Using both reforestation and reductions in deforestation, Brazil aims to cut their net deforestation to 0 by the year 2015.

Update/related to this. picked by Marli 1 year ago

People seems to be having great fun reviewing a simple Bic pen in amazon.com LOL picked by countach 2 years ago

Amazon.com has the 3-Pack Farberware Generations Nonstick Skillets for $10 with free shipping on $25. Includes set of 2 pans and one rectangular thingy. I'm not sure how much pans are supposed to cost but I've actually heard of Farberware and $10 sounds cheap! picked by iZ 3 years ago

Parthenogenesis or reproduction without males (all children are female clones of their mothers) generally is not a long-term solution for species. Problems seep into the DNA and they are unable to be fixed via mutations. One species of fish seems to have found a "trick" to allow them to thrive for 70,000, reproducing asexually. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

This is awful the way we are killing our world! It must stop! picked by topofall 2 years ago

I don't know if this Amazon site is a joke, but I do know I laughed hard when I saw the "customers who bought items like this also bought" part!

If this is real, and it seems to be, you CAN custom order your own non-street legal tank! And some uranium. Merry Christmas! picked by bcgrote 2 years ago

Amazon review of "The Good Book". Pretty childish but honest and with a message picked by kamaloo 1 year ago

While a common cold or the flu might not hurt your or I, it can be deadly to people who have no immunity to it.
British Filmmakers in the Peruvian Amazon were filming these remote tribes, and locals allege the virus was brought by the visitors. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Why is the sky blue? How long can you live on beer alone? Weird, wacky and wonderful questions asked and answered by the magazine New Scientist.

Also see: Does Anything Eat Wasps? and Why Don't Penguins' feet freeze? picked by TheStep 3 years ago

Including "oh hell to the naw", "wish i wear deaf", "professional inseminator" , "music to make you long for the sweet release of death" and my personal favorite by an anonymous celebrity tagger "i left justin for this" picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago

Remember that little book of tales J.K. Rawling wrote and only published a handful of copies? amazon has just announced that they are taking preorders and the book will be out in time for Christmas! picked by hmtksteve 1 year ago

Deep in the Amazon jungle, writer Kira Salak tests ayahuasca, a shamanistic medicinal ritual, and finds a terrifying—but enlightening—world within. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

This new exploit will let you run homebrew software and install custom firmwares on all PSP firmwares up to version 3.50 using a copy of Lumines. picked by punthe 2 years ago

Huh, turns out the tinfoil-beanie crowd was right all along: the CIA *does* want to read your blog posts, follow your Twitter updates, and muck around in your Amazon book review history. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Summer might be coming to an end but the sun will return and you will need to look good. You can get sunglasses that were originally $180 for $49.89. Shipping is Free picked by mgalpert 3 years ago

Lost in the Amazon rainforest lie the remains of Henry Ford's attempt to gain complete control of the manufacture of every part of his vehicles. He only lacked his own brand of tires... picked by bcgrote 5 months ago

On Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

A rare river dolphin has been officially classified as a new species.

The Bolivian river dolphin has been acknowledged as a separate species to the more widely-known Amazon River dolphin. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A blue-fronted Amazon parrot has been put on antidepressants to help her cope with unrequited love. The seven-year-old parrot is besotted with owner Joyce Greenslade and went into a rage whenever her husband Stephen went close to her. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

What's the legal status of all that digital media the young people spend so much money on at iTunes and Amazon? Do they own it? Can they sell it? What about those Steam games? Can you resell that unopened copy of AutoCAD even though the EULA forbids it? Welcome to the murky "post-sale" world in the digital age. picked by cactushair 12 months ago