Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier Appears to Be Bleeding with a Five-Story Crimson Waterfall

There are some phenomena in nature that inspire tears of joy, some that spark a sense of awe, and then there are those that send chills up your spine. The Taylor Glacier in Antarctica, which was discovered in the McMurdo Dry Valley in 1911, appears to be bleeding. The bright red waterfall, dubbed “Blood Falls,” is nearly five stories high, and it seeps through a crack in the ice. Geologists first believed that the color of the water came from algae, but the hue is in fact caused by a small body of water containing a hidden lake of microbes . Read the rest of Antarctica’s Taylor Glacier Appears to Be Bleeding with a Five-Story Crimson Waterfall Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: antarctica , atlas obscura , blood , blood falls , extremophiles , Iron , lake , mcmurdo dry valley , microbes , red , slate , taylor glacier        

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Rent and Trade LEGO Sets with Pleygo’s Mail-in Service

Get ready, LEGO addicts: Now you can rent LEGO sets with Pleygo ‘s innovative mail-in service. Sign up for their exclusive LEGO club by registering for one of their low-cost plans, and you’ll have full access to their wide, ever-growing collection. From Duplo to Friends to Star Wars LEGO sets, there’s something for every one in your family. And even though sets’ age limits say 5-16, who’s really checking? LEGO doesn’t have age limits! Find out more about this awesome site here . READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Duplo , Friends , Lego bricks , LEGO building blocks , lego collection , LEGO collections , lego mail order , lego rental service , lego sets , mail-in lego , pleygo , rental lego , star wars        

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Giant Floating Rubber Duck Mysteriously Deflates in Hong Kong

The giant rubber duck that has captivated residents of Hong Kong deflated into an oversize floating blob overnight, CNN reports . At first Harbor City officials didn’t respond to queries about what had caused the demise of Florentjin Hofman’s quirky art bird, but a tweet later in the day alluded to its need for a little tune up. The latest stop on a world tour, Hong Kong was expecting the 54 foot rubber duck to bob on the water of Victoria harbor until June 9th, 2013. Read the rest of Giant Floating Rubber Duck Mysteriously Deflates in Hong Kong Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Art , china , floating art sculpture , floating duck in Hong Kong , floating rubber duck , Florentjin Hoffman , Giant Rubber Duck , Hong Kong , News , rubber duck deflates in Hong Kong , Victoria Harbor floating structure        

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Melting Arctic Seas are Turning into Giant Pools of Acid, Researchers Warn

Photo via Shutterstock Researchers warn that the cold Arctic seas are acidifying at an alarming rate as a result of rising carbon emissions . With its protective ice cap diminishing during summer months and greater swaths of surface area exposed to the air, the cold Nordic seas absorb atmospheric carbon at a faster rate than warmer waters. Acidification destabilizes ocean chemistry and endangers the fragile ecosystem. Though scientists from the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) warn that rapid change is afoot, they are unable to predict exactly what changes will occur. Read the rest of Melting Arctic Seas are Turning into Giant Pools of Acid, Researchers Warn Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: acidification , Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) , arctic seas , carbon emissions , Climate Change , Environment , global warming , Nature , News , nordic seas , Norwegian Institute for Water Research , ocean chemistry , pH of arctic seas , science        

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5 steps toward a chemical makeover of the apparel industry

As the fashion industry tackles toxic chemicals, here's a five-step plan for phasing them out.

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The true cost of water

The market’s perverse water pricing creates opportunities for businesses that look beyond the market and consider the true cost of H 2 0.

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Why every company has a chemical footprint

We need a metric that will help businesses evaluate chemicals just as they evaluate their water, carbon, energy and waste footprints.

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We need a metric that will help businesses evaluate chemicals just as they evaluate their water, carbon, energy and waste footprints.

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Solar power finally makes more energy than it uses

To get the global solar industry to its present state required huge amounts of (often dirty) energy; solar now has repaid that carbon debt in full.

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Solar power finally makes more energy than it uses

To get the global solar industry to its present state required huge amounts of (often dirty) energy; solar now has repaid that carbon debt in full.

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