42nd Earth Day - 10 new things learned since last year

If you've been following science updates, you may be ahead of  Smithsonian research.

"Red feet, not red legs."

"Smithsonian.com, 4/19/12. "Surprising Science, 10 things we've learned about the Earth since last Earth Day." 

Sunday (4/22/12) was the 42nd celebration of Earth Day, which was started in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to help educate people about environmental issues and demonstrate public support for a conservationist agenda. With that in mind, we decided it was the right time to recap the most surprising, awe-inspiring and alarming things that we have learned about the Earth and the environment since last year’s holiday:

1.   Undiscovered species are still out there.

2.   Global warming is already driving up food prices.

3.   Natural gas is not so great.

4.   Offshore wind farms are good for biodiversity.

5.   A fungus causes white-nose syndrome in bats.

6.   The oceans are in bigger trouble than we thought.

7.   Large wildlife are surviving the conflict in Afghanistan.

8.   Pesticides play a role in bee colony collapses.

9.   Eating meat warms the planet

10. Millions likely to be trapped by climate change." 

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