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Dams, wetland destruction, and overfishing threaten to wipe out more than 20 percent of Africa's freshwater species, many unique to the continent.
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Scientists say desertification of the mountain grasslands of the Tibetan plateau is accelerating climate change Like generations of Tibetan nomads before him, Phuntsok Dorje makes a living raising yaks and other livestock on the vast alpine grasslands that provide a thatch on the roof of the world. But in recent years the vegetation around his home, the Tibetan plateau, has been destroyed by rising temperatures, excess livestock and plagues of insects and rodents. The high-altitude meadows are rarely mentioned in discussions of global warming, but the changes to this ground have a profound impact on Tibetan politics and the world's ecological security. For Phuntsok Dorje, the issue is more down to earth. He is used to dramatically shifting cloudscapes above his head, but it is the changes below his feet that make him uneasy. "The grass used to be up to here," Phuntsok says, indicating a point on his leg a little below the knee. "Twenty years ago, we had to scythe it down. But now, well, you can see for yourself. It's so short it looks like moss." The green prairie that used to surround his tent has become a brown desert. All that is left of the grasslands here... |
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A skink species lays eggs on the coast but births babies in the mountains, giving a rare glimpse at how placentas evolved, scientists say.
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| Fighting Diabetes with SproutsSeptember 02, 2010 6:52:27 pm EDT | | Diabetes: Deadly Modern Disease – Fight it with Sprouts According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the incidence of diabetes in persons 20 years of age and over grew from 7.8 percent in the years from 1988 to 1994 to 10.3 percent in... |
| | Menstruation and a Raw-Foods DietSeptember 02, 2010 6:51:37 pm EDT | | If you have recently switched to a raw-foods diet, especially if this is a drastic change from the way you were eating previously, you may see changes in your menstrual cycle. For one thing, the changes your body is going through are pretty drastic. Raw.. |
| | 5 Best And Worst Foods To EatSeptember 02, 2010 6:50:23 pm EDT | | There are a lot of foods to choose from these days and certainly there are some better than others. Do you know which foods are best for you? You are about to find out. We have scoured the earth to find out what are some of the best (and worst) foods for. |
| | Pre-Pregnancy NutritionSeptember 02, 2010 6:39:29 pm EDT | | A lot of times the importance of consuming a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet before pregnancy is underestimated by well-educated women in high-paying jobs and not-so-educated women alike. Most women do not pay much attention to what they eat. This.. |
| | Fasting and Mono-Diet when on the RoadSeptember 02, 2010 6:30:56 pm EDT | | I was teaching English as a Second Language to prepare a group of 50 young Saudis to be college students in this country several years ago. It was their first experience in this country, and a part of our challenge and commitment to the Saudi embassy was. |
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| Alfonso OlivesSeptember 02, 2010 7:26:58 pm EDT | | Introduction *The olive is the fruit of the olive tree, Olea europea, an evergreen tree native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean region. *Alfonso olives are large, soft, robust, winey tasting Chilean olives cured in wine or wine vinegar solution... |
| | Sun-Dried OlivesSeptember 02, 2010 7:22:00 pm EDT | | Introduction *The olive is the fruit of the olive tree, Olea europea, an evergreen tree native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean region. *Sun-dried olives are rich and intense in flavor, and are less salty than other canned olives. *They can be... |
| | Manzanilla OlivesSeptember 02, 2010 7:14:53 pm EDT | | Introduction *The olive is the fruit of the olive tree, Olea europea, an evergreen tree native to coastal areas of the Mediterranean region. *Manzanilla olives are large and round to oval in shape. The skin changes to brilliant purple to deep blue-black.. |
| | Dried ApplesSeptember 02, 2010 7:13:11 pm EDT | | Introduction *The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the tree, Malus domestica, a member of the rose family Rosaceae, believed to have been originated in Asia. *The fruit has edible skin, white edible flesh and inedible seeds inside the core. *Dried apples.. |
| | Dried FigsSeptember 02, 2010 6:57:08 pm EDT | | Introduction *Figs are the fruits of many trees of the genus, Ficus. *Botanically, they are inflorescence or false fruits or multiple fruits, and not real fruits. The the actual flowers are seen only when the fig is cut open. *These ‘fruits’ have... |
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