“Biodiversity” Story and Pictures — National Geographic Your Shot

How much life can you find around you ? Apparently, the 15,672 pics submitted for the National Geographic magazine are any indication.

We can see everything : from elephants to arthropods  scarcely (=escasamente ) bigger than the period at the end of this sentence. Creatures of the air, like birds, butterflies and moths (=polillas), as well as creatures of the sea, like sharks, sponges, coral or jellyfish.

It is not always easy to show a community of creatures , including several species in one pic. Nature loves to hide and sometimes it gets hard to see the individuals.

Have a look at them on the link below and tell us which one is the most interesting picture for you and why . Try to justify your choice convincingly .Imagine that we are jury at a photo contest . Which one would choose for the first prize and why ? Thanks so much for participating !!!

“Biodiversity” Story and Pictures — National Geographic Your Shot.

Digital newspaper. Would you like to work as a journalist?

“A falling tree makes more noise than a whole forest which grows up.”

Have you ever watched the news on TV and felt that we only get bad news : natural disasters, economical crisis, wars, crimes…?

The same happens when we open a newspaper. Most of the articles report negatives facts or aspects of the world. They don’t usually speak about good honest people, scientists who investigate to create vaccinations or agreements which will help protect the environment. And why not ? They are real !!

Our e-twinning project:The beauty that connects us.

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Thank you very much to those who have already sent a picture for our project :”The extra in the ordinary. The beauty that connects us”. All of them are really fantastic contributions. I have already sent them to our “classmates” in Sweeden, Romania, Greece, Poland and Turkey. If you haven’t sent any picture, you can still do it…

“Hats off to Puma…”

The third largest sportswear company in the world, PUMA, has publicly committed t o eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals.

The commitment includes the elements outlined by Greenpeace in their “Dirty Laundry ” Report :