Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Are We Pushing Sumatran Tigers to Extinction?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Sumatran Tiger is nearly extinct due to human involvement in its habitat, according to a new research paper. These tigers are found exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and only 400 of them live today. A high level of … Continue reading →

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Babylon’s hanging garden: ancient scripts give clue to missing wonder

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on LEARN FROM NATURE:
A British academic has gathered evidence suggesting garden was created at Nineveh, 300 miles from Babylon. The Guardian reports The whereabouts of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world – the fabled…

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SOILS: The Hidden World Under Our Feet

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on LEARN FROM NATURE:
One of the most important threats to biodiversity has received little attention — though it lies just below us… From the NY Times Sunday special : THE world’s worrisome decline in biodiversity is well known. Some experts…

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When it comes to food, technology won’t save us

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

A fellow blogger Janina commented on it. I am reproducing his words here. This is a great argument against the technology-driven, big-ag “food security” approach which focuses on the “need to feed the world” through more and flashier technological inventions. … Continue reading →

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