Butterflies

Environment (16 Dec, 2008)
Global Warming Puts Butterflies at Threat

According to a recent research, butterflies inhabiting Europe could go extinct if global climate change keeps progressing.These beautiful insects will have to fly longer distances while migrating to the north as their habitats may be destroyed as a result of deforestation. ...
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//1 Dec 23, 2008 12:58 AM | posted by: alcotrazz [InfoBIG]

I heard that butterflies are treated as a good environment index. I mean if there are butterflies in the area it means that the area has a good environment... There were I come from there were many butterflies back in the end of 80s and the beginning of the 90s, but now one can rarely see one... this is really ugly what people did to this planet in these 10-20 years... That's why I liked the movie "The day when earth stopped spinning" - because it strengthened my belief that humans (we) are nothing more than parasites!

Science (13 Nov, 2008)
A Lot of People Are Scared of Spiders. Why?

About 30 percent of women and 20 percent of men are afraid of spiders. Scientists say that the obvious explanation is that people have obtained a fear of spiders due to the fact that we consider their bite is poisonous. ...
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//8 Nov 13, 2009 08:38 AM | posted by: Adiana

I am so terrified of spiders. Just looking at that creepy picture of one freaked me out!
Ugh, It's disgusting!

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//7 Oct 26, 2009 12:42 AM | posted by: camille

I dont agree with this either. I am not afraid of spiders because im afraid their bite is poisonous. I am afraid of them because their just scary looking! And just watching their every action discusts me!

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//6 Sep 30, 2009 03:20 PM | posted by: Deborah

i don;t agree. I am not afraid of being biten even though I have an alergic reaction when I am ( I hike and live in the woods, so its inevitable). It is the look of them that's scary. Period. And I'm trying to find out why we all react that way

Science (26 Sep, 2007)
Animal Crew Returns from Space

The Foton-M3 satellite, with mice, butterflies, lizards, snails and cockroaches on board, will land in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after 12 days of experiments. ...
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//3 Sep 12, 2009 09:52 AM | posted by: Sasha

it is so mean to cut of izards' body parts!!!!! i mean its one thing to stuy the effects of gravity {or lack thereof} on a lizard's metabolism, but cutting off their ams and legs? that's just mean.

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//2 Nov 21, 2007 04:21 AM | posted by: zainab zahid

we humans not animals welcome you back to earth
:p best of luck

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//1 Oct 10, 2007 10:43 PM | posted by: alcotrazz [InfoBIG]

welcome home! :)

Environment (10 Jul, 2008)
New Natural Wonders Revealed

Eight new natural wonders were named by the UNESCO and added to the World Heritage List ...
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1 votes

//1 Jul 12, 2008 06:05 AM | posted by: rohit manoj arey [InfoKID]

very nice to know the new 8 wonders...by unesco

Science (16 Feb, 2009)
Scientists Study Butterfly Wings to Make Solar Cells More Efficient

Scientists say that the structures that disperse light, making the wings of butterflies so outstanding, could be used to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells ...
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1 votes

//3 Mar 18, 2009 09:39 PM | posted by: jay-r tabada

this research is very suitable in this kind of recession, it can help a lot to some company who cater lots of electric energy, but may i know what are the advantages and disadvantages of this research? Can it cater bigger proportion of electrical energy such as for bigger company?

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//2 Mar 06, 2009 02:39 AM | posted by: annica lei

the advantage and the disadvantage of these butterfly that the wings can be make a solar cells

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//1 Feb 17, 2009 10:44 PM | posted by: Shashank Srivastava

what's the name of that particular thing found in the Paris Peacock Butterfly's wing.

kindly reply on my rediff id - cool_shanky3568@rediffmail.com

Technology (25 Feb, 2009)
Latest Invention: Portable Toaster to Heat Up Packed Sandwiches

Recently Korean designer Kim Been presented a prototype of its latest invention - a portable toaster that can heat up a sandwich. ...
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