RedacciónBBC Mundo1 septiembre 2011
La material fecal de los osos panda contiene bacterias que podrían tener la respuesta a uno de los mayores desafíos en la producción de biocombustibles.
Las bacterias son tan potentes que descomponen celulosa, abriendo el camino para la obtención de biocombustibles a partir de pastos, madera y restos de cultivos. La elaboración actual, a partir fundamentalmente de caña de azúcar y maíz, ocupa tierras fértiles y ha llevado a un aumento en el precio de los alimentos, según sus críticos. Read More...
Last Sunday morning, dozens of water enthusiasts arrived at a cramped parking lot, traveling solo or in small groups. They unloaded brightly colored kayaks, paddle boards and canoes from their vehicles and pushed off from a small incline into a shimmering, 600-acre body of water.
A fisherman cast his line from the shore nearby, while another dropped his line from a boat a few hundred yards away. A great blue heron flew back and forth, close to the surface, scanning for food and occasionally landing on the shore to take in the scene. Read More...
Patrizia Chen life saga traces her extraordinary journey from Tuscany to Shanghai, a remarkable odyssey of experiences and adventures.
Patrizia Chen from Livorno, Italy, is a well-traveled, multilingual individual who has called Egypt, Japan, Argentina, and New York City home at various times while raising her children.
Her debut book, “Rosemary and Bitter Oranges” (Scribner 2003), earned recognition as a New York Times Notable Book of 2003.
In recent years, she has delved into the world of tango dancing and singing. Read More...
