Earthquake Destruction
Witness the awesome destructive power of earthquakes, from home videos taken during a tremor, to inside the earth for the birth of a quake.
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National Geographic: Earthquake Destruction
[Video] New roaches could be crawling their way here
[Video] New roaches could be crawling their way here
A move by Florida pet owners to order exotic cockroaches online for their reptiles has researchers worried. They say some of the roaches could escape and introduce new species into the United States. (Nov. 11)
Analog Medium: The Forbin Project
Analog Medium: The Forbin Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpi4xJ4cZt8
[Video] China 'world's worst polluter'
[Video] China 'world's worst polluter'
China is now the world's biggest carbon emitter ahead of the US, a soon-to-be-published report says.
[Video] Giant squid on show in Paris
[Video] Giant squid on show in Paris
Wheke, a giant squid six metres long, was caught off the New Zealand coast in 2000. Using a new method, scientists dehydrated and then plastic-coated the animal, preserving it in a state close to what it looked like when alive. It took 65,000 euros and two-and-a-half years of work. Images and soun...
[Video] 'Frozen Garden of Eden' blooms in Arctic vault
[Video] 'Frozen Garden of Eden' blooms in Arctic vault
A vault carved into the Arctic permafrost and filled with samples of the world's most important seeds was inaugurated on Tuesday, providing a Noah's Ark of food crops in the event of a global catastrophe. The need seed bank can hold 4.5 million batches, and is aimed at safeguarding...
[Video] Doomsday Vault Protects Seeds of Life
[Video] Doomsday Vault Protects Seeds of Life
A doomsday vault built to withstand an earthquake or nuclear strike is ready for operation deep in the permafrost of an Arctic mountain, where it will protect millions of seeds from man-made and natural disasters. (Feb. 26)
[Video] Greek town battles toxic waste
A Greek town finally gets proof that toxic waste from local factories has been polluting their water supply. Residents have been campaigning for years to prove that Chromium 6, an anti-corrosive substance used in the production of some paints and dyes, has seeped into the town's river.
Toxins which could cause cancer have been found in a river in Greece which supplies the town with its drinking water. Anti-corrosive chemicals used in paints are threatening water supplies in the Greek town of Oinofyta.
[Video] China's rising sands
[Video] China's rising sands
Nearly 30 percent of China's land mass is covered by desert, and the sands are continuously spreading. Losing farm land to desertification directly affects the livelihood of 400 million Chinese, and is having a severe impact on the economy. An AFPTV report from Heshui village in the Gansu provin...
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