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First they said 2050, then 2013. And now, the latest forecasts suggest that there is a 50/50 chance we may see an ice-free Arctic Circle by the end of this summer, MSNBC reported today.
I live in California, where we are having a power crunch. I have a hypothetical question: Could I power my computer or my TV with a bicycle generator? What I mean is, could I sit on a bicycle and pedal fast enough to generate enough power to run my computer?
Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live.
Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live.
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Pollution is literally destroying the smell of flowers, and possibly responsible for recent problems with honeybee populations. A new suggested possible cause of colony collapse disorder is the fact that pollution both weakens the scent of flowers as it floats through the air, and alters the chemicals in flowers that produce that scent to begin with. Thus bees are finding it harder and harder to locate flowers. The buzzing of bees and the smell of roses may soon be remnants of the past.