Three House Republicans want to eliminate energy efficiency standards for light bulbs. Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have introduced the Better Use of Light […]
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The best – and the worst – predictions for the newspaper industry don’t always come true. When Eddie Shah famously broke the print unions at his Stockport print and distribution […]
Released just yesterday, Physics of the Future is my most ambitious book to date. Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists, who are already inventing the […]
Politico reports that senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are trying to sell lobbyists for the energy and telecom industries on the idea that the Republicans will […]
"What does it take to trade in a commodity that cannot be seen or touched—and isn't even a commodity in the United States?" Scientific American reports on traders in the global carbon market.
A thought occurred to me last night as I watched one of the BBC’s Diplomatic Correspondents, Mark Urban on the channel’s flagship current affairs programmes. Newsnight. And it was that […]
Imagine everyone decided to stop producing fossil fuels tomorrow. Global warming thresholds calculated by climate change scientists would not be crossed. Danger lies in future production.
"Plants can transmit information 'from leaf to leaf in a very similar way to our own nervous systems,' BBC News wrote." Scientific American examines the implications of this observation.
Over at Mother Jones, Kevin Drum has nailed the real problem with the deficit-cutting ideas floated the other day by the the co-chairs of President Obama’s Commission of Fiscal Responsibility […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki addresses the stoning of adulterers, the consequences of Western sanctions against Iran and the risk of a military strike.
I’ve been trying to find information to post this week, but not much out their in the press this week. I did like this article on the close relationship between […]
In a series of posts over at Scientific American’s blog CrossCheck, John Horgan describes how several recent articles and books have prompted him to re-evaluate his views on nuclear energy. […]
Last week I called attention to a front page article at the Washington Post which questioned the impact of the $90 billion spent by the Obama administration on the creation […]
Crops with genetic modifications are cross-pollinating in unintended ways across North Dakota. The pesticide, herbicide and drought resistant strains are proving difficult to control.
Deconvolving the tectonic from volcanic signal of earthquakes can be problematic, especially in area where earthquakes of both kinds are common.
Over the past decade, issues such as fast food and obesity, organics and pesticides, genetic engineering, and factory farming have each captured their share of attention from engaged citizens and […]
A strange, rare flower that smells like decomposing flesh is set to bloom any moment at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The Sumatran Amorphophallus titanum is endangered in the wild due to deforestation, and even in cultivation it is difficult to grow.
Now you can shop in a volcano ... but watch out for the insurance premiums!
Bzzz. Bzzzzzzzz. Bz. Is that the sound of your caffeine buzz, or is it the hum of the millions of happy native bees you’re helping to house when you choose […]
"An Obama task force says that carbon capture—in which greenhouse gas emissions would be stored underground—is feasible. It's seen as a promising way to combat global warming."
nn UPDATE 2/15/2009 20:30 PM: Marta Calvache of INGEOMINAS says that seismicity has all but stopped at Galeras after the eruption Saturday night, however the area will be kept on […]
Excerpt from coal and utility advertisement run in KansasBack in November, by framing their advertising appeals in terms of economic competitiveness and patriotism, a coal company and utility effectively promoted […]
In rural India, over half of all households don’t have electricity. To light households and power commercial equipment, villages use kerosene lanterns, which are both expensive and environmentally harmful. But […]
While Italy is now famous for its use of the red tomato on pizzas and pastas, the food was introduced the country relatively recently. A historian on how we all came to love the tomato.
There are some reports of an eruption at Gorely in Kamchatka - but details are scarce.
Google Streetview now lets you visit Pompeii, farmers in Hawai`i are eligible for disaster money for vog damage and National Geographic joins the SB fun.
The NY Times’ Barnaby Feder offers this report on the City of Berkeley’s decision to regulate nanotechnology locally. As this research area moves more and more into the market, and […]
For a few decades in the 20th century, it seemed as humanity’s triumphs of public health were turning into an ironic and deadly trap. Because more babies were surviving infancy […]
Think that America’s energy problems and high gas prices aren’t changing perceptions among independents, even among liberals? Think again. According to a new Pew survey, as many liberals (45%) as […]
First, I would like to thank all those who watched the Sci Fi Science debut and made it such a smashing success. I was overwhelmed by all the response. I […]