Tag Archives : ecology

Sir Richard Branson’s Plan for the most Ecologically Friendly Island For Lemurs

Sir Richard Branson’s Plan for the most Ecologically Friendly Island For Lemurs

Sir Richard Branson has the knack of staying in the news by acquiring something extravagant and unique or by doing something unexpected and unusual. His underwater plane is something that can excite anybody almost as much as his concept of Space tourism. His latest action or commitment that has been picked up by the media all over is his plan to serve [...]
Modern, Stylish and Smart Faucet Called Shark

Modern, Stylish and Smart Faucet Called Shark

ST Rubinetteri is the Italian brand that has started dominating the high end bathrooms, all over the world, with their elegant and efficient products and fixtures. They combine, very well, the cutting edge technology with an elegant and modern design that transforms your bathroom. This time they have gone a step further and designed an eco friendly [...]
The Medea Hypothesis: “life will cause its own end” (debunking the Gaia Hypothesis)

The Medea Hypothesis: “life will cause its own end” (debunking the Gaia Hypothesis)

In The Christian Science Monitor, Moises Velasquez-Manoff reviews the new book ‘The Medea Hypothesis’ that ‘looks at the opposite of the Gaia hypothesis and suggests that life on Earth is self-destructive.’ The Gaia hypothesis, first formulated in the 1960s by the British scientist James Lovelock as the “earth feedback hypothesis,” suggests that [...]
Robotic replacements: St. Louis Zoo Replaces Dead Polar Bears with Electronic models!

Robotic replacements: St. Louis Zoo Replaces Dead Polar Bears with Electronic models!

The story in the St. Louis Today was not so much about the Polar Bears but about how the festive season is bringing new business opportunities to the city, but the picture in the paper that came attached tells a whole different tale. The zoo at St. Louis has tried its luck with keeping polar bears several times in the past and unfortunately for the [...]