ENVIRONMENT

Rare U.S. Ferret Marks 30-Year Comeback

The black-footed ferret was declared extinct in 1979, two years before a small band of survivors turned up in Wyoming. And now, after 30 years of rehab, the species is one of America's top conservation success stories.

Mystery Solved: Adorable Chinese Fur Ball Is From Down Under

The mysterious spotted creature was dropped off at the Chinese zoo is in fact a type of possum most likely smuggled into the country as a novelty pet. A Hong Kong animal enthusiast Danny Li contacted the zoo soon enough and informed them it was a spotted cuscus - a marsupial native to northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia's Maluku Islands.
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DIY High Protein Fish Food From Algae

Growing your own fish food for aquaponics is the holy grail for many folk wishing to be autonomous and not dependent on commercial fish food pellets.

Bin Liners and the Alternatives to Your Used Plastic Bag

Starting on September 1, 2011 the official single use plastic bag ban has begun in the Northern Territory. Some peole are cheering and happy but others are now scratching their heads... what do we now use to line our rubbish bin?

Fuel Spill Spreads in Brisbane River

Diesel oil spilled into the Brisbane River near the commercial business district. The spill, near Eagle St Pier, was reported at 5:30 a.m. and is estimated to have spread 150 to 200 metres along the river's northern bank.

Japan Steps up Decontamination near Fukushima Plant

A few days after alarming levels of radioactive cesium and iodine 131 were reported near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, local officials plan to decontaminate homes within 60 kilometers, NHK World News reported.

India and China Hold First Strategic Economic Dialogue

In the first India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue held in Beijing, Indian delegates headed by Deputy-chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia told media the dialogue serves as a "knowledge transfer" conveying substantial benefits to both countries, The Hindu reported.

Mutant Cane Toads Invade Oz Territory

A Virginia resident last week sent in proof of the this next step in the evolution of the cane toad with five legs. Five legged cane toads have been discovered before most notably back in 2007 with a five legged frog by the name of Jake the Peg in Tumbling Waters near Darwin River.

Bin Liners and the Alternatives to your Used Plastic Bag

Starting on September 1, 2011 the official single use plastic bag ban has begun in the Northern Territory. Some people are cheering and happy but others are now scratching their heads… what do we now use to line our rubbish bin?

Feds Give Green Light to Chevron’s Giant LNG Project in Pilbara

The federal government stamped its environmental approval on the Chevron-led Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that experts said would lead to billion-dollars of investments but could disrupt the marine eco-system off the coast of Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Yao Ming and Richard Branson Join Campaign Against Shark Fin Trade

Retired Chinese NBA star Yao Ming has teamed up with British business tycoon Richard Branson in convincing Chinese citizens especially the affluent families against eating shark fins emphasizing the government must be strict in implementing the law on their trade and use.

Skull Found in Nigeria Supports Interbreeding with Primitive Humans

A study on a human skull found in the Iwo Eleru cave in Nigeria, West Africa, shows that modern humans and older subspecies of human might have lived at the same era and even reproduced in the region. Modern humans are estimated to have first appeared in Africa 200,000 years ago. Some scientists are saying that older humans must have lingered and interacted with the new generation of human life.

Million Told to Evacuate as Typhoon Roke Hits Japan

Typhoon Roke swept through central and westerrn Japan Tuesday night with 144 kph (90 mph) winds, leaving one person dead, two others missing, and more than a million residents fleeing their homes, Japan's weather agency said.

Galileo Movement Fuels Australia Climate Divide

Two Australian retirees invoke the 'father of modern science' in their fight against the hegemony of settled climate science. But their arguments - and the advisors supporting them - draw from a deep history of climate science denial and distortion.

Orange Peel, a Wasted Energy Resource?

Scientists in the UK, Spain, and Brazil are collaborating to find a way of producing valuable biomass-derived chemicals, materials and fuels from orange peel.

12 New Frog Species Discovered

Scientists find a dozen unknown 'night frogs' in remote western India, but half may already be threatened with extinction.

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