Phil Chapman is a geophysicist and astronautical engineer who lives in San Francisco. He was the first Australian to become a NASA astronaut. Excerpt: The first sunspot appeared in January this year and lasted only two days. A tiny spot appeared … [Read more...] about First Australian NASA Astronaut: An Ice Age Cometh
Archives for April 2008
Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
The Antarctic deep sea gets colder, which might stimulate the circulation of the oceanic water masses. This is the first result of the Polarstern expedition of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association … [Read more...] about Antarctic Deep Sea Gets Colder
Melanie Reid on Eco-Fundamentalists
Long before we are extinguished by global food shortages or raised sea levels, I predict, we are fated to die of boredom, struck down in our prime by the devastating virus 0157eco-smugness. Doctors will be powerless to stop as the bug invades our … [Read more...] about Melanie Reid on Eco-Fundamentalists
Massive Wind Farm Plan Blown Away
Plans to construct one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms has been refused by the Scottish Government. It said Lewis Wind Power's (LWP) 181-turbines for Lewis on the Western Isles did not comply with European law protecting sensitive … [Read more...] about Massive Wind Farm Plan Blown Away
Water Purchased for Bird Breeding at Narran Lakes
"Four weeks into a six-week Murray-Darling Basin Commission (MDBC) watering at the Narran Lakes system has already resulted in a huge boost to the environmental health of the system's plants and animals, particularly its birdlife. "The MDBC bought … [Read more...] about Water Purchased for Bird Breeding at Narran Lakes
Bob Carter’s NZ TV ‘Nzone Tonight’ Interview on You Tube
Watch Bob Carter's Friday night interview by Alan Lee on New Zealand television's "Nzone Tonight" on You Tube via Noel Sheppard's blog on NewsBusters. … [Read more...] about Bob Carter’s NZ TV ‘Nzone Tonight’ Interview on You Tube
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
