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Eco or Green Burials

D. — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:57:44 +0000

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust? Not in the 'modern' burial. Since the introduction of embalming (say since the US Civil War) bodies are no longer reunited with the earth. (Having heard the report from a family member present at the relocation of a decades deceased relative- embalmed corpses do not naturally biodegrade. Sorry- it has to be said.)

Each year tons of resources are wasted in burials [...]

The Earth's hum

D. — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:23:55 +0000

The Blue Marble, Visible Earth- NASA

The planet emanates a constant rumble far below the limits of human hearing. Discovered in 1998 this low level "hum" was thought to perhaps be caused by disturbances in the ocean or atmosphere. Scientists now suggest that the Earth’s hum is caused not by earthquakes or atmospheric turbulence, but by ocean waves colliding with the seafloor. It will be interesting [...]

OneGeology- a dynamic geological map of the world

D. — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:07:32 +0000

If you study (or hold, collect, revere, or use) rocks and soil, look at this remarkable project to provide geological mapping on a worldwide level.

See here for a general article on the project: Geological mapping gets joined up- BBC News 31 July 2008

Go here for OneGeology, and here for the portal to their map of the world (you can zoom in [...]

Earth's magnetic field & animals research

D. — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:08:41 +0000

There's been a whole slew of research showing that animals can sense or use the earth's magnetic fields as an internal compass. (When do they find out humans can sometimes sense these fields also?) Keep on reading to see some of this research.

Cattle shown to align north-south- BBC News 25 August 2008 (Yes- we all thought we noticed this as kids driving on one of those long [...]

Nature

D. — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:10:17 +0000

Nature is good (/groovy). And more! So here are items of interest from science to spirituality, plants, rocks, animals [...]