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May
22
2010

Infographic: Top 20 countries with most endangered species

published by mother nature network | March 05, 2010

Read on: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/infographic-top-20-countries-with-most-endangered-species

Feb
24
2010

Waiting to Inhale: Deep-Ocean Low-Oxygen Zones Spreading to Shallower Coastal Waters

Oxygen-deprived areas in the world’s oceans usually found in deeper water are moving up to offshore areas and threatening coastal marine ecosystems by spurring the die-off of some species and overpopulation of others
By Michael Tennesen | Scientific American | February 23, 2010
A plague of oxygen-deprived waters from the deep ocean is creeping up over [...]

Feb
1
2010

A Seattle chef proves that traditional sushi and healthy oceans go hand-in-chopstick

by DARBY MINOW SMITH | grist | January 31, 2010
Growing up in small-town Montana, two things just made no sense: vegetarians and sushi. Why eat tofu, or raw fish, when you could just as easily have a big juicy steak? Coming from generations of cattle rancher stock, I read Jonathan Safran Foer’s ringing defense of [...]

Jan
8
2010

Pet snake saves family from house fire

Rescued animal returns the favor by warning family when an electric blanket catches fire.
by Stephanie Rogers | Mother Nature Network | January 4, 2009
When Yu Feng of Liaoning Province in China found a dying black snake in the grass outside his home, he made an unusual decision that would change his life.
Yu brought the snake [...]