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Has Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived?
ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2011) — With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that occurred only five times before during the past 540 million years.Each of these ‘Big Five’ saw three-quarters … Continue reading
A day at Zap: The future of electric fleet cars has arrived
The United States Postal Service has contracted with electric-car maker Zap, to create an all-electric postal truck prototype. (Credit:Zap) Zap’s founder and director of research and development, Gary Starr says the future is here, all we have to do is plug in. “The Zap approach is to make electriccars more cost effective and more comfortable,” … Continue reading