While Greece struggles to form government amidst a burgeoning national debt, it has decided to host a retrial of proceedings which led to Socrates’ death over 2,400 years ago. The retrial, which many have labelled a 'desperate debacle', was held … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
Plastic-Eating Fungus Found in Amazon Brings New Hope
Plastic. It floods the oceans, strangles marine life and sullies our streets. When burnt, it spits out toxic chemicals into the atmosphere in gargantuan quantities, and its petrochemical construction means it doesn't like to decompose. Yet it is a … [Read more...]
Bottlenose Dolphins Aid Brazilian Fishermen
In the year 1847, when the United States issued its first ever postage stamps, and the world's first vegetarian society formed in the United Kingdom, a curious thing happened in the Brazilian town of Laguna. Bottlenose dolphins began helping local … [Read more...]