In November 2008, a team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania reported they had sequenced a large fraction of the Mammoth genome. The genome of any living species is the DNA genes which make up the chromosomes that reside in the nucleus of...
Topics: African Elephant, clone, cloning, cloning mammoth, cloning Neaderthal, closing prehistoric animals, codon, DNA, frozen mammoths, gene, genes, genome, mammoth, mammoth mummies, Neandertal, Neandertal DNA, neanderthal, Neanderthal DNA, Siberia, Siberian mammoths, surrogate parent, whoolly mammoth

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The tiny locale of Longyearbyen, Norway, is one of the world's most northerly towns. Here, university students learn to shoot polar bears in self-defense while kindergarten kids have mobility issues caused by heavy snowsuits and residents worry about.
Topics: armageddon, artic circle, burial, death, Featured, flu pandemic, global seed vault, graveyard, longyearbyen, norway, spanish flu, svalbard, WWI

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This week, leading professional and corporate consultancy Spada released new research on environmental reporting that shows FTSE100 companies are more than vague when using environmental terms and concepts. Only two of 79 leading corporate organizations..
Topics: financial crisis, spada, sustainability, sustainable practices

{"title":"What Does Sustainability Mean to You?","post_url":"http:\/\/www.environmentalgraffiti.com\/business\/what-does-sustainability-mean-to-you\/4171","feed_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/environmentalgraffiti","author":null,"date":"2008-11-21 07:01:56","summary":"This week, leading professional and corporate consultancy Spada released new research on environmental reporting that shows FTSE100 companies are more than vague when using environmental terms and concepts. Only two of 79 leading corporate organizations.."}

Mazes and labyrinths are more part and parcel of our culture than people realise. Their roots can be traced back to Greek mythology and Paganism, where they were regarded as mystical. It wasn’t until a few hundred years ago that mazes were designed for.
Topics: carzy maze, Featured, greek mythology, labyrinth, largest maze, maze, mazes

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Sea Serpents have been sighted for centuries. Most sea serpents are reported as large and reptilian; many types have been seen in lakes (‘Nessie’ in Loch Ness, Scotland) and oceans. Assuming that most sightings are ‘real’ and not hoaxes created...
Topics: Featured, giant octopus, giant squid, kraken, monsters, mysteries of the sea, sea monsters, sea serpents

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