"There are some other good Antipodean blogs that regularly touch on climate change. The mainstream view is represented by the University of NSW's Tim Lambert at scienceblogs.com/deltoid, while the sceptics get a run at my favourite environmental … [Read more...] about Climate Debate on the Web
The Boris Effect: UK Government to Scrap Green Taxes in Bid to Calm Voter Fury
Gordon Brown is poised to scrap a series of unpopular tax rises as part of sweeping changes to stave off a dangerous revolt over the rising cost of living which last week dealt Labour its worst electoral hammering in 40 years. Today the Prime … [Read more...] about The Boris Effect: UK Government to Scrap Green Taxes in Bid to Calm Voter Fury
Whaling News from the North Atlantic – A Note from Ann Novek
1) News from the Icelandic Minke Whaler’s Association, 15.4.2008. Minke whaling boat Njordur KO, will leave port in the middle of May, to start minke whale hunting that will continue to the summer. The vessels Dröfn RE and Halldor Sigurdsson IS, … [Read more...] about Whaling News from the North Atlantic – A Note from Ann Novek
Biomimetics
Mimicking the Bumps on Humpback-whale Fins Could Lead to More Efficient Wind Turbines. Biomimetics is the abstraction of good design from nature. Continue reading the ABC (US) news story: Whale-Inspired Windmills Thanks to Ann Novek of Sweden for … [Read more...] about Biomimetics
Challenging Global Warming Orthodoxies: Don Aitkin
In last week's broadcast I put forward the view that despite the alarm about greenhouse gas emissions, Kyoto targets and the rest, there is evidence that suggests that if the earth is warming, it is doing so slowly after a long, cool period and that … [Read more...] about Challenging Global Warming Orthodoxies: Don Aitkin
Hercules Moth
In matters of antennae, I imagine that surface area correlates with sensitivity. The male Hercules Moth Coscinocera Hercules must find his mate within a very short timeframe. Adult females emerge from the chrysalis without mouth-parts, her 4-5 day … [Read more...] about Hercules Moth
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
