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1. French Nuclear Testing
In June, French President Jacques Chirac revealed that nuclear tests would be conducted in the Pacific at the Mururoa coral atoll. These tests, Chirac, stated, would consist of eight nuclear explosions in a tunnel 1,800 to 3,000 feet below Mururoa beginning in September up until May 96. Chirac declares that these tests are necessary for computer s
2. Jean Jacque Piaget
was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland on August 9,
1896 and died in Geneva on September 16, 1980. Piaget was best known for
his work in developmental psychology of children and genetic epistemology.
Piaget began his work studying natural sciences at the University of
Neuchatel where he later obtained a Ph.D. Throughout Piagets life he
discovered
3. Underwater Photography
Since the development of the Aqualung by Jacques Cousteau and Emil Gagnan in 1943, we have been able to stay underwater safely and comfortably for extended periods of time. This amazing technological breakthrough allows us to discover, explore, and photograph the wonders of the underwater world. It was one of the first challenges underwater pion
4. Coral Reefs And Bleaching Phenomenon
Imagine yourself observing one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. Thousands of species of plants and animals provide a dizzying array of color and motion. Massive structures provide a canopy that shelters hundreds of exotic species in a myriad of microclimates. As land-based observers, we almost automatically assume that this is a descr
5. Whale
weighs as much as 20 elephants but lives beneath the sea. The blue is Earth's largest animal. Larger than the largest of ancient dinosaurs, blue s can grow to be more than 100 feet (30 meters) long and weigh nearly 150 tons. Not all s are so large. The much smaller pilot grows to about 28 feet (8.5 meters) in length. And dolphins, which belong