The Spanish company Pharmamar explores the depths of the oceans in search of marine products for the treatment of cancer. Their first success, a drug for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, has just got European-wide approval. The oceans hold 34 … [Read more...] about The Pharmacy Under the Sea
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UN’s ‘State of the Planet’ Report
The UN has released it's 'Global Environment Outlook' or 'GEO4' report. It can be downloaded via the BBC News website. It's 22MB so you may have a bit of a wait. Also on the BBC website is the 'State of the planet, in graphics:' Globally human … [Read more...] about UN’s ‘State of the Planet’ Report
Gore Invited to Engage in Civil Disobedience Against the Construction of New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Rainforest Action Network issued the invitation to the former Vice President, according to RAN executive director Michael Brune. The San Francisco-based group has a twenty-year history of protesting against destructive logging practices and other … [Read more...] about Gore Invited to Engage in Civil Disobedience Against the Construction of New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Estimating Climate Sensitivity to CO2: As Good as it Gets
Collectively, the current IPCC computer modelled scenarios for the iconic doubling of atmospheric CO2 range from 1.1C to 6.4C, with a 'most likely' range of 2C to 4.5C. Higher estimates have a much lower probability of being accurate. In this … [Read more...] about Estimating Climate Sensitivity to CO2: As Good as it Gets
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
Any day now, the rainforests of the Daintree will resound of the arrival of the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia. They are very punctual, arriving in the last week of October, first week of November, each year. The males … [Read more...] about Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
California Fires: Opportunism, Arson and a Lack of Hurricanes
Climate alarmists never miss an opportunity to capitilise on other people's misery in order to fuel the global warming gravy train. Hurricane Katrina was a prime example, and now the California fires are an opportunity not to be missed. CNN are … [Read more...] about California Fires: Opportunism, Arson and a Lack of Hurricanes
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
