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Giant Squid Could Be Bigger Than a School Bus

2016-05-27 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Geographic: Giant Squid Could Be Bigger Than a School Bus The deep-dwelling creatures could reach lengths of at least 66 feet, says a provocative new study-but not everyone is convinced. An 1870 engraving by artist Edward Etherington imagines the kraken, a legendary sea monster, as a giant squid. If a startling new study is right, giant squid up to 66 feet (20 meters) long may dwell in the open ocean. The estimate is nearly twice as large as some prior findings, which had pegged the beast's maximum...

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China unveils 'straddling' bus beat traffic jams

2016-05-26 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A Beijing company has unveiled spectacularly futuristic designs for a pollution-busting, elevated bus capable of gliding over the nightmarish mega-jams for which urban China has become notorious. Plans for the so-called Transit Explore Bus or TEB were showcased earlier this month at a technology expo in the Chinese capital. The straddling bus, which owes more to Blade Runner than Chinas car-clogged highways, is supported by two legs that run along rails laid along the roadside. Those...

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