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...planet is in the middle of an extinction crisis, the sixth great wave in its history. But unlike major extinction events of the past - like the Permian-Triassic event 250 million years ago, in which 70% of all terrestrial species were wiped out, probably because of an asteroid impact or a similar natural disaster - this time human beings are the cause. Hard numbers are difficult to find, but many scientists believe Earth's species are going extinct at a rate that is up to 1,000 times higher than before human beings came on the scene. (See how animals...
...George W. Bush's Administration, it was difficult enough to preserve existing levels of protection for wildlife, let alone push for tougher standards. Yet if Traill and his colleagues are right, the status quo is not enough to protect endangered species, and it's too weak to stop the sixth great extinction wave...
...Project, which kicked off its sixth season on Wednesday with “The Taming of the Shrew,” is a local theater company dedicated entirely to intimate and engaging productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Unlike many companies who operate out of one theatre, the Project’s productions crop up in unexpected locales, bringing the spirit of Shakespeare to myriad unconventional spaces. These temporary theatres foster an intimate connection between the players and the audience and work to eliminate the common stigmas of inaccessibility and intellectualism that surround Shakespeare...
...Connecticut defense’s sixth consecutive shutout and ninth of the year...
...world before the dollar devalues too much." In August, China signed a $41 billion contract to buy liquefied natural gas over the next 20 years from Australia. Last month, China's state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) entered talks with Nigeria to buy as much as one-sixth of the West African nation's proven petroleum reserves, the Financial Times reported. This week, Guinea's junta announced a $7 billion mining deal with an unnamed Chinese company, which human-rights activists say could prop up a government implicated in a mass killing of demonstrators in September...