Bee Afraid, Bee Very Afraid
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U.S. Curtails Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
The National Park Service has approved a plan to restrict the number of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park to fewer than half last year’s limit. nytimes.com |
On the horns of a dilemma: Last-ditch effort aims to save nearly extinct northern white rhino--But is it too late?
Four of the world's last eight surviving northern white rhinos ( Ceratotherium simum cottoni ) are now living in Africa for the first time in decades as part of a last-ditch effort to save the subspecies from extinction. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Vistas, Tacos and Bowling
Sunset Park offers nature in Green-Wood Cemetery, Central American food, hilltop views and a cool bowling alley. travel.nytimes.com |
Meet the Microbes Eating the Gulf Oil Spill [Slide Show]
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill added roughly 800 million liters of hydrocarbons to the Gulf of Mexico. One quarter of that has been burned, captured or skimmed, according to U.S. government estimates. That leaves the rest for trillions of microbes to feast on--a petroleum cornucopia that first became available April 20 when the oil platform exploded and the spill started. [More] Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico - Deepwater Horizon - Environment - Federal government of the United States rss.sciam.com |