Monthly Archives: April 2013

Good news about coral reefs – they recovered from warming

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi
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Misuse of antibiotics and ‘factory farming’ of animals: Alarm bells sound

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on ILRI Clippings:
‘The Spoonful of Milk’ by Marc Chagall, 1912 (via WikiPaintings). ‘. . . It is estimated that about 70% of the world’s antibiotics are fed to farm animals: the precise amount used in agriculture is…

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Dead Star Bending Light of Companion Red Star

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

NASA’s Kepler space telescope has observed the effects of a dead star bending the light of its companion red star.The findings are among the first detections of this effect — a result predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity — … Continue reading →

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U.S. seismic expert urges Jamaica to prepare for major earthquake

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on The Extinction Protocol:
April 6, 2013 – JAMAICA – Authorities in Jamaica have been urged by an American seismic expert to start long-term efforts to prepare for another major earthquake to impact the island. The advice came…

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