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In many forms environment has a huge impact on our health. Everyone knows that air, water and housing is important. But political and cultural situation also has a great influence on our health. Select the category of your interest or search with your own keywords.
Photos: The World's Most Polluted River - dailymail.co.uk
It was once a gently flowing river, where fishermen cast their nets, sea birds came to feed and natural beauty left visitors spellbound. Today, the river is in crisis, choked by the domestic waste of nine million people and thick with the cast-off from hundreds of factories. Is this how the whole world will look in near future. We've got to stop and do something about this now. Tomorrow is too late...
Web Guru Fights Info Pollution - news.bbc.co.uk
E-mail, the net, weblogs, instant messaging, text messaging, multi-media messaging... the list of ways to communicate electronically in the 21st Century is growing. Computers are starting to control us, and it is time to "rule the computer and put it back in its place". How to do that?
Photo: Germany's Polar Bear Cub - time.com
Female polar bear Vera carries one of its cubs in an enclosure at the zoo in Nuremberg. A cub had been "rescued" by zookeepers after mother, Vera, showed signs of rejecting her offspring.
Pollution: A Life And Death Issue - news.bbc.co.uk
Cutting waste and clearing up pollution costs money. Yet time and again it is the quest for wealth that generates much of the mess in the first place. Living in a way that is less damaging to the Earth is not easy, but it is vital, because pollution is pervasive and often life-threatening.
Pollution-Busting Plants - sciam.com
Plants are a good method for remediating soil and water. Even in their natural state, such trees and plants absorb environmental contaminants and break them down into harmless components—all with the power of the sun. To boost this natural process, researchers are creating new type of plants.
Photo: One of the Most Air Polluted Places - Sauron's Kingdom - Moscow - worldfrontpage.com
This picture speaks for itself, No explanations needed - just have a look. Would you like to live there?
In Quotes: Leaders' New Year Messages - news.bbc.co.uk
It's very interesting to look into this from perspective of a few years: "Heads of state and leaders from across the world used their traditional New Year messages to reflect on the events of 2004 and to highlight some of the key issues facing their countries and people in the coming year." The world is changinf and not changing at the same time...
Cats and Dogs Reduce Risk of Cancer - nowpublic.com
Pets are very important to many people with cats and dogs often talked about as members of the familly. This research shows that people that own pets such as cats and dogs are less likely to develop cancer.
Photo Contest Winners From Wired.com - wired.com
Our photo contests have become so popular that we thought we'd take a minute to look back at our favorite winners so far, from Holga, to Summer, to Transportation. The winners were selected by readers' votes over a two-week period of grueling competition. Enjoy!
Video: Discovery Channel Planet Earth Time Lapse - The Album Leaf - youtube.com
This is an episode from a series of time lapse videos taken from the revolutionary documentary "Planet Earth" on the Discovery Channel. "This is your world. Prepare to see it as never before." The Album leaf song is entitled "The Outer Banks".
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