Siberia's illegal logging trade
by Ben
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8376206.stm

It was one of the few remaining pieces unspoiled countryside, but it's not untouched anymore. Illegal logging may cause this lovely forest to dissapear.
The article mentions the problems related to this matter: corruption and its consequenses. It is illegal, but no-one undertakes something against this. So is this forest doomed to dissapear?
Comments are more than welcome!
Windows 7: A windows version of the Mac
by Ben
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8358712.stm
Everyone knew it, but now it's officialy stated by a Microsoft executive!
Microsoft has ripped a lot of things from Mac, as it always did. A lot of people said so, but now a Microsoft employee stated they tried to make a Mac version of Windows.
Summary of the opinions of different countries on climate change
by Ben
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8345343.stm
A brief summary of the opinions and eagerness to do something against climate change. Although this is just one study, we might conclude some things.
There are some surprising facts in it, such as:
- Except for China, more than 50% of the countries' residents take the climate change issue serious
- The most worried countries are India, the African Union and the Small Islands --> the more threatening, the more feared
- The more threatening, the more the country is willing to do something
--> Climate change is known all over the world, not just among the leaders, but also among the inhabitants.
Summary of the opinions of different countries on climate change
by Ben
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8345343.stm
A brief summary of the opinions and eagerness to do something. Although this is just one study, we might conclude some things.
There are some surprising facts in it, such as:
- Except for China, more than 50% of the countries' residents take the climate change issue serious
- The most worried countries are India, the African Union and the Small Islands --> the more threatening, the more feared
- The more threatening, the more the country is willing to do something
--> Climate change is known all over the world, not just among the leaders, but also among the inhabitants.
Evolution goes faster in tropical climates
by Ben
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8115464.stm
This article says that temperature might have an effect on the speed of evolution. Will global warming cause, except for the extinction of a lot of species, the creation of new species?

29/11/09 08:06:05 pm, 