Light Pollution
As humankind enters the twenty-first century, ours is the first generation where the majority of children cannot routinely see the night sky in all its splendor and glory. The problem ...
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A U.S. study focusing on global sea turtle populations has found that half a dozen species are still endangered or threatened despite promising increases in the number of adult females and nests, U...
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From a clearing on top of a 2,300-foot mountain and with the naked eye, the wispy Milky Way seems close enough to touch. You can't, of course, but here at Cherry Springs State Park, ...
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HONG KONG, Dec 19 (Reuters Life!) - Glittering neon santas
and rainbows of flashy lights are the norm for glitzy Hong Kong
in December. But this year the city's shimmering, shopper-friendly
winter...
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Summer's annual meteor shower promises to put on a dazzling show when it peaks this weekend _ provided you're far from city lights. With no moon in sight to interfere with the Perseid meteor shower...
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The most important rule at this remote vacation spot is simple: no white light.Even a sliver of the pupil-contracting rays coming from the window of a cabin at Deerlick Astronomy Village could ruin...
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Meran/Zermatt, Switzerland (dpa) - At 3,000 metres above sea
level, the air in the Alps is low on oxygen and in winter much colder
than below in the valleys.
...
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This is the prime season for one of nature's great displays, but you might have to travel a ways to see it. The aurora borealis, aka the Northern Lights, is best seen at northern latitudes, and tha...
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Durban, South Africa (dpa) - Organizers are looking forward to the
preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban Sunday content in
the knowledge that construction is now...
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Durban, South Africa (dpa) - Organizers are looking forward to the
preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban Sunday content in
the knowledge that construction is now...
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Durban, South Africa (dpa) - Organizers are looking forward to the
preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup in Durban Sunday content in
the knowledge that construction is now...
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Light Pollution
Sea turtles still endangered, threatened
