The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located in the North Pacific Ocean. Also known as the Pacific Trash Vortex, these areas are home to many chemicals, plastics, sludge, and much debris. This was discovered in 1988 by the NOAA, which is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The major source of pollution is plastics and that 80 percent of the garbage is from land. This has had major effects... 

Iceland Leads List of Countries with Most Fresh Water Supply Iceland tops the list of 10 countries around the globe which have access to the most fresh water supply. Iceland can supply amost 300 cubic meters per capita, followed by Gabon, which can supply 176 meters of fresh water per person. Papua New Guinea and Canada rank third and fourth among the countries having the richest amount of fresh... 

For a while now, Rovio Mobile’s smash hit “Angry Birds” has been available for play on Facebook. However, what the game has lacked is the ability to allow your friends to attempt to beat your scores. Rovio Mobile has now announced that, if you have a stage with a high score you are proud of, you may now embed that level and score into your timeline on Facebook, allowing your friends... 

May 4th is being observed by Star Wars fans around the globe as the official Star Wars Day, a time to celebrate and honor the famous science fiction films brought to the silver screen by director George Lucas. The 4thof May was selected on purpose as a pun on the word force used in the often-quoted phrase from the first Star Wars film, “May the force be with you.” Fans of Star Wars culture... 

With the growing trend of social media, Facebook is putting its hat in the ring as well. There are plans for options to become available on the new timeline set-up on Facebook for users to post that they are in need of an organ transplant or are a donor. Links to organizations will also be made readily available. Facebook has 900million users, the new tools will be made available to users in the United... 

There have recently been increased reports around the U.S. Coast of Asian Tiger Shrimp being spotted. Federal biologists have expressed concerned about the fact the species has been encroaching on native territory. Reports of the shrimp being spotted had been fairly normal until last year. While reports numbered 21 in 2008 and 47 in 2009, 2010 actually saw a decline in the number with a reported 32... 

Who’s your daddy? Well if you live in the UK there’s a pretty good chance it’s Bertold Wiesner The owner of a British fertility clinic, who made secret donations of his own sperm, may have fathered up to 600 children. Bertold Wiesner, operated the clinic with his wife, during the 1940s and helped around 1,500 families conceive. A recent round of DNA testing, discovered that two... 

hundreds of thousands may lose Internet access by July (London) – It seems something out of the movies, but the possibility that hundreds of thousands of people may end up losing their internet access by the middle of next July is a very real thing. Last year, a group of international hackers used various means to string together an advertisement campaign that infected user’s computers... 

A fantastic meteor shower can be viewed during the evening of Sunday, April 22, 2012. Because this is a moonless night, Lyrid Meteor Shower can be easily seen. Last year, bright moonlight prevented viewers from being able to see the yearly meteor shower as well. The shooting stars are predicted to be at the rate of 15 through 20 an hour. People have watched this meteor shower for nearly 3,000 years,... 

Rumors Of A Liquid Metal iPhone Case Have Surfaced In August 2010, Apple was given the right to use liquid metal technology and may be applying this science to the new iPhone 5 rumored to be released between June and October 2012. In 1992, liquid metal technology was discovered at the California Institute of Technology. The liquid metal case finish would be used to replace the more commonly used glass...