Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology
US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, les États-Unis d'Amérique, The United States of America (USA)
Natur, Nature, Nature

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AMNH (W3)

"AMNH" steht für "American Museum of Natural History"

(E?)(L1) http://www.amnh.org/




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Conservation (W3)

Engl. "Conservation" und dt. "Konservierung", "konservieren" gehen zurück auf lat. "conservare" = "bewahren", "erhalten".
Da "servieren" auf lat. "servire" = "dienen" zurück geht muß "konservieren" ja wörtlich etwa "mitdienen" heißen - oder wie kann man es sinnvoll übersetzen?

(E6)(L?) http://www.conservationalliance.com/
The Conservation Alliance

The Conservation Alliance is a non-profit organization of outdoor businesses whose collective annual membership dues support grassroots citizen-action groups and their efforts to protect wild and natural areas.

(E6)(L?) http://www.raincoast.org/
Die kanadische "Raincoast Conservation Society" wurde 1990 gegründet, um sich um die Erhaltung des regenwaldbestandes in British Columbia zu bemühen.

Founded in 1990, "Raincoast Conservation Society" is a non-profit research and public education organization. We work in partnership with scientists, First Nations, local communities and Non-governmental Organizations to build support for decisions that protect marine and rainforest habitat on BC’s central and north coast.

About Raincoast | Contact Us | Join Raincoast | Canada's Rainforest: | The Great Bear Rainforest | Threats to the Rainforest | Research and Projects: | Overview | Wolves | Grizzly Bears | Aquaculture | Wild Salmon | Marine Conservation | Koeye | Resources: | Image Gallery | Prints - purchase on-line | Publications and Resources | Frontline | Books for Purchase | Links


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EPARKS (W3)

"EPARKS" steht möglicherweise für "Endangered Parks" - eine Namens-Erklärung für das "E" habe ich auf der schönen Site über amerikanische Parks nicht gefunden.

(E?)(L?) http://www.eparks.org/
National Park News | National Park Magazines | Animal-Facts Aquatic | Animal-Facts Dry Land | Plant-Facts Aquatic | Plant-Facts Dry Land | Alaska-Facts | Animal Protection | Aquatic Protection | Endangered Parks

(E?)(L?) http://www.eparks.org/marine_and_coastal/marine_wildlife/
Aquatic Animals: Alligator | Crocodile | Blue Whale | Beluga Whale | Humpback Whale | Orca | Dolphin | Octopus | Manatee | Sea Otter | Sea Turtle | Sharks | Seal | Sea Lion | Walrus

(E?)(L?) http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/
Animal-Facts Dry Land: Bald Eagle | Bat | Buffalo | Black-Footed Ferret | California Condor | Caribou | Elk | Florida Panther | Gray Wolf | Black Bear | Grizzly Bear | Polar Bear | Lynx | Moose | Prairie Dog | Red Wolf

(E?)(L?) http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/biodiversity/rare_and_endangered.asp
Endangered Species: American Crocodile | Bald Eagle | Bat | Black-Footed Ferret | Blue Whale | California Condor | Caribou | Florida Panther | Gray Wolf | Grizzly Bear | Humpback Whale | Lynx | Florida Manatee | Prairie Dog | Red Wolf | Sea Otter | Sea Turtle | Sea Lion

(E?)(L?) http://www.eparks.org/endangeredparks/
Most Endangered Parks
This year the National Parks Conservation Association listed the following parks as the most endangered parks. I included the main reasons and they are linked to the National Park Service sites. The National Parks Conservation Association was founded in 1919 to protect our National Parks.


EWG (W3)

"EWG" steht für "Environmental Working Group".

(E?)(L?) http://www.ewg.org/
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a not-for-profit environmental research organization dedicated to improving public health and protecting the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food.

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geolab
Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
Felsen-Lexikon

(E?)(L?) http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/mainmenu.html
Mit schönen Fotographien von Gesteinsstrukturen, aber leider ohne Hinweise zur Namensherkunft.
(Zur Illustration an passender Stelle ganz hilfreich.)

(E?)(L?) http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/minerals/minerals.html
Index of minerals in thin-section (Click on the below items for photos and descriptions of these minerals.)

amphibole | glaucophane | hornblende | tremolite | andalusite | augite | biotite | calcite | clinopyroxene | augite | chlorite | chloritoid | coesite | ellenbergerite | epidote | feldspar | microcline | plagioclase | garnet | glaucophane | hornblende | hypersthene | idocrase (vesuvianite) | kyanite | leucite | microcline | muscovite | nepheline | olivine | orthopyroxene | hypersthene | piemontite | plagioclase | quartz | quartz after coesite | sericite | staurolite | stilpnomelane | talc | titanite (sphene) | tremolite | tourmaline | vesuvianite (idocrase)


(E?)(L?) http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/plutonic-micro%7F/plutonicmicro.html
Microtextures of plutonic rocks (Click on the below items for photos and descriptions of these features.)

alteration | anorthosite | bronzitite | clinopyroxenite | diabase | dunite | gabbro | granite | granophyre | micrographic texture | myrmekite | norite | ophitic texture | orthopyroxenite | perthite | poikilitic texture | sericitic alteration | sieve texture (in plagioclase) | subgrains in quartz | tonalite


(E?)(L?) http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/volcanic-micro/volcanicmicro.html
Microtextures of volcanic rocks (Click on the below items for photos and descriptions of these features.)

amygdaloidal texture | breccia | kimberlite | komatiite | nepheline basalt | rhyolite | scoria | spherulites | spinifex texture | tuff (lightly compacted) | tuff (poorly-welded) | tuff (welded) | vesicles | vitrophyre


(E?)(L?) http://www.geolab.unc.edu/Petunia/IgMetAtlas/meta-micro/metamicro.html
Microtextures of metamorphic rocks (Click on the below items for photos and descriptions of these features.)

crenulation cleavage | eclogite | eclogite (retrograded) | foliation | gneiss | granoblastic texture | hornfels (banded) | hornfels (spotted) | marble | mesh texture | mylonite | palisades texture | phyllite | poikiloblastic texture | porphyroblastic texture | porophyroclastic texturevquartzite | slate | subgrains | talc-tremolite schist | whiteschist


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ITIS (W3)

"ITIS" steht für "Integrated Taxonomic Information System".

(E?)(L1) http://www.itis.gov/
Welcome to ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System!
Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. We are a partnership of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies (ITIS-North America); other organizations; and taxonomic specialists. ITIS is also a partner of Species 2000 and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).


Quick search on: Any Name or TSN (Taxonomic Serial Number) | Common Name | Scientific Name | TSN
In: every| Animal | Plant | Fungal | Monera | Protozoa | Kingdom | exactly | for containing | starting with | ending with

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MNH (W3)

"MNH" steht für "(National) Museum of Natural History".

(E?)(L?) http://www.mnh.si.edu/
The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.

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Nature (W3)

(E?)(L?) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature
Die engl. "Nature" und die dt. "Natur" gehen zurück auf lat. "natura" = "Geburt", lat. "nasci" = "geboren werden", "entstehen". Dazu passende Begriffe sind auch engl. "nascent" = "werdend", "entstehend", dt. "naszierend", ital. "nascente" = "anbrechend", und entstehende Werke können "in statu nascendi" = "im Zustand des Entstehens" sein.

(E?)(L1) http://www.nature.com/
Die "Nature Publishing Group" ist Herausgeber vieler "Natur-Magazine", oder allgemein "Wissenschaftsmagazine".

(E?)(L?) http://www.nature.com/siteindex/index.html


(E6)(L?) http://www.nature.org/
The Nature Conservancy

The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

(E?)(L?) http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator/
Ganz interessant ist der "Carbon Footprint Calculator" der den eigenen Anteil an "greenhouse gas" Emissionen berechnet.

NMNH, SI (W3)

"NMNH" steht für "National Museum of Natural History".
"SI" steht für "Smithsonian Institution".

(E?)(L?) http://www.mnh.si.edu/
Introduction to the National Museum of Natural History
The "National Museum of Natural History" ("NMNH") is part of the "Smithsonian Institution", the world’s preeminent museum and research complex. The Museum is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs. Opened in 1910, the green-domed museum on the National Mall was among the first Smithsonian building constructed exclusively to house the national collections and research facilities.
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NPS (W3)

"NPS" steht für "National Park Service".

(E6)(L1) http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/atoz.cfm
US-Nationalparks von A bis Z
Zu jedem der vielen Parks und Monumente findet man: Accessibility | Activities | Education Programs | Facts | For Kids | History & Culture | In Depth | Management Docs | Nature & Science | News | Plan Your Visit | Bookstore | Employment | Volunteer

Die angebotenen Informationen sind wirklich erschlagend.

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Dt. "Phänomen", frz. "phénomène"; span. "fenómeno", ital. "fenomeno", engl. "phenomenon" (plural, engl. "phenomena") geht zurück auf lat. "phaenomenon" = "Erscheinung" und weiter auf griech. "phainómenon" = "das Erscheinende", griech. "phaínesthai" = "erscheinen", "sich zeigen", griech. "phaínein" = "sichtbar machen", "sehen lassen".

Zu diesem griech. "phaínein" gehört auch das "Phantom", frz. "fantôme", das durch lateinische Vermittlung auf griech. "phántasma" = "Trugbild" zurück geht. Auch "phantastisch", "fantastisch" das über lat. "phantasticus" auf griech. "phantastikós" zurück geht, gehört in diese Familie.

Und mit etwas "Phantasie", "Fantasie" (von griech. "phantázesthai" = "erscheinen") findet man noch viel eweiter Verwandte, wie etwa "Phase" (griech. "phásis" = "Erscheinung"), "Emphase" (griech. "émphasis" = "Verdeutlichung"), "Fanal" (zu griech. "phanós" = "Leuchte", "Fackel"), "Foto-" (zu griech. "phos" = "Licht"), "Phosphor" (zu griech. "phosphóros" = "lichttragend").

(E?)(L?) http://www.newscientist.com/
Die Zeitschrift "New Scientist" bietet auf ihrer Website auch eine Rubrik "Everyday Scientific Phenomena", "Planet Earth Phenomena" an, in der viele interessante "Natur-Phänomene" diskutiert werden.

(E?)(L?) http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/
Am 02.12.2007 war das Archiv der Phänomene nicht mehr auffindbar. Stattdessen gibt es nun einen Blog, der immerhin auch ganz interessant ist.

(E?)(L?) http://www.newscientist.com/blog/lastword/2007/01/about-last-word.html
About the Last Word
The Last Word explores the science of everyday things. Both the questions and the answers are provided by the smartest people we know – you, the New Scientist users. You can post your answers in the comments under each blog post. Please keep on topic and concise.

You can browse recent Last Word questions by topic: human body, domestic science, planet Earth, weather, animals, plants, environment, technology and transport. You can also look at just the unanswered questions. Or you can search all of the Last Word back to 1994 by adding your keywords to this search. You can also buy the latest book (US or UK).


(E?)(L?) http://www.newscientist.com/search.ns?doSearch=true&query=section%3Alast
Und hier findet man auch den Link zu bisherigen Beiträgen. (Allerdings sind anscheinend auch nicht alle Fragen und Antworten uneingeschränkt zugänglich. - Insgesamt hat sich das Angebot und die Übersichtlichkeit verschlechtert.)

Inflation theory | Flights of fancy | Blow it out | Parched perch | Spirit in the sky | On the trail | Flight of fancy | Dune bug | Counter-taserism | Stumped! | Not in Kansas any more | An ill wind | Klingon technology | Slime time | Finger roll | Cable clingers | Ice belt | Finger clickin' good | Lightbox | Milk white | Distributory dilemma | Flight path | Last Word: Dizzy dogs | Last Word: Sacred DNA | Keep focused | Tasteful matters | Landlubber | Water bomb | The spring is sprung | Frozen images | Down in one | Sick as a horse | Chargers get slim | Highly sprung | Stuff that | Filthy lucre? | Shapely pear | Wound licking | Pulling power | How much force is required to stop the world spinning? | Leaf antlers | Save our cars | Plant depression | Ice sums | Colour of custard | What's the crack? | Loud shirt | Lord of the flies | Family tree | Sky sports | Twin chicks | Human zoo | Life glue | Timber treatment | No use crying | Growth potential | Sand islands | The best bits | Jumbochoo | Underground reservoir | Aurora Electrical Co | Air traffic control - Why don't insects fly in straight lines? | Ice vines - How do "vines" of ice form on glass windows? | Eye liner | No swimming - Why was I told as a child not to swim within an hour of eating? | Spirit in the sky - How are spirit levels calibrated? | Part-time curdling - Can just some of a bottle of milk be curdled? | Shaping the mould - How can a pear grow a bullseye pattern of mould? | Parched perch - Do fish get thirsty? | Face book - How many human faces will I see in my lifetime? | Magpies - Why do we like shiny things? | Numbstruck - Why do we get pins and needles? | Foxy tale | Distributory dilemma | Closing time | Bigger bag | Diver's dilemma | Eyes of the world | Feet of nature | Counter-taserism | Achoo blues | Thirsty jets | Cruel world | Bee Plump | Kaboom squared | Lunatic cacti | Life after death | Fog warning | Flights of fancy | Sacred DNA | Flat refusal | The living dead | Cable clingers | Why is it easier to drum with your fingers starting with the little finger? | If you shine a torch inside a box lined with mirrors, does the light bounce around forever? | Written in the sand - how did these patterns arise? | Why does a patterned shirt cause distortion on a TV screen? | Why does cabbage work as treatment for mastitis, and painful breasts when breastfeeding? | Why does peeking through a small hole in card enable me to see better than my glasses? | What is the biological basis for cruelty in humans? | Why does feeding a dog ketchup stop its urine damaging my lawn? | A matter of taste | Have you ever wondered how long it would take to fill the Grand Canyon with milk? | Why after a long run, do we only start to sweat profusely after we have finished? | Bee plump | Stuff that | Frozen images | The spring is sprung | Ice sums | Sky sports | Chargers get slim | Flight of fancy | A pox on you | Timber treatment | No dead Parrots | Colour of custard | Lasting stripes | Earth shadow | Barking up the wrong tree? | Ice vine | Coconut cruise | Dance your life away | An ill wind | Magpies | Underground reservoir | Twin chicks | Squeaky clean | Night light flight | Lucky numbers | Shaping the mould | The Aurora Electrical Company | Sweat on the wing | The day the world stopped | Fooled in Blackpool? | No wrinkles | Part-time curdling | Growth potential | Think hard | Numbstruck | Strings attached | Closing time | Thirsty jets | Diver's dilemma | Dead in space | Eternal youth club | Three's a crowd | Burning bushes | Alarming microwave | Fog warning | Like falling off | Flat refusal | Is anybody there? | Life after death | Keeping pace | Kaboom squared | A pox on us | Bounce back | Wheels of fortune | Written in the sand | Dodgy tummy | Land of nod | Bee plump | Strings attached | Organic lingerie | Like falling off | Pasta puzzle | A pox on you | Caught red-blooded | Tree-wide web | Saucy dogs | Cruel world | Chargers get slim | Barking up the wrong tree? | No dead parrots | Tummy chills | Lasting stripes | Beach life | Teething trouble | No wrinkles | Coconut cruise | Night light flight | Potty ants | Burning bushes | Cut-glass accident | Money bags | Lucky numbers | Sun sounds | Wakey wakey | Shifting sands | Bubble shapes | Loud shirt | Bovine challenge | Beach life | Sweat on the wing | Eternal youth club | Sweat on the hoof | Subatomic paperweight | Clouding the issue | Long live viruses | Press the button | Bounce back | Cut-glass accident | Dodgy tummy | Winter chill | Bubble shapes | Cutting comments | Gone fishing | Pastures new | As time goes by | Growing spoonful | Keeping pace | Crossed channels | Dual blot | Finger training | Alarming microwave | Wheels of fortune | Land of nod | Is anybody there? | Caught red-blooded | Thirsty spiders | Minimum requirements | Waste disposal | Money bags | Tree-wide web | Jammy dodgers | As time goes by | Question of taste | Burger bending | Take your pick | Sun sounds | Diminishing returns | Teething trouble | Free-falling | Like falling off | Green eggs and cabbage | Potty ants | Water cure | Cool colour | A round figure | Whither the worms? | Clouding the issue | Tummy chills | A Drop in the Ocean | Crossed channels | Cut-glass accident | Heart of the matter | Daily Requirements | Winter chill | Growing spoonful | Twist and shout | Shifting sands | Blow it out | The power of six | Cereal killer | What's in the box? | Cocoon mystery | Snow dough | Thirsty spiders | Dual blots | Cheese scrub | Crash course | Finger training | A round figure | Killer bush | Question of taste | Down the drain? | Flight of fancy | Don't run away | Green eggs and cabbage | Take your pick | Shrink wrapped | Crash course | Diminishing returns | As time goes by | Biting back | Sleeping satellites | Free-falling | Zzzzapppp | Water cure | Stalagmite ice | Cutting comments | Whither the worms? | Powder power | Nasal illusion | Heart of the matter | What's in the box? | A drop in the ocean | Beaming down | Fearful felines | Long live viruses | The power of six | Flight of fancy | Cheese scrub | What a bright spark | Cocoon mystery | Burger bending | Minimum daily requirements | Wind of change | Sleeping satellites | Killer bush | Expect pain in knee area | Bloated fowl | Crash course | Cereal killer | Biting back | Frozen veg | Dive, Dive! | Take your pick | Pastures new | What's the attraction? | Kettle turn-off | Baffling acoustics | In black and white | All washed up | Do the twist | First light | Shakin' all over | Wind of change | I'm sweet enough | Sleeping satellites | Greybeard, blondebeard | Waste disposal | Lager doubt | Fearful felines | Zzzzapppp | Drawing the sting | A matter of taste | Stalagmite ice | Frozen veg | The ice diet | The colour purple | In black and white | How does he smell? | All in the mind | Stem Well Research | Down the pan | What's the attraction? | That's life | Bloated fowl | What a bright spark | Snow laughing matter | Endless zzzzs | Who's in control? | First light | Game for a smell | Smackeroony | Dive! Dive! | Green wax | Escalating concerns | All washed up | Yo ho ho | Lager doubt | Water wheels | Clear lenses | Light night | Wine whine | All in the mind | A matter of taste | Drawing the sting | How does he smell? | I'm sweet enough | Fishy glow | Tainted tint | Batty behaviour | The ice diet | Just a nip | Fading star | Stem well research | Vulcanised eggs | Sunblock | That's life | What's in the box? | Free the mice | Grave concern | Don't run away | Shapes in the sand | Game for a smell | Expect pain in knee area | Friendly flyer | Organ farms | Smeared specs | Is the music in you? | Veggie violence | Job swap | Little green babies | Fishy glow | Clear waters | Wave goodbye | Hairbrained | Design flaw | Shapes in the sand | Foot powder | Light night | Batty behaviour | Hanging on | Hot in the sack | Clear lenses | Bubble shapes | Free the mice | Sunblock | Not early to rise | Fading star | Floating feeling | Repulsive vegetables | Water wheels | Nostalgic nasturtiums? | Vulcanised eggs | Tainted tint | Yo ho ho | Jelly fish | Body heat | Hidden charms | Friendly flyer | Breaking glass | Just a nip | Gasping for nitrogen | Walk for home | Planet pinball | Froggy fear | Ash for dash | Smeared specs | Dump it in the mantle | Living bath | Snow laughing matter | Job swap | Design flaw | Earth to asparagus | Proto-photo | Beer orders | Beating the bell | Crucial cravings | Flight sight | Grave concerns | Hanging on | It's in the mix | Blade Runner | Hidden charms | Floating feeling | Family line | Contusion confusion | Foot powder | Dead wood | Which way to turn? | Froggy fear | Walk for home | Earn those stripes | Repulsive vegetables | It came from? | Body heat | Is the music in you? | The anthill mob | Push and pull | Not early to rise | Living bath | Nasal illusion | Dump it in the mantle | Gasping for nitrogen | A sting in the mouth | Planet pinball | Congener congeniality | Siren scream | Fly, fly away | Turn left at Mars | No-ball snow | Ash for dash | Pregnant pepper | Hot in the sack | Finding nemo's flies | Gin on the rocks | Blade runner | Earth to asparagus | Gnab gib | Snow squares | Beer orders | Jet streams | Who's in control? | Cloud cover | Acid indigestion | Nostalgic nasturtiums? | Beating the bell | Cool mist | Fresher for longer | Which way to turn? | Family line | Electrostatic fun | Pre-inventing the wheel | Earn those stripes | Breaking glass | Contusion confusion | One shallow step | High and dry | Dead wood | I don't like that! | A sting in the mouth | Sea legs | Signal failures | Snow squares | The sound of silence | It came from? | Walk for home | It's in the mix | Fly, fly away | Funny fungus | 509. Mutate and survive (08 January 2005 From magazine issue 2481 The Last Word)

Die Fragen und Antworten der Leser wurden auch bereits in zwei deutschsprachigen Büchern bei PIPER herausgegeben:

Warum fallen schlafende Vögel nicht vom Baum?

(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492235948/etymologety01-20
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492235948/etymologety0f-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492235948/etymologetymo-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492235948/etymologety0d-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492235948/etymologetymo-20


Was macht die Mücke beim Wolkenbruch?

(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492240100/etymologety01-20
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492240100/etymologety0f-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492240100/etymologetymo-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492240100/etymologety0d-21
(E?)(L?) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3492240100/etymologetymo-20


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