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Archive for June, 2010

Arctic sea ice thinnest in thousands of years

Arctic sea ice is at its record low in the recent geologic history, a major international study has claimed. The first comprehensive history of Arctic ice, carried out by a team of scientists from five countries, found that the recent retreat is the worst in thousands of years.
“The ice loss that we see today — [...]

History Of Greenland

In prehistoric times Greenland was home to several successive Paleo-Eskimo cultures known primarily through archaeological findings. The earliest entry of the Inuit into Greenland is thought to have occurred about 2500 BC. From around 2500 BC to 800 BC, southern and western Greenland was inhabited by the Saqqaq culture. Most findings of Saqqaq period archaeological [...]

Island Tourism-Andaman & Nicobar

The Andaman and Nicobar islands have been inhabited for several thousand years, at the very least. The earliest archaeological evidence yet documented goes back some 2,200 years; however, the indications from genetic, cultural and linguistic isolation studies point to habitation going back 30,000 to 60,000 years, well into the Middle Paleolithic.[2]
In the Andaman Islands, the [...]

Hispanic And Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans with origins in the Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain. The group encompasses distinct sub-groups by national origin and race, with ancestries from all continents represented. Some members of the community prefer Hispanic and others Latino, the latter being more common in the western United States and [...]

A Student’s Guide To Alternative Fuel Vehicles

An Alternative Fuel vehicle is a vehicle that runs on alternative fuels.”Alternative fuels” are vehicle fuels that aren’t made from petroleum. There are many kinds of fuels that vehicles can run on that aren’t made from petroleum. The United States Department of Energy officially recognizes this list of alternative fuels:
* Alcohols – ethanol and methanol.
* [...]