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Solar-powered Great White Shark Tracking System to Improve Tracking Process

Last year, Liquid Robotics has created a solar-powered robot named Wave Glider to track white shake in the Pacific Ocean. This is part of a project led by a group of marine scientists from Stanford University as an effort to figure out which factors attribute to the decline population of great white shake near the California coast recently. Awarded $22 million in Series D financing, the Wave Glider is considered one of “an arsenal of ocean-observing technologies” according to the team.

Starbucks Opens New Eco-friendly Shop at Downtown Disney

Starbuck opened a new store yesterday at Disneyland Resort in California as an effort to introduce a series of environmentally-friendly coffee shops worldwide. Located at Downtown Disney in Anah

World's Largest Dog Show- Crufts 2014 [SLIDE SHOW]

Crufts is the world's annual largest dog show. Final day of Crufts 2014 was held in Birmingham, central England March 9, 2014. Ricky, a two-year-old fluffy poodle beat off 20,000 dogs in the competition to win the best in show.

SeaWorld’s Orca Show: It’s Time to End Using Whales for “Human Amusement”, Said Santa Monica Assemblyman

Santa Monica Assemblyman, Richard Bloom, planned to release a bill that would ban killer whaleshows at SeaWorld, a theme part in San Diego.

Visit Burano: World’s Most Colorful Island

Located in the Northern Vanetian Lagoon, Burano is ranked one of the top 10 most colorful places in the world. The island is situated about 10 km far from Venice, which takes 45 minutes by boat to reach. Known as home of great artists like Baldassarre Galuppi and Remigio Barbaro, Burano is also famous for its brightly painted homes.

Top 5 Meat-free Recipes to Stay Healthy During Lent

Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent, the 40-day journey toward Easter. According to Catholic traditions, Catholics abstain from eating meats on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all other Fridays during the period of Lent. The attitude “to give up something”, in this case the fasting and abstinence from meat, is considered as a sacrifice.

The Monument Men, 8 Unlikely Heroes to Save the History, Released Today

The Monument Men, an action drama directed by George Clooney, was released on Feb.2, 2014.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman Follows Footstep of Hollywood Celebrites Who Died of Overdose

Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead of overdose in an apartment in Manhattan at 46. The Oscar-winning actor was found death on the bathroom floor. Investigators found a syringe in his arm and two bags of what appeared to be heroin in the scene.

Japanese Mustard Green- Eat to Lose Weight and Protect from Cancer

If you are looking for effective dieting recipe Japanese mustard greens can surprise you not only as a one of the best ingredients in dieting but also source of vitamin A, C and K. What’s more, it can help prevent cancer. Now, you can kill two birds with one arrow!

World’s Best Place for Healthy Food? U.S Isn’t Number One

The Netherlands ranked as the world’s best place for plentiful, affordable and nutritious food, followed by France and Switzerland, according to a report by Oxfam on Tuesday.

Massive Subglacial Valley Discovered in Antarctica- Possible Link with Frigid Winter in Northern America?

A two-mile deep Grand Canyon-sized valley has been discovered beneath the ice of West Antarctica.