Eerie outpost unnerves US Marines
Jan/100
Marines stationed at eerie Observation Point Rock in Afghanistan have reported that the place could be haunted. Locals believe it to be ‘cursed’ a…
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Cook Inlet Beluga Whales: 3,000 Square Miles of Critical Habitat Proposed
Dec/090
The National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed to designate over 3,000 square miles of critical habitat for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.
Good news for critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales: The Center for Biological Diversity announced today that over 3,000 square miles of critical habitat has been proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
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Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer trailer watches your back, stabs it
Nov/090
Something’s always struck us as kind of … off about the title Aliens vs. Predator. For one, there are “colonial marines” up in there, mixing it up. More confusing, though, is the fact that both “Aliens” and “Predators” are, in fact, aliens. [And aren't all of them predators? - Ed.] At least Sega is keeping our minds diverted from these recondite questions with the latest multiplayer footage (found after the break).
Aside from trotting out a handful of European game writers who all tell the same “This game is SO awesome” story, we’re treated to a smattering of gameplay snippets from all three sides of the equation. We’re only left wondering one thing after watching them – if you can play as a predator against eight colonial marines, who would ever choose the marines side?
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Whales are polite conversationalists
Oct/090
A group of marine biologists have developed a new tool that can detect and identify the sounds made by individual whales communicating with one an…
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Scientist Claims Sperm Whales in Southern Ocean are Carbon Neutral
Oct/090
Because of their enormous body size, whales have been thought to contribute a considerable amount of carbon dioxide to the total greenhouse gas build-up whenever they exhale. However, Trish J. Lavery of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia claims they – the sperms whales of Southern Ocean, at least – are falsely-accused and that they live quite a carbon-neutral life.
During the October 13 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Quebec City, Canada, Lavery talked about earlier calculations overlooking the whales’ capacity to offset their carbon dioxide emissions. The 210,000 sperm whales in Southern Ocean should be declared carbon neutral, according to Lavery. The carbon neutral status is achieved by bringing iron from the depths of the ocean to the surface whenever they feed. This extra iron in the water induces plankton growth which in turn traps carbon and prevents it from being released into the atmosphere.
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Safeguard your virginity with this limited edition Master Chief bust
Sep/090
Get ready to lie, cheat and steal because ONE2ONE Collectibles has revealed an insanely detailed Master Chief bust for the low, low price of $249. This “strictly limited,” 1:2 scale bust of Halo’s most popular playable character — unless that gets topped somehow — stands at 12 inches tall and 12 inches wide, and is set to be released during Q4 2009. If the Chief isn’t your character of choice, ONE2ONE also revealed that busts of a Brute Chieftain and ODST Marine are on the way. Get those pocketbooks ready, ladies and gentlemen. This could be an expensive fourth quarter, after all.
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Charlie the Tuna Faces Extinction
Sep/090
According to Greenpeace and the Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST), Pacific tuna could face extinction by 2048, due to overfishing, pirate fishing and exploitation.
In a news conference held last week, the two groups recommended a 50 percent reduction in tuna catches and asked the Taiwan government to support the Western and Central Pacific Fishery Commission (WCPCF), to “close the four pockets of international waters in the Pacific Ocean as marine reserves to sustain the tuna stock.” The WCPCF, also known as the Pacific Tuna Commission, is a decision making body comprised of 27 countries and territories around the world that manages tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
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Jellyfish may help keep planet cool
Aug/090
Jellyfish and other similar marine creatures could be helping to curb the effects of global warming by stirring up the oceans, mixing the warmer surfa…
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Dream therapy in psychiatry
Aug/090
A European Science Foundation workshop has found that dream therapy could be useful in psychiatric treatment following the discovery of similarities i…
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Latest Aliens vs. Predator trailer has disco fever
Feb/100
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