Saturday, July 30, 2011

Archeologists find remnants of 19th Century African-American village located in today's Central Park.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/vid​eo/world/2011/07/29/bs.seneca.​dig.nyc.cnn?hpt=hp_t2

Friday, July 29, 2011

Marine life facing mass extinction 'within one human generation'

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/oceans-on-brink-of-catastrophe-2300272.html

"The world's oceans are faced with an unprecedented loss of species comparable to the great mass extinctions of prehistory, a major report suggests today. The seas are degenerating far faster than anyone has predicted, the report says, because of the cumulative impact of a number of severe individual stresses, ranging from climate warming and sea-water acidification, to widespread chemical pollution and gross overfishing."