Brazil Environmental Agencies Torched in ‘Barbaric Attack’
Jose Leland Barroso, head of IBAMA in the state of Amazonas, told a Brazilian newspaper: “This is a barbaric attack, an act of terrorism.” Hundreds of armed men have set fire to...
Asia-Pacific’s economic gains must not undercut social and environmental goals, says UN regional forum
While the Asia-Pacific trade outlook for this year is positive, some uncertainties ¬– including the possible impact of structural rebalancing of China from export orientation to domestic consumption...
Thus completely engulfs its prey the largest poisonous snake in the world
The visual piece that accompanies the text shows us a real cobra about to eat. What we see: the impressive reptile in action to hunt its prey. A chilling sequence that shows how the largest...
The GOP needs to embrace environmental issues and free-market solutions
For far too long, environmentalism has been dominated by negativity, partisan politics, bickering, and divisive policies. It has been driven through fear by money-seeking and politically-driven...
These birds were able to survive the cataclysm that extinguished the dinosaurs
A recent research from the Argentinean Museum of Natural Sciences Bernardino Rivadavia in Buenos Aires, Argentina, proposes that birds similar to geese and sharing traits with these and ducks and...
In ancient times the development of trees was much more complex
The oldest trees on the planet had a more complex morphology than today, according to a study by researchers at the University of Cardiff, which was published this week by the journal Proceedings of...
The origin of gold is in the mantle of the Earth, 70 kilometers deep, check scientists
An international team of scientists, in which the University of Granada (UGR) has participated, has provided new information on the origin of gold, one of the puzzles that has intrigued humanity...
A disabled Neanderthal received care to reach old age
A disabled Neanderthal 50,000 years ago should have been helped by others to avoid predators and survive to age 40, according to a new analysis published in the journal PLoS ONE. “More than...
