Archive for April, 2009

trees

A new kind of ‘tree’ has been invented which could absorb some of the harmful greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  The tower is filled with several materials that would absorb carbon dioxide from the air which could be the answer to the fight against global warming. (more…)

Apr
11

Allison the Turtle

This is a heart-warming story of the recovery of a Green Sea Turtle horribly mutilated by a shark attack. The turtle was rescued by Sea Turtle Inc although at the time, she was not believed to have a great chance of pulling through.

Sea Turtle Inc nicknamed the turtle Allison. She only had one flipper which according to rescuers can be a very difficult thing to overcome for turtles. Without the speed and propulsion of their flippers, turtles would struggle to come up to the surface to get air. Typically, turtles with three flippers can learn to cope and be released back into the sea, and turtles with two flippers can be taken in by zoos. For a turtle to live with only one flipper, the chances of survival are drastically decreased. (more…)