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Source BBC www.bbc.com/news/world-us-cana…
New York's famed Empire State Building hosted new guests on Saturday night as images of endangered animals were flashed across its facade.
The unique display, on one of the world's most recognisable structures, was aimed at sparking conversations about mass extinction.
Pictures of snow leopards, tigers and various sea creatures were shown.
A 350ft (106m) image of Cecil, the famous lion killed in Zimbabwe earlier this month, also appeared.
Organisers said the event was a "first-of-its-kind" live video projection.
It drew huge crowds of spectators, who stopped to gaze at the display and capture their own pictures.
In all 160 species were shown, including marine mammals, insects, and even the shadow of King Kong climbing up the building.
The eight-minute sessions were repeated every 15 minutes from 21:00 to 24:00 local time (01:00 to 04:00 GMT) and were visible from almost 20 blocks away.
The Empire State Building is one of Manhattan's highest structures, standing 1,250ft (381m) tall.
Up to 40 large projectors were used to shine the striking images on to its facade.
The event was organised as part of a promotion for a new Discovery Channel documentary, Racing Extinction, which is set to air in December.
New York's famed Empire State Building hosted new guests on Saturday night as images of endangered animals were flashed across its facade.
The unique display, on one of the world's most recognisable structures, was aimed at sparking conversations about mass extinction.
Pictures of snow leopards, tigers and various sea creatures were shown.
A 350ft (106m) image of Cecil, the famous lion killed in Zimbabwe earlier this month, also appeared.
Organisers said the event was a "first-of-its-kind" live video projection.
It drew huge crowds of spectators, who stopped to gaze at the display and capture their own pictures.
In all 160 species were shown, including marine mammals, insects, and even the shadow of King Kong climbing up the building.
The eight-minute sessions were repeated every 15 minutes from 21:00 to 24:00 local time (01:00 to 04:00 GMT) and were visible from almost 20 blocks away.
The Empire State Building is one of Manhattan's highest structures, standing 1,250ft (381m) tall.
Up to 40 large projectors were used to shine the striking images on to its facade.
The event was organised as part of a promotion for a new Discovery Channel documentary, Racing Extinction, which is set to air in December.
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Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic
Source BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40321674
One of the biggest icebergs ever recorded has just broken away from Antarctica.
The giant block is estimated to cover an area of roughly 6,000 sq km; that's about a quarter the size of Wales.
An US satellite observed the berg on Wednesday while passing over a region known as the Larsen C Ice Shelf.
Scientists were expecting it. They'd been following the development of a large crack in Larsen's ice for more than a decade.
The rift's propagation had accelerated since 2014, making an imminent calving ever more likely.
The more than 200m-thick tabular berg will not move very fa
World Wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years'
Source BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37775622
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, a report says.
The Living Planet assessment, by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF, suggests that if the trend continues that decline could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020.
The figures suggest that animals living in lakes, rivers and wetlands are suffering the biggest losses.
Human activity, including habitat loss, wildlife trade, pollution and climate change contributed to the declines.
Dr Mike Barrett. head of science and policy at WWF, said: "It's pretty clear under 'business as usual' we wi
ScientistsDiscoverProcess to Turn CO2 Into Ethanol
Source -----> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a23417/convert-co2-into-ethanol/
https://youtu.be/t7EYQLOlwDM
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have discovered a chemical reaction to turn CO2 into ethanol, potentially creating a new technology to help avert climate change. Their findings were published in the journal ChemistrySelect.
The researchers were attempting to find a series of chemical reactions that could turn CO2 into a useful fuel, when they realized the first step in their process managed to do it all by itself. The reaction turns CO2 into ethanol, which could in turn be used to power
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I have signed and made quite a few petitions concerning this issue, and I know that every little step helps improve this planet, and all the creatures that live on it. There's still plenty of time to save every species of animals in this world, don't give up!