"Forty years ago, advances in fertilizers and pesticides boosted crop yield and fed a growing planet. Today, demand for food fueled by rises in worldwide consumption of meat and protein is again outpacing farmers ability to keep up. It's time for the next Green Revolution.
To explore the Wired Atlas, use the thumbnails to navigate from page to page. Click the main image to zoom, and click again for the navigation box to scroll through the spread."
"The map as history
The largest on-line collection of animated historical maps
* For students: a learning tool to increase comprehension and retention
* For teachers: a ready-made teaching tool to add visual impact in the classroom
* For history buffs: new technology to add new perspectives
Our on-line maps use animation, color and narration to bring history to life."
For people who love to read but don't have a lot of extra cash to spend on books, nothing beats the public library. Love ya, Ben Franklin!
In recent years, many libraries have started offering e-books that you can check out for a few weeks, just like the real thing. Unfortunately, despite the plethora of e-book readers in the App Store, you couldn't read these DRM-protected library titles on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad.
Now you can. Bluefire Reader now supports not only ePub and PDF formats, but also the Adobe DRM used by most libraries