

Before the wonder of the web things like Hairy Woman, Monkey Boy and two headed cows were only found in the circus sideshow but now we can find just about any of those things with their own ... continue
8 Incredible images of nature in your face

8 Incredible images of nature in your face

By waking up at 5:30 AM in the morning and spending his whole day in sub-zero weather so that the animals would trust him Jonathan Griffiths, Montana USA, was able to put his camera literally in the ... continue
Scientists discover new microbe dining on the Gulf oil spill

Scientists discover new microbe dining on the Gulf oil spill

Mother Nature is pretty incredible. Just when you think mankind has taken one more step in destroying the planet Mother Nature ups the game. Such is the case when it comes to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ... continue
“Alien” shark – life imitates art

“Alien” shark – life imitates art

Nature can be pretty freaky. After all we have creatures alive today that have evolved over millennia to provide us with a never ending variety of life. But nature is full of surprises as well, some of which we are ... continue
6 Gorgeous images of nature caught in motion

6 Gorgeous images of nature caught in motion

Capturing images of the animals that populate our world is incredibly hard taking a lot of patience and probably more to the point - being in the right place at the right time and having a fast ... continue
6 Absolutely beautiful images of lightening

6 Absolutely beautiful images of lightening

I remember when I lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the things I missed the most was real honest to God thunderstorms. Finally after thirty days of drizzle I had enough and moved back east and ... continue
Doctors may soon be able to super glue bones together

Doctors may soon be able to super glue bones together

Typically when it comes to repairing badly shattered or broken bones in the human body doctors have use all kinds of pins, plates and screws to hold everything in place until the body can ... continue
Going green with your business card, and I do mean green

Going green with your business card, and I do mean green

As much as we like to think that things like business cards are no longer important in our digital world the fact is that they are still a very valuable tool for anyone in ... continue
Help your kids become nature voyeurs

Help your kids become nature voyeurs

Kids have incredibly inquisitive minds always wanting to know stuff, especially when it comes to nature and the the world around them. Encyclopedias, or now Wikipedia, can only fill in so many blanks for ... continue