How much warmer will the planet get?

No one can say exactly how much warmer the planet will become over the coming years, decades and centuries. Partly that’s due to the simple fact that it’s impossible to know how much greenhouse gas humans will emit in the future. But it’s also because scientists can’t predict exactly how “sensitive” the atmosphere will be [...]

Solar power enters the plastic age

Cheaper and lighter compared to its more expensive, cumbersome silicon cousin, plastic photovoltaics (PV) could herald a revolution in the solar power market, according to a UK solar panel expert. “Plastics are much cheaper to process than silicon. In principle the devices we’ve been making might be very, very cheap and cover large areas,” said [...]

Roman Ruins Show Sea Level Rise Started During Industrial Revolution

The tanks were usually carved into rock at the edge of the shore and constructed in such a way that some of their features bore precise relationships to sea level at the time. For instance, walls and sluice gates had to be built to let water into the tanks while keeping fish from escaping at [...]

Nine Year-Old Wins Award For Work In Sustainable Packaging

An elementary student from North Carolina was recently awarded a $2,500 prize for his environmental action campaign involving sustainable packaging. Second grade student Cole Rasenberger was asked to write a government official on behalf of an endangered species for a class project. Instead, he decided to take action on behalf of an entire ecosystem that [...]

Graphene: The New Building Material Made From Sugar

A team at Rice University believes they can even make a building material from sugar. The researchers discovered that ordinary table sugar can be processed to form sheets of graphene, a somewhat new building material.  It is hoped that the new substance could be used in the creation of the latest generation of electronic devices [...]

If Science Could Predict The Future

This is a great read and especially on 10.10.10! IF SCIENCE COULD PREDICT THE FUTURE, COULD WE PREPARE THE EARTH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS? JOHN C MUTTER COLUMBIA EARTH INSTITUTE Somewhere around the end of the 20th century the world’s human population reached 6 billion. At least, it probably did. There are many countries where no [...]

Optibike – built for comfort, speed | Video

A hybrid electric bicycle called the ”Optibike” can hit a top speed of around 30 miles per hour while also handling rough terrain and weather, according to its Colorado-based manufacturers. Manoush Zomorodi reports. Optibike – built for comfort, speed | Video | Reuters.com.