Travel: nature
Sahara Desert Had Abrupt Change From 'Green' to Today's Landscape
The Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest hot desert on the surface of planet Earth but it used to be a populated by rich plant life and several lakes during the era known as the African Humid Period from around 11 thousand to 5 thousand years ago.
GeoBeats
04/10/2013
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America's Heartland: Rice and Wildlife
California produces nearly five billion pounds of rice each year that gets used in various food products and exported around the globe. The rice farms that dot the landscape also sit in the Pacific Flyway which is home to millions of birds. Changes in rice farming practices have helped wildlife flourish.
KVIE
02/21/2013
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Scientists Find Giant Camel Fossil in the Arctic
Most of us know what a modern day camel looks like. But around 3.5 million years ago, giant camels roamed the arctic forests, and today their remains have been found in Canada. 30 bone fragments were found in the tundra. The remains were mummified, rather than fossilized, and had remnants of collagen proteins. Protein analysis of the bones shows that the animal is related to present day camels.
GeoBeats
03/07/2013
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Can We Evolve Without Competition?
Can evolution occur without a competition between animals, fighting to survive? After all, that was one of the key elements to Darwin's Theory of Evolution. But as Trace tells us, modern scientists have found that evolution is not so straightforward.
DNews
05/05/2013
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An Abandoned Oil Rig Becomes a Thriving Eco System
An eco-system so spectacular that it is attracting attention from divers to explore it has developed in a most unexpected place: in the support system of an abandoned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and a host of organizations are working to reconsider the order to blast it into smithereens.
Todays Green Minute
05/09/2013
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NASA's Aerial Image Shows Stunning Sapphire Ponds
Check out NASA's image of Greenland's sapphire pool. Each year, when temperatures start rising, the sun shines down on the Greenland ice sheet. The end result is gorgeous sapphire-colored ponds. Snow and ice melt, causing water to flow in streams and channels. The liquid then collects in depressions on the sheet’s surface creating so-called ponds and once in awhile, they can be seen from space.
GeoBeats
03/25/2013
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