Although they are somewhat bearlike in appearance and are sometimes called koala bears, koalas are not related to true bears. Native to Australia, the koala is a slow-moving, nocturnal, arboreal marsupial, or pouched mammal. It has perhaps the most specialized diet of any living mammal: it feeds on leaves and shoots of a particular species [...]

Eco Factor: Student housing complex made using recycled shipping containers. France-based architecture firm Olgga Architects has come up with a striking housing complex design for students that has been entirely built using recycled shipping containers. Dubbed Crou, the complex is designed to provide affordable housing for students, where each container represents a different students room. [...]

Democrats retreated Tuesday from a quick push to pass President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, lacking a workable strategy to salvage the sweeping legislation that has consumed Congress for more than a year. Source: Yahoo News