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Over the last 4 years Dr. Steve Sweetman has discovered many ancient species previously unknown to humans. He has unearthed and identified eight dinosaurs, many reptiles and six very small mammals – all from the time of the dinosaurs. One of the dinosaur fossils is a type of velociraptor that he measured as 6 meters in length. [...]
This is Reality has a new TV spot directed by The Coen Brothers. Check it: “Clean coal is supported by the coal industry. The most trusted name in coal!” There is no such thing as “clean coal” in the U.S. today. Coal is responsible for 32% of CO2 emissions in this country and 83% of [...]
Hong Kong actress and singer Karen Mok will travel to Canada to speak out against seal hunting just before the start of this year’s seal hunting season, during which an estimated 300,000 will be killed for their fur and meat. Mok will work with the Hong Kong Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [...]
In the Napo region of northeast Ecuador, the nation’s second largest oil pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil. The pipepline company’s website described the leak as being due to ‘natural causes’. American environmental scientist Douglas Beltman witnessed the amount of oil in the Santa Rosa river in the area and was [...]
A very unusual fish spotted laster year by scuba diving operators near Ambon Island in Indonesia has been proven to be unique. University of Washington fish expert Ted Pietsch conducted DNA tests on the angler fish. Recently he confirmed through his analysis that indeed, it is a newly discovered species.
