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October 17th marked the celebration of Diwali among Hindus and other groups around the world. Diwali is also known as the "Festival of Lights" (the name translates as "row of lamps" in Sanskrit). The festival marks the homecoming of Hindu God Rama to Ayodhya after a 14-year exile in the forest following his victory over Ravana, and signifies the victory of good over evil, of light over darkness. Celebrants observe Diwali with fireworks, colorful lanterns, lamps, garlands, sweet treats and worship. Collected here are a handful of photographs of Diwali this year.

Checking in with NASA's Cassini spacecraft, our current emissary to Saturn, some 1.5 billion kilometers (932 million miles) distant from Earth, we find it recently gathering images of the Saturnian system at equinox. During the equinox, the sunlight casts long shadows across Saturn's rings, highlighting previously known phenomena and revealing a few never-before seen images. Cassini continues to orbit Saturn, part of its extended Equinox Mission, funded through through September 2010. A proposal for a further extension is under consideration, one that would keep Cassini in orbit until 2017, ending with a spectacular series of orbits inside the rings followed by a suicide plunge into Saturn on Sept. 15, 2017. (previously: 1, 2, 3). (23 photos total)

Peacock-hued splashes of color brightened the Bering Sea off the Alaskan coast on October 8, 2009, as the MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite flew overhead. This true-color image shows streaks running roughly northwest-southeast, north and east of Alaska's St. Paul Island. A close look at the bright areas reveals that they vary in color, and have uneven, swirling edges.

The dinosaurs' demise may have been due to an asteroid double-whammy--two giant space rocks that struck near Mexico and India a few hundred thousand years apart, scientists say

October 16, 2009--Australia's iconic, island-like Uluru, or Ayers Rock, may soon be off limits to climbers, mainly because Aborigines see the desert sandstone formation as sacred.

Earlier this month (October 4th) was World Animal Day. Started in 1931, the day was set aside to celebrate animal life in all its forms around the world, and humankind's relationship with the animal kingdom. Collected below are 41 photographs of animals around the world, at play, at rest, at work and more, taken over the past several weeks. [Previously on TBP: World Animal Day 2008] (41 photos total)

Gloom and pragmatism ahead of the Copenhagen climate-change summit.

Você pode fazer o curso de qualquer parte do mundo e no horário que desejar, bastando para isso ter um computador e uma conexão à internet. O curso é totalmente online e você pode salvar o conteúdo do curso em seu computador. Este curso abre diversas portas, pois a sociedade precisa cada vez mais de pessoas capacitadas para trabalhar na área ambiental; Ao final do curso você recebe um certificado que será muito importante para sua caminhada profissional na área ambiental;