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I’ve always been fascinated by crow intelligence and at the same time amazed how few people recognize this intelligence especially since, according to some cognitive research, theirs exceeds that of dogs. This video lecture from a writer Joshua Klein, who has been involved with an amateur study of corvid behavior, highlights this.
Of course [...]
More Web Sightings hereBisphenol A or BPA is an important industrial chemical used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins. The plastics industry maintains that BPA is completely safe. But academic and government researchers say the chemical needs to undergo a new risk assessment.
...Read MorePercholorethylene, commonly known as perc, is used by about 80 percent of U.S. dry cleaners to remove stains and clean clothes.
When first introduced to dry cleaners in the 1930s, little was known about its health effects, and it was considered something of a miracle chemical because it could be aggressive on stains, but was not [...]
...Read MoreThe principle of maximum diversity operates both at the physical and at the mental level. It says that the laws of nature and the initial conditions are such as to make the universe as interesting as possible. As a result, life is possible but not too easy. Always when things are dull, something [...]
To keep that dirt upstream, the stream bed is being reworked to have more bends and a series of large rock formations. The 26 rock structures, called vanes, are partially buried, three-boulder-high walls either crossing the streambed or jutting into it. The water will be slowed moving around and over them, allowing sediment to drop [...]
The Cicero Swamp received its first spraying of the summer last night (7/28/05).
Farmers, businesses and state officials are investing millions of dollars in ethanol and biofuel plants as renewable energy sources, but a new study says the alternative fuels burn more energy than they produce.
Supporters of ethanol and other biofuels contend they burn cleaner than fossil fuels, reduce U.S. dependence on oil and give farmers another market [...]
(July 14, 2005) — Environmentally speaking, size matters.
The Spirit of Ontario, Rochester’s high-speed ferry, is a big machine. It’s nearly as long as a football field (284 feet), capable of high speeds (50 mph) and powered by four immense diesel engines (rated together at 44,000 horsepower).
The ship, nicknamed The Cat, has an environmental footprint to [...]
The New York Flora Atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant.
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