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Chupacabra pictures and videos

Goat sucker, that is what Chupacabra means. Chupacabras are mythical creatures believed to have large fangs, that kill livestock by draining the blood from their bodies. A man from Texas claims to have killed a strange canine that looks like…

Nature/Environment

Tropical Storm Danny may hit U.S.

Tropical Storm Danny has formed in the Atlantic near the Dominican Republic and weather forecast Eastern seaboard of the United States. By Saturday morning, the hurricane center says the eye of tropical storm Danny is most likely to be east…

Nature/Environment

Hurricane Bill Projected Path and Tracker

According to weather.com, Hurricane Bill is a well-organized hurricane and it promises to gain even more power during the next several days. Hurricane Bill has now reached winds near 75 miles per hour. As of the moment, it is located…

Nature/Environment

Mangrove monitor lizard, new species found

Scientists discovered new species of Komodo dragon-like lizard or mangrove monitor lizard in Indonesia. The scientists used DNA analysis and morphological characteristics to determine the new species “Varanus lirungensis.” Varanus lirungensis inhabits the Talaud Islands, an archipelago between the Indonesian…

Nature/Environment

Giant Earthworm pictures: Palouse earthworm

The giant Palouse earthworm may soon be listed as an Endangered Species. Conservation groups again petition to list the huge Palouse Earthworm (Driloleirus americanus) under the Endangered Species Act. Below is the full press release. Please support this cause. Friends…

Nature/Environment, Politics

Cap and trade vote full results

Cap and trade vote full results! House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, in supporting the legislation, prepared the following floor speech after the energy and climate-change measure won 219-212 votes. The cap-and-trade legislation that aims to reduce greenhouse gas…

Nature/Environment

Chicago beaches swimming ban today

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago opened the Wilmette locks Friday to release water from Friday’s severe storms into the lake. That is why the Chicago Park District has issued a swim ban at all Chicago beaches today,…

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