The polar bear has been officially listed as a threatened species, mainly due to the huge decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming.
There have been many debates about what to do with the situation with the polar bears. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey stated that by 2050, two-thirds of the polar bear’s […]
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The polar bear finds a home on the threatened species list
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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Atlantis Blasts Off
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Washington - NASA space shuttle Atlantis launched on Thursday along with the European Space Agency module Columbus.
The Atlantis shuttle took off from Cape Canaveral on Thursday.
Atlantis is bringing the Columbus module to the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth.
ESA space station manager Alan Thirkettle stated “For the first time we’ll have control […]
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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for immediate action on climate change
September 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Boston - Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called and began a meeting of world leaders to try and get immediate action on climate change.
He stated that “Today, the time for doubt has passed.” He spoke to delegated in the United Nations General Assembly hall. He showcased that there is scientific evidence which is undisputable […]
The moon’s surface will darken as the earth’s shadow creeps across it to create a partial eclipse
August 27th, 2007 · No Comments
The moon is expected to turn anything from a yellowish brown to a blood red in Tuesday night’s total lunar eclipse.
According to a Web page posted by NASA, the moon will not reach totality in Mobile until 4:52 a.m. and will set at sunrise fully eclipsed.
The moon’s surface will darken as the earth’s shadow creeps […]
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Thanks to hurricane Dean, NASA must cut the shuttle mission by 24 hours
August 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Endeavour cast off from the ISS at 9.56pm AEST ending a stay of close to nine days at the orbiting laboratory to continue construction efforts. The U.S. space agency says the shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station in preparation for an earlier-than-expected landing.
Hurricane Dean, a powerful category four storm rolling through […]
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Shuttle Endeavour to dock with Space Station
August 10th, 2007 · No Comments
The US NASA shuttle Endeavour is getting ready to dock with the International Space Station on Friday.
This comes after it took some minor damage to its external fuel tank during lift-off.
The 11-day mission of the Endeavour began on Wednesday when it took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The damage was caused by being hit […]
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