Mysterious Fairy Circles In African Deserts

On July 22, 2015 by Tim Newman
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You may have heard about the fungus-based “fairy rings” that spring up in the countryside. If you’re lucky, you might have even come across one on a sunny country ramble. The fairy circles discussed below are...

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Wild Cats #6: Sand Cats

On July 18, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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The sand cat (Felis margarita), also known as the sand dune cat, is the only cat that spends the majority of its time in true deserts. Of all the wild cats we’ve tackled...

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The Fin Whale – 2nd Biggest Animal On Earth

On July 8, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Everyone above the age of 5 knows that the biggest creature on earth is the blue whale, not quite so many people know who comes in second place. It is in fact the...

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Time: What Is It? And Why Do I Never Have Any?

On June 15, 2015 by Louis Falasha
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Big old unanswerable questions, I know. But sometimes amongst the inanity of general life, I get slapped in the chops by a sense of duty to have a butchers at things that might...

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Moab Intrepid Potash Ponds, Utah

On June 11, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Intrepid Potash, Inc., based in Denver, Colorado, is America’s largest producer of potassium chloride, also known as muriate of potash. It owns three mines, in the wild west of the U.S.: Carlsbad, New Mexico, Moab,...

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Antioxidant Supplements Vs. Cancer – The Truth

On June 10, 2015 by Tim Newman
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As we all known, people who work for food companies like to flog their wares in any way that they can. If it is possible to infer that a product is healthy, all...

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The History Of Life: Creatures From The Silurian

On June 3, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Welcome to part three of my leisurely wander through the timeline of life. Recently, I touched on the Cambrian period which led to the Ordovician, and today we’ll tackle the scintillating Silurian. The Silurian...

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Platybelodon & Amebelodon

On May 30, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Platybelodon and Amebelodon, what lovely beasts they were. They look like the type of animal you would see in an awful Disney Star Wars remake, but the important difference is, these guys actually roamed...

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The Chemistry Of The Amazon Mapped

On May 30, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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Scientists from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory have done something pretty impressive. They have mapped the chemical content of the Amazon basin and its ancient forests. It’s the largest project of its type, and as an added bonus the...

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Amazing Weather Records: Rain

On May 22, 2015 by Lazer Horse
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This is the second installment of impressive weather records. Last time I covered temperature and this time it is the turn of our old foe: rain. I hate rain. It’s my least favourite...

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