After the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989, Phil McCrory - a hair stylist from Alabama - got an idea. He had watched the awful pictures on TV of otters with their fur soaked with oil, and it occurred to him that hair soaks up oil very well. You can watch his story as it aired on Frontline back in 1999 (it's 45 Megabytes, so it may be slow to load.)Hair is now being collected around the US for use…See More

Researchers have shown that after century of sinking titanic it was the ocean tides that caused the ship to sink. People couldn't even imagine that this ship was very well built could sink just like that. Researchers are saying that this happened because of moon and sun being close to the earth. They say that ocean mirages made it confusing for the ship to guide. …See More

Scientist's have been taking long-term studies in various regions on Earth to determine exactly what global warming is doing to our planet. Some of these studies show that decreasing snow fall has been threatening burrowing animals and allows plant roots to be easily damaged. The snow actually acts an insulator for the plants. Melting glaciers (permafrost) has been greatly effecting the amount of CO2 that plants normally can take out of the atmosphere. …See More

GEORGIA: FROM ONE EXTREME TO ANOTHERGeorgia has had a devil of a time with precipitation lately. In 2007, they had the severest drought on record (Lake Lanier pictured at left in 2007), but last fall they had damaging floods. Knowing that these severe events are becoming more likely, Georgia, Alabama and Florida have been tied up in lawsuits over water. Now Georgia has a drought plan in place and is trying to renegotiate water rights with Alabama and Florida.…See More