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Breaking News Sat, 18 May 2013
NATIONAL FOREST NEEDS PROTECTION
Climate   Forest   Photos   Protection  
 U~T San Diego 
National Forest Needs Protection
Sat 18 May 2013
In the inland mountains of San Diego County, the Cleveland National Forest provides a snapshot of the pristine habitat that once dominated Southern California’s coastal mountains. The encroaching de... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Love Birds in a cage for sale
Biodiversity   Birds   Love   Photos   Wikipedia: Love Birds  
 The Hindu 
Biodiversity: Unloved love birds
Sat 18 May 2013
I was in Nagpur last week. I was told of an illegal bird market and so I went on Sunday morning. I saw hundreds of small cages with budgerigars and pigeons in them. Of course the team of People for An... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Silk saries displays in exhibition - India  The Examiner  Sat 18 May 2013
Silk may be pre-dyed in the future
Bombyx Mori is the domesticated silkmoth that metamorphases into the silkworm (caterpillar). It produces a cocoon that is unwound and used in making silk yarns and threads. The raising of silk is call... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Photos   Road   Silk   Wikipedia: Silk  
Cockroach  The Washington Post  Fri 17 May 2013
Don’t squish the cockroaches
Regarding the May 14 Health and Science article “Care about the environment? You shouldn’t be too hard on cockroaches”: | Just because we can squish cockroaches doesn’t mean th... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Health   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Cockroach  
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Bumper crop of apples because of cold spring The Daily Telegraph Fri 17 May 2013
Bumper crop of apples because of cold spring
There could be a bright side to the cold spring: a bumper crop of apples. | The cold spring should mean a bumper crop of apples this year. Photo: ALAMY | By Louise G... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Climate   Environment   Photos   Spring  
Fresh water stream in a nature - water resource The Examiner Fri 17 May 2013
Fresh water and you
Water. Our lives depend on that clear liquid. Without fresh water, thirst. Without water, hunger. (Food, cooking, and cleanup all depend on it.) Without water, not just n... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Cooking   Food   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Fresh water  
The marshes contain several species of insect with a restricted distribution in the London area such as the Essex skipper butterfly Umbilicus lineman, an uncommon overfly Voluntary inanity, a pyramid moth Shoestrings Micronesian and the sporadic breeding by the nationally-endangered Marsh Warbler. BBC News Fri 17 May 2013
UK's rare spring butterflies make a late show
Those of us looking out for the appearance of the UK's spring butterflies can finally enjoy their arrival, but weeks later than usual. | The second-coldest March on ... (photo: Creative Commons / MichaD)
Butterfly   Nature   Photos   Spring   Wikipedia: Butterfly  
Underground parking of four wheeler - vehicle Khaleej Times Fri 17 May 2013
Undergound parking facility opens in Al Ain
Motorists in Al Ain will enjoy free parking for six months in the oasis city’s first multi-level underground parking building that was inaugurated on Thursday. | Built at... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Photos   Tourism   Transport   Vehicle   Wikipedia: Parking  
Gerbera flower plant in a garden The Examiner Fri 17 May 2013
Gerbera daisy: Potted plant care (Photos)
It is a compact herbaceous perennial with large lobed leaves hairy in texture. The long-lasting Daisy like flowers may be single or double and are found in a broad range ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Garden   Photos   Water   Wikipedia: Gerbera  
a mosquito - insect - it spreads malaria disease BBC News Thu 16 May 2013
Malaria parasite lures mosquito to human odour
Mosquitoes carrying the malaria parasite are more attracted to human body odour than uninfected insects, a study suggests. | Researchers found that infected insects were ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Disease   Malaria   Mosquito   Photos   Wikipedia: Malaria  


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