Category: science
2010 Was The Hottest Year Ever
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced that “2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record,” and 2010 is also “the wettest year on record, in terms of global average precipitation.” The year was by far the hottest during a La Niña cycle, during which the equatorial… Continue reading 2010 Was The Hottest Year Ever
Few Students Show Proficiency in Science
On the most recent nationwide science test, about a third of fourth graders and a fifth of high school seniors scored at or above the level the federal Department of Education calls proficient, according to resultsreleased on Tuesday. Only one or two students out of every 100 displayed the level of science mastery that the… Continue reading Few Students Show Proficiency in Science
New solar fuel machine mimics plant life
A prototype solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun’s energy into fuel. The machine uses the Sun’s rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. From BBC News The big problem with Solar and Wind have… Continue reading New solar fuel machine mimics plant life
New solar fuel machine mimics plant life
A prototype solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun’s energy into fuel. The machine uses the Sun’s rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. From BBC News The big problem with Solar and Wind have… Continue reading New solar fuel machine mimics plant life
NASA discovers arsenic-born organisms, search for life gets broader parameters
Researchers in Mono Lake, California have discovered a microorganism (pictured) that uses aresnic instead of phosphorous to thrive and reproduce. The latter, as far as human life is concerned, is a buildng block of life along with carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, integral to DNA and RNA. Arsenic, meanwhile, is generally considered toxic to… Continue reading NASA discovers arsenic-born organisms, search for life gets broader parameters
neodymium rare-earth magnet
(Image: Linden Gledhill/Cognisys) From Short Sharp Science: Best ever image from a neodymium rare-earth magnet Amazing.
DST is a hoax.
Adjusting our clocks has no effect on the amount of sunlight that reaches the earth.
Ozzy Osbourne’s Genome Reveals Some Neandertal Lineage
The one-time front man for heavy metal band Black Sabbath has joined the likes of DNA co-discoverer James Watson and Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates on the short roster of people to have their full genome sequenced and analyzed . [More] From Ozzy Osbourne’s Genome Reveals Some Neandertal Lineage Why am I not surprised?
Parallel universe breakthrough
“Parallel universes, unknown forms of matter, extra dimensions… These are not the stuff of cheap science fiction but very concrete physics theories that scientists are trying to confirm with the LHC and other experiments.” From CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough – Yahoo! News I bet they peer into the Parallel Universe only to see… Continue reading Parallel universe breakthrough