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The Squashed Trilobite in a Human Footprint Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
In June of 1968, amateur fossil collector William J. Meister found a rock 2 inches thick in Antelope Spring, Utah. With a blow of his hammer, he exposed the fossil of a human footprint. But this footprint had a special feature—a squashed trilobite.
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Possibly the oldest human footprint found in Egypt Posted: 2 years ago by Moe
May be even older than that of Lucy. Authorities deny that the footprint had a Nike tread on it.
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Medium dog, SUV have same carbon footprint Posted: 1 month ago by bingo
A pair of New Zealand researchers claim a medium-sized dog has about the same carbon footprint as a sport-utility vehicle due to its diet.
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Police track down violent robber from a footprint that he left in his victim's forehead Posted: 10 months ago by coldbladed
It is a shocking image - a footprint embedded into the bruised forehead of the victim of a brutal and violent robbery.
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Roman Soldier's Footprint Reveals Clues to Ancient City Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Archaeologists have uncovered a footprint made by a sandal-clad Roman soldier in a wall surrounding an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited.
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U2 360° World Tour Criticized for Carbon Footprint Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
U2, a band famous for their desire to save the planet and for their contributions to third world aid, have come under fire for their carbon footprint. The band's world tour this year will generate enough carbon to equal a trip for the four band members to fly first class to Mars, a journey of 34 million miles.
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'T.rex footprint' found by British dinosaur hunter: report Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A Britain-based palaeontologist believes he has found the world's first known Tyrannosaurus rex footprint. Phil Manning said he has high hopes the one square metre (about 11 square feet) print, from the famed Hell Creek area of the northwest US state of Montana, is from the flesh-eating giant, although 100 percent certainty is impossible.
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Stellar explosion displays massive carbon footprint Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
While humans are still struggling to get rid of unwanted carbon it appears that the heavens are really rather good at it. New research by astrophysicists at the University of Warwick has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star.
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New diet shrinks calories, carbon footprint Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A soon-to-be-published weight-loss book helps dieters reduce not just their intake of calories, but the negative impact of their food consumption choices on the environment.
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Water Footprint - How much do you use. Posted: 8 months ago by bingo
Forget carbon footprint. Long before the Earth will suffer from a climate catastrophe due to global warming, humanity may perish from another environmental disaster: the diminishing supply of fresh water (Don’t believe it? Why, humans have been fighting wars over water for centuries)
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Top 11 compounds in US drinking water Posted: 11 months ago by bingo
A survey of the water for more than 28 million Americans has detected the widespread but low-level presence of pharmaceuticals and hormonally active chemicals.
Water utilities could make drinking water purer. But the costs of "extreme purification" - far beyond what is needed - are huge in terms of increased energy usage and carbon footprint.
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The Green Initiative - Carbon Foot Print Calculator Posted: 1 year ago by muppetmaker
Using this program put in what you pay a month on electricity, gas, etc... and find out what your carbon foot print is. The website will then tell you how many tree's you must plant to offset your waste.
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'Dog killed by Yowie' Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
First it was UFOs, now it's feared Yowies could be on the loose in Darwin's rural area.
A Territory Yowie researcher believes the Big-Foot-like beast could be responsible for the recent death of a dog south of Darwin.
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Energy Champions game Posted: 2 years ago by willcheng
Energy Champions is a fast and furious game where you must collect the recycling dropped from above by the selfish workers and place them in the correct recycling bins before your carbon workprint becomes too big.
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Hey! Homo Erectus! Wipe Your Feet! You're Leaving Footprints Everywhere! Posted: 9 months ago by pocksucket
1.5 million year old footprints found in Kenya would appear to be those of an early man.
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Out of Organic Tuscan Kale? Posted: 2 months ago by nateebiinature
Let's say you're preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don't have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do?
*Please note I labeled this 'entertainment' NOT politics ... The current First Lady is simply a source of amusement 4 me... nothing more.
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Tiny beetle tramps over emission targets Posted: 2 years ago by chinook
The pine beetle, the size of a grain of rice, has already destroyed British Columbia's forests and devastated the logging industry. Now, the insect threatens to upend the province's push to curb its greenhouse gases.
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It's a tiny house, but the living is easy Posted: 1 year ago by kissmenow
... which is why Janzen has become interested in the small house movement, whose adherents believe in minimizing one's footprint - structural as well as carbon - by living in spaces that are smaller than 1,000 square feet and, in some cases, smaller than 100.
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David Beckham is Bad for the Environment Posted: 2 years ago by eyloni
Bad news for Brand Beckham, as it seems Golden Balls’ globe trotting lifestyle is slowly but surely destroying planet earth. According to climate watchdog Carbon Trust the former England captain has both “the biggest carbon footprint in the world” and “the largest carbon footprint in human history.” Ouch. The reason for Beckham’s dirty oversized environmental footprint can be summed up in two words: air fare.
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5 Amazing 'Green' Cities around the World Posted: 1 year ago by palmieres
For those who say it can't be done, and for the rest of us, there's hope. Here are 5 cities working, as we speak, to make the human carbon footprint smaller by the day. Cities are listed at the top: simply follow the link for the rest of the article.
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