Arizona Wildfires 2012: Fire Nears Crown King As Firefighters Work To Keep Flames Contained Wed 16 May 2012 CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters were working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly... (photo: AP / Matt York) Huffington Post Arizona Disasters Photos Wikipedia: Wildfire Wildfires |
Attacked by bees, only way was up a mountain Wed 16 May 2012 As his face filled with angry bees, Albert Watson decided to keep climbing. The 69-year-old was about halfway up the rocky slope of Lone Mountain Friday afternoon when he... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Review Journal Insect Mountain Photos Road Wikipedia: Bee |
'Frozen' Dino-era insects reveal oldest record of pollination Wed 16 May 2012 Washington, May 16 (ANI): Researchers have discovered the first ever record of insect pollination, which got preserved in tree raisin over 100 million ago. The discovery... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Newstrack India Insects Photos Research Washington Wikipedia: Pollination |
'Majority of global population to live in cities by 2050' Wed 16 May 2012 Beijing: About two-thirds of the world's population will be located in urban areas by 2050, creating serious implications for the conservation of natural resources,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Zeenews Beijing People Photos Population Wikipedia: World population |
Free up petrol prices; shrink gold imports: RV Kanoria Wed 16 May 2012 Tweet RV Kanoria, President, FICCI The Indian rupee is trading dangerously close to 54-to-a-dollar mark. This is proving to be a challenge for companies dependent on... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times of India Fuel Gold India Photos Wikipedia: Petroleum |
A Possible Cause of Colony Collapse Disorder in Honey Bees Tue 15 May 2012 The phenomenon of colony collapse disorder (CCD) in honey bees is a recent one that has plagued honey bee populations in North America. CCD is a recent condition that is... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner America Crop Farming Photos Wikipedia: Honey bee |
Summer Travel Forecast Sunny For U.S. Travelers Tue 15 May 2012 NEWTON, Mass., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the results of its annual summer travel survey of... (photo: WN / Periasamy) CNBC Forecast Tourism Photos Travelers USA Wikipedia: Summer |
Nature & More: Sowing Seeds for Bees Tue 15 May 2012 AMSTERDAM, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- " International "Bees love organic" campaign finds overwhelming response With photo More than a thousand Dutch cyclists... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) CNBC Amsterdam Insect Nature Photos Wikipedia: Bee |
Biggest Week in American Birding Tue 15 May 2012 Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Ohio Trumpeter Swans Ohio State Reformatory Biggest Week in American Birding... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner Bird Ottawa Photos Wikipedia: American Birding Association Wildlife |
Bihar village dreams big for its peacocks! Tue 15 May 2012 Madhopur (Bihar), May 15 (IANS) A wave of excitement has swept Bihar's Madhopur-Gobind village, home to around 500 peacocks. For years, people here have proudly... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Newstrack India Bihar Bird People Photos Wikipedia: Madhopur |
David Knopf | Why do cats slumber so? Because they can Tue 15 May 2012 I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason why cats sleep so much, something based on the findings of leading cat researchers at top universities. But as the result of my... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Kansas City Star Animal House Nature Photos Wikipedia: Cat |
822 trees to be axed across Mumbai for projects Tue 15 May 2012 The Tree Authority Committee has approved the hacking of more than 822 trees for various developmental projects. Municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte also directed the... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) DNA India Construction Mumbai Photos Trees Wikipedia: Mumbai |
Earth In Crisis As Wildlife Numbers Plummet Tue 15 May 2012 ZSL's Professor Tim Blackburn: 'We are living in a planet in crisis' Earth is a planet in crisis with wildlife populations declining by more than 30% in... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Skynews Conservation Earth Photos Wikipedia: Wildlife Wildlife |
Steps from historic Durban Climate Change Conference Tue 15 May 2012 Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 2:38 pm Press Release: UNFCCC Governments meeting in Bonn embark on next steps following historic Durban Climate Change Conference Bonn, 14 May 2012... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Scoop Climate Durban Environment Photos |
Earth and marine sciences Tue 15 May 2012 Study of the Earth, seas, rivers and the atmosphere - includes geology and ocean sciences... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Guardian Earth Marine Photos Science Wikipedia: Oceanography |
National Cooperative Soil Survey Finished In Mississippi After 114 Years Mon 14 May 2012 STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — After 114 years, Mississippi State University and other agencies have completed an acre-by-acre map of Mississippi's soils — more than 30 million... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Huffington Post Agriculture Mississippi Photos Soil Wikipedia: Soil survey |
Northern AZ wildfire grows, prompts evacuations Mon 14 May 2012 CROWN KING, Ariz. — A wildfire north of Phoenix that prompted evacuations in an Arizona historic mining community of Crown King has grown overnight. Prescott... (photo: AP / Marc Allan) Austin American Statesman Arizona Environment Firefighter Photos Wikipedia: Wildfire |
News and notes from Oahu Mon 14 May 2012 Oahu is the hub of Hawaiian tourism, and anyone who has visited Waikiki during spring break or summer vacation knows why the island has the nickname "The Gathering... (photo: Creative Commons / WPPilot) Kansas City Star Environment Hawaii Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Oahu |
Ahoy! Green thumbs Mon 14 May 2012 Holidays are the best time to try out new things. It's better when you get involved in an activity that benefits not just you but the planet too — gardening, it is!... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Hindu Environment Garden Nature Photos Wikipedia: Plant |
Let's go birding Mon 14 May 2012 It's blazing hot, the migratory birds who left their countries to escape the harsh winter, realise that it's time to return home due to their internal clocks. Some who... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Hindu Birds Home Photos Wikipedia: Birdwatching Winter |