"To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology. (Applause.) "Our security, our prosperity, and our … [Read more...] about US President Promises New Fund for Secure and Clean Energy
Australia’s Largest Lepidopterans
The Bleeding Heart (Homalanthus novoguineensis) is the preferred food plant of the caterpillar (above), which attains a length of 12 cm and produces Australia's largest moth: The Hercules (Coscinocera hercules). The female moth has a slightly paler … [Read more...] about Australia’s Largest Lepidopterans
Different Measures of Global Temperature: A Note from James Cripwell
Physicist F. James Cripwell, a former scientist with the UK’s Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge and now a member of the notorious list of 400 skeptical scientists, is of the opinion that we need an independent study to compare and contrast the four … [Read more...] about Different Measures of Global Temperature: A Note from James Cripwell
Hedgehogs (Part 2)
Hi Jennifer, In the animal world we have heard about the most strange adoptions, for example a lion that adopted an antelope, a turtle that adopted a rhino baby and the list goes on. Here's a story about hedgehogs that adopted a cleaning brush as … [Read more...] about Hedgehogs (Part 2)
More Male Crocodiles in a Warmer World?
This dominant 4.5metre male Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) resides a kilometre or so downstream from my own abode on Cooper Creek; a proximity that we never forget! It has long been known that crocodile gender is determined by temperature. … [Read more...] about More Male Crocodiles in a Warmer World?
Stern Report Reviewed
Dear Jennifer, Australia's Productivity Commission has finally reviewed the Stern Report [the report commissioned by the British government on the economics of climate change] and according to newspaper reports has attacked it for its advocacy and … [Read more...] about Stern Report Reviewed
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
