Thursday, September 3, 2015 A study published yesterday by Nature estimates the global tree population at just over three trillion. Previous work estimated the total at 400 billion. The international research, led by Yale University in the US, used satellite images to examine over 400,000 plots of land for estimated tree density. Subarctic regions of
Thursday, April 19, 2007 Two fossilized trees with their roots, trunks and heads still attached, and are said to be over 380 million years old, have been found in the state of New York inside a rock quarry near Gilboa, New York in the USA. Researchers call the extinct tree a Wattieza and this particular
Monday, October 1, 2007 Tyler Currie is running as an Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario provincial election, in the riding of Trinity-Spadina. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign. Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from
The Evolution of the Tattoo Machine by Micheline Moreaux To follow the evolution of the modern tattoo machine, it’s necessary to travel back in time to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This is when when Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta, an Italian inventor, put himself into chemistry, studying atmospheric electricity and making up
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Friday, June 17, 2011 Anthony Weiner announced his resignation yesterday afternoon as a Democratic representative from New York to the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he has filled for twelve years. He has been under pressure from politicians within his own party after a sex scandal engulfed his life and that of the Democratic
Contents 1 Robin Cook dead after collapsing 2 Russian submarine rescued by Royal Navy 3 America’s atomic bombing commemoration held in Hiroshima 4 Larson B ice-shelf collapse reveals exotic organisms isolated for 10,000 years 5 ABC News anchor Peter Jennings dies at 67 6 Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed for weather 7 Netanyahu quits
Thursday, April 15, 2010 Humanitarian aid groups and Chinese military forces are beginning rescue operations in western China after a heavy 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on Wednesday, that reportedly killed over 600 people and injured almost ten thousand. The quake, which was centered around the remote town of Yushu, was largely destroyed by
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas, 89, announced her retirement yesterday with immediate effect, ending her fifty-seven year career, amid criticism over controversial remarks. Thomas has been a correspondent for over fifty years and has covered every president from John F. Kennedy to Obama. Thomas, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, who