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10 Strange Two Headed Animals

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:05:21 +0000

A lot of people have had the habit of keeping pets from centuries although the choice and selection might vary from one generation to the other. The reason is more often than not the love for animals that we all share. I am sure that most of you must have seen nearly all kinds of animals on the planet but I have for you here is a selection of some genetically altered animals, that when born, had not one but two heads. Please read on to find out more!

Two Headed Crocodile

I am going to start with the freakiest first and thus this two headed crocodile. It was found in Thailand and I would not like to go into the rest of the gory details!

Two Headed Turtle

Turtles being the most harmless creatures to ever roam the earth, are my all time favorite. This two headed turtle was found in a pet shop in Florida and then later send to an animal care shelter!

Two Headed Calf

This calf was born in the US and was named star due to the fact that despite two heads it had just on set of eyes! The calf now lives a healthy life!

Two Headed Kitten

This tiny little adorable creature that meows with both the mouths simultaneously but eats with only one, tops the list for me! It was born as a result of labor complications for a cat!

Two Headed Python

Ok now this is one scary looking snake which has not one but two heads as if one wasn’t already enough. Being 25 inches in length, this slithering beast was found in the zoo of Columbia.

Two Headed Pig

The Chinese think that pigs are God’s blessing so when this two headed thing popped out, it was actually celebrated as a multi-fold blessing!

Two Headed Gecko

I do not fancy things that are so lizard like so suffice to say that this was found in an antique shop in China and the slimy thing crawls when it feels the need to move!

Two Headed Lamb

This pretty little creature was born in Iceland and people had no idea how this miracle happened. Unfortunately for the little lamb, it had to be put down because it wasn’t even able to lift its own head!

Two Headed Grasshopper

The two headed grasshopper is actually not that rare a breed of grasshoppers and certainly not something that was a result of a weird experimentation. If they weren’t all jumpy, I would actually think this one is pretty!

Two Headed Fish

The fish that can be seen in the picture above was found by two young fisherman near Alberta. It seems that a mutation has gone horribly wrong and I wonder how many other like this little one are there!

10 Most Enigmatic Places on Earth

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:51:38 +0000

I am sure all of you must have heard about various locations in the world but what I bring to you is a list of places about which there are still speculations and their existence is not entirely logical so to speak.

So compiled here is a list of some of the most enigmatic places on earth. Do share your thoughts in comment section.

10 Most Alien and Weird Places on Earth

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

1. Aurora Borealis (North Pole)

Auroras sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights or aurorae are natural beautiful light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They typically occur in the ionosphere. The Cree people call this phenomenon the “Dance of the Spirits. Its southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern polar lights, has similar properties, but is only visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, South America, or Australasia.

2. Spain Rio Tinto

The vast mines of Rio Tinto give a hypnagogic, almost martian landscape. Its growth has consumed not only mountains and valleys but even entire villages. This river has gained recent scientific interest due to the presence of extremophile aerobic bacteria that dwell in the water.The extreme conditions in the river are analogous to other locations in the solar system thought to contain liquid water, such as subterranean Mars. Río Tinto is notable for being very acidic (pH 2) and its deep reddish hue. It is metal solvent and surely not human-friendly!

3. McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica)

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys in Antarctica located within Victoria Land west of McMurdo Sound. The terrain looks like something not of this Earth; The region includes many interesting geological features including Lake Vida and the Onyx River, Antarctica’s longest river. The valley’s floor occasionally contains a perennially frozen lake with ice several meters thick. It is also one of the world’s most extreme deserts Under the ice, in the extremely salty water, live mysterious simple organisms, a subject of on-going research. Scientists consider the Dry Valleys perhaps an important source of insights into possible extraterrestrial life.

4. The Richat Structure, near Ouadane, Mauritania

The Richat Structure is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane. It has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it forms a conspicuous bull’s-eye in the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. The structure, which has a diameter of almost 50 kilometres (30 miles), has become a landmark for space shuttle crews.

5. Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. Rotorua city is renowned for its unique “rotten eggs” aroma, which is caused by the geothermal activity releasing sulphur compounds into the atmosphere. Geothermal activity is at the heart of much of Rotorua’s tourist appeal. Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village (Te Wairoa) – are within easy reach of the city.This thermal activity owes itself to the Rotorua caldera on which the city lies. Waters of ivid colors, from yellow to orange to green which is partially possible to visit it.

6. Fly Geyser, Reno

Fly Ranch features two geysers, one of which is dormant. The other, Fly Geyser, was accidentally formed by a water well drill that hit a geothermal source, and continuously sprays hot water. Fly Ranch is private property and does not allow visitors.

7. Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia

Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in British Columbia. In the summer, most of the water in the lake evaporates leaving behind all the minerals. Large “spots” on the lake appear and depending on the mineral composition at the time, the spots will be different colors. The spots are made mainly of magnesium sulfate, which crystallizes in the summer. Since in the summer, only the minerals in the lake remain, they harden to form natural “walkways” around and between the spots.

8. The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have mysteriously disappeared in a manner that cannot be explained by human error, piracy, equipment failure, or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed these disappearances to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings. Apparently it doesn’t seem alien but it is really scary!

9. Kauai, Hawaii

Kauaʻi is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands, it is the fourth largest of the main islands. Seaside lava ledges make for otherworldly experiences on this often-overlooked Hawaiian island.

10. Mount Roraima (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)

Since long before the arrival of European explorers, the mountain has held a special significance for the indigenous people of the region, and it is central to many of their myths and legends It is a pretty remarkable place. It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides. There is only one ‘easy’ way up, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan side – to get up any other way takes and experienced rock climber. On the top of the mountain it rains almost every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and creating a unique landscape on the bare sandstone surface.

10 Weird Unresolved Mysteries in the World

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:22:52 +0000

There are so many people in the world, who only focus on finding interesting things in life, things that are still unexplained or unexplored. Just to satisfy the need of such readers and mind adventurers, I have compiled this article for you. This lists ten of the most mind boggling, unexplained mysteries on our planet. Things that even the top most scientists and theorists have no clue about, places that hinders the thought regarding their creation or any evidence thereof!

So without further delay, read on to get fascinated and being searching for what might lay out there.

Tracking the birth of evolutionary arms race between HIV-like viruses and primate genomes

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:30:00 +0000

NewsEcology (Jan. 26, 2012) Using a combination of evolutionary biology and virology, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have traced the birth of the ability of some HIV-related viruses to defeat a newly discovered cellular-defense system in primates.

The research, led by Michael Emerman, Ph.D., a member of the Hutchinson Center's Human Biology and Basic Sciences Division, and Harmit Malik, Ph.D., a member of the Center's

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Following the first steps out of Africa

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:37:00 +0000

NewsEcology (Jan. 26, 2012) The timing and pattern of the migration of early modern humans has been a source of much debate and research. Now, a new study uses genetic analysis to look for clues about the migration of the first modern humans who moved out of Africa more than 60,000 years ago. The research, published January 26 by Cell Press in the American Journal of Human Genetics, the official journal of the American Society of Human

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Following the first steps out of Africa

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:37:00 +0000

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Better way to gauge climate costs of land use changes

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +0000

NewsEcology (Jan. 8, 2012) Those making land use decisions to reduce the harmful effects of climate change have focused almost exclusively on greenhouse gases -- analyzing, for example, how much carbon dioxide is released when a forest is cleared to grow crops. A new study in Nature Climate Change aims to present a more complete picture -- to incorporate other characteristics of ecosystems that also influence climate.

"We know that forests

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Better way to gauge climate costs of land use changes

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +0000

"We know that forests

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Global warming caused by greenhouse gases delays natural patterns of glaciation, researchers say

info@newsecology.com (Editor) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:37:00 +0000

NewsEcology (Jan. 8, 2012) Unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are disrupting normal patterns of glaciation, according to a study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher and published online Jan. 8 in Nature Geoscience.

Earth's current warm period that began about 11,000 years ago should give way to another ice age within about 1,500 years, according to accepted astronomical models. However, current levels

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