Biofuels Worse For The Environment
According to the journal Science, the use of biofuels does not offset the greenhouse gas emissions produced in their manufacture. What do you think?


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She lay beside me breathing lightly in the moonlight that fell on her fair face. I could see her eyelids flicker with movement and a slight smile appears on her lips. I wonder what she’s dreaming of, and wish that I could join her there. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I empty my mind, but the unrelenting stress which keeps me awake remains ( Read more... )

Are mirrors the best way to deflect asteroids?


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Voyage to the Giant Asteroids--Liftoff!
09.27.2007

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Sept. 27, 2007: The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is like the solar system's cluttered old attic. The dusty, forgotten objects there are relics from a time long ago, each asteroid with its own story to tell.

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By Susan Casey, Photographs by Gregg Segal
May 11, 2007 - 11:45:03 PM

A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility...and worse.


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Today was really awful. I got out of bed really late because my alarm clock has broken and I cannot afford a new one at the moment. I feel unusual because my antidepressants are making me hairy. I'm so angry. Paul is grounded. AGAIN! And I'm not allowed to see him. EVER. It's just NOT FAIR. I hate my mom and I wish she was dead. This wouldn't ( Read more... )

I laughed.

Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein

Fri Mar 2, 8:51 AM ET

What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.

According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile ( Read more... )

some people are hard to shop for. in a last ditch effort for inspiration, what are the five (or more) christmas gifts you'd like to find under the tree this year?