Leseur’s Frogs (Litoria lesueuri) emerge after dark from their diurnal concealment amongst leaf-litter on the dark-brown forest floor, where they elude the predatory appetites of a formidable avian oversight. Like all members of the genus, … [Read more...] about Leseur’s Frog
Blog
AP Duped by Spoof Global Warming Study?
CBS News have published an Associated Press (AP) story entitled: 'Today's Quakes Deadlier Than In Past,' Study: Seismic Activity 5 Times More Energetic Than 20 Years Ago Because Of Global Warming: (AP) New research compiled by Australian scientist … [Read more...] about AP Duped by Spoof Global Warming Study?
Stop Complaining About the Lower Murray And Open the Barrages
The South Australian Government's claim, as reported by ABC Online, that it cannot save the Lower Lakes and Coorong on its own and is reliant on support from the other Murray-Darling states is simply untrue. As I wrote in The Land on May 15, the … [Read more...] about Stop Complaining About the Lower Murray And Open the Barrages
2000 Years of North Icelandic Sea Surface Temperatures
A new paper has been published by Sicre et al in Earth and Planetary Science Letters entitled: 'Decadal variability of sea surface temperatures off North Iceland over the last 2000 years.' The Abstract states: Ocean variability at decadal … [Read more...] about 2000 Years of North Icelandic Sea Surface Temperatures
How ‘Green’ is the Hybrid Car?
On 10th June we learned that Australia's first locally manufactured hybrid car will roll off Toyota's production line in less than two years, in a deal Victorian Premier John Brumby has heralded as a 'coup'. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Toyota's … [Read more...] about How ‘Green’ is the Hybrid Car?
Jason – 2 Ocean Research Satellite Due for Launch
Teams of climate change researchers around the world will be anxiously counting down the launch of the Jason-2 satellite from California, scheduled for 20 June 2008. Successful lift-off will mean a whole new era in detecting the expansion of our … [Read more...] about Jason – 2 Ocean Research Satellite Due for Launch
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
