| Welcome to MNN's daily newsletter for Friday, July 6. For breaking news throughout the day, visit us online at the Mother Nature Network. |
EDITORS' PICKS:
We've rounded up 10 compelling images of America's shores with information on some of the organizations that help keep them that way. Read the story... |
Who says new media can't make a difference? This video gets men and women thinking about what abusive relationships really look like. Read the story...
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A study finds that people who ate a high-protein breakfast with dessert had better long-term results then others on a low-calorie diet. But is this diet healthy? Read the story...
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The Tata eMO is incredibly cute, fairly practical, and may become reality now that India's Tata is teaming up with France's Dassault Systems to actually produce the low-cost car. Read the story... |
The latest in our park series: Shenandoah National Park is more than 80,000 acres of quiet refuge only 75 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Read the story... |
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
July 6, 2003: The government of Kazakhstan announces a restoration program for the Aral Sea (at right, in 2003). Decades of Stalin-era water diversion projects had drained the inland, saltwater lake. Once the fourth-largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea is now the 11th largest. The restoration project may someday restore the northernmost portion of the Aral, but much of its mass is feared to be lost forever. July 6, 2004: The European Union enacts a permanent ban on phthalates, carcinogenic chemicals used in bottles and soft plastic toys. |
July 6, 1988: Following reports of a gas leak, an