7 May 2013, 6.35am EST Are feminists opposing Abbott’s paid parental leave scheme on personality grounds only? There is an odd consensus emerging between conservative Liberals opposed to their own leader’s paid parental leave scheme and defenders of the Gillard government’s version of the same policy. Into the strange mix, we can throw the business Continue Reading →
To be alone in the dawn chorus reminds us how precious life is Many of the birds that enchant us in our woodlands and gardens are under threat. We must cherish them Share 357 inShare.5 Email Henry Porter Henry Porter The Observer, Saturday 4 May 2013 19.00 BST Jump to comments (143) Nightingale singing Star Continue Reading →
As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected May 5, 2013 — It’s difficult to imagine how a degree or two of warming will affect a location. Will it rain less? What will happen to the area’s vegetation? ——————————————————————————– Share This: 7 See Also: Plants & Animals •Nature •Endangered Continue Reading →
No jab, no play campaign reveals vaccination refusals high as babies die Jane Hansen The Daily Telegraph May 06, 2013 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 Eleizabeth Cockroft Should un-vaccinated kids be b… Eleizabeth Cockroft Eleizabeth Cockroft and Nathan Taylor lost their baby Malakai to whooping cough. Picture: Brian Cassey Continue Reading →
Making water from air: a collaboration between engineers and marketeers A university and advertising agency in Lima joined forces to design a billboard that provides drinking water to hundreds of families in the desert capital Share 71 inShare.1 Email Flemmich Webb Guardian Professional, Friday 3 May 2013 14.55 BST Jump to comments (4) Billboard Lima Continue Reading →
According to the Pangaea Ultima hypothesis, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans will continue to get wider until new subduction zones bring the continents back together, forming a future Pangaea. Most continents and microcontinents are predicted to collide with Eurasia, just as they did when most continents collided to Laurentia.[3] Around 50 million years from now, Continue Reading →