Tag Archive | "environment"
Giant Turtle Airships are the Way of the Future
A turtle shaped airship is perhaps the last thing you might expect to see floating through the sky, but this eco-friendly craft might just be key to the next generation of humanitarian relief.
Continue reading...30 Abstract Satellite Images of Earth
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
NASA’s scientists had a brilliant idea: to scan through 400,000 images taken by the Landsat 7 satellite and display only the most the most beautiful. A handful of the best were painstakingly chosen and then displayed at the Library of Congress in 2000.
Continue reading...Man Falls Into 30cm Hole
Monday, June 30, 2008
Not the actual hole. Image by J Kriton When a man dropped his lighter down a hole in a busy street the last thing he expected was spending the next two hours wedged up to his armpits in the pavement.
Continue reading...Some Wasps With Your Wasabi? [pic]
Monday, June 30, 2008
Image by yeinjee There is certainly nothing novel about eating insects. The ancient Romans dined on larvae reared on flour and wine and Aristotle enjoyed feasting on young Cicadas. Even today bugs are eaten the world over from Nigeria to New Zealand and are an excellent source [...]
Continue reading...Masked Gunmen Attack Amazon Tribe
Monday, June 30, 2008
Image by CIR/Survival The moment masked gunman opened fire on Indian tribespeople in Brazil was captured in extraordinary footage released last week by human rights groups. Ten people, including six children, were injured in the attack which is the latest outbreak of violence in the ongoing feud [...]
Continue reading...V12 Engine Made With Origami
Thursday, June 26, 2008
For most of us building an origami bird is pretty damn difficult, or near impossible. But if you think that’s hard, how about trying to build an engine out of paper?
Continue reading...How Russian Scientists Kept a Dog’s Severed Head Alive!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
image via Wikipedia Can a head live without a body? The answer should be simple: yes, but only for a little while. Scientists say that the brain continues to function for about two minutes after the heart stops. But can a lopped off head continue to survive after [...]
Continue reading...Man and Pet Bear Go On the Run
Monday, June 23, 2008
image by Petra Karstedt A man was charged with violating India’s wildlife laws after he ran off with his pet bear, despite local police demands.
Continue reading...Amazing Japanese Light Ball Universe in Your Bathtub [pics]
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Technology infiltrates every part of your house, even your bathroom. Oh yes. The days of the rubber duckie are numbered. We geeks here at Environmental Graffiti love it: this device from Sega Toys brings the universe to your bathtub, where all the stars shine as if [...]
Continue reading...150m Year Old Dinosaur Bones Dug Up in Utah
Thursday, June 19, 2008
image via Wikipedia In southeast Utah, scientists uncovered an array of incredibly well-preserved dinosaur bones, which could provide new information about life in this region 150 million years ago.
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
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