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Bear rescued from bridge after nearly falling off
Volunteers use net to save bruin who jumped railing 80 feet above ground Updated: 4:28 a.m. ET Oct 1, 2007 TRUCKEE, Calif. – A 250-pound bear stranded under a bridge near Lake Tahoe was saved by an army of rescuers, a tranquilizer dart and a nylon net bought at an Army surplus store. Read more
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Moon over Coral Springs
The Moon was actually behind my backs, oh c’mon. I love late summer/early fall here, the sky paints me terrific sights, have no words enough to describe. My older son’s Flag Football team was playing in the Mullins Park’s Junior FIeld (they beat the Seahawks 20 x 0, he scored and intercepted today). and the Read more
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Pêlo de mamute ainda tem DNA, diz estudo
27/09/2007 – 17h53 Pesquisadores conseguiram extrair material genético de amostra com 50 mil anos. Material estava em temperatura ambiente; outros extintos são promissores. Maggie Fox Da Reuters A. Sher e F. Shidlovskiy/Museu da Era do Gelo de Moscou Estes pêlos de mamute sobreviveram 25 mil anos (Foto: A. Sher e F. Shidlovskiy/Museu da Read more
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Is there life on Mars?
Opportunity Reaches First Target Inside Crater 09.26.07 NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached its science team’s first destination for the rover inside Victoria Crater, information received from Mars late Tuesday confirms. Image right: A layer of light-toned rock exposed inside Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars . Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Opportunity Read more
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WWF descobre 11 novas espécies de animais e plantas no Vietnã
Nova espécie de cobra descoberta recentemente na região central do Vietnã; o anúncio foi feito pelo WWF 26/09/2007 – 00h39 Washington, 25 set (EFE).- Cientistas do Fundo Mundial da Vida Animal (WWF, sigla em inglês) anunciaram nesta terça-feira que descobriram 11 novos espécies de plantas e animais em regiões remotas das selvas do Vietnã. Em Read more
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Jack Howard-Potter’s Urban Sculptures
Yes, I found another one, and it seems that the Sample Road is flourishing with Urban Art. My wife mentioned the other day that she and the kids saw a Spider Man in a Plaza at Sample Road, I would not imagine who he was … This is "Rotate" by Jack Howard-Potter, you can find Read more
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The Moth and the Spider
Another one of the series "this is something you do not expect to see when going to a Target store to buy a bike". Not exactly Toyah’s Lady or the Tiger but a big Moth and a tiny Spider (and its web), beautiful flying bug though. Read more
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One million square kilometers this year
Scientists Report Severe Retreat of Arctic Ice By ANDREW C. REVKIN Published: September 21, 2007 FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 20 — The cap of floating sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, which retreats under summer’s warmth, this year shrank more than one million square miles — or six Californias — below the average minimum area reached Read more
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Sonda da Nasa detecta possíveis cavernas em Marte
21/09/2007 – 16h32 Da ReutersEm Washington A sonda espacial Mars Odyssey encontrou evidências do que parecem ser sete cavernas na encosta de um vulcão marciano, disse a agência espacial Nasa na sexta-feira.A sonda enviou imagens do que aparentemente são aberturas muito escuras e quase circulares, que parecem levar para espaços subterrâneos."Elas são mais Read more
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Centenas ficam doentes no Peru após queda de meteorito
19/09/2007 – 05h01 BBC Brasil Centenas de pessoas no Peru precisaram de atendimento médico depois que passaram perto do local da queda de um meteorito, segundo as autoridades. Cratera aberta pelo meteorito no Peru O objeto que veio do céu produziu uma cratera profunda ao cair no fim-de-semana em uma área Read more