Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate Change, Video, Weird Weather on 09 10th, 2010 | No Comments

2010: 4th Hottest Summer on Record

2010: 4th Hottest Summer on Record
For ten states 2010 was the hottest summer on record, mostly in the Midwest, South and East. The West coast remained at or below average. And altogether it was the fourth warmest summer on record. Only 1936, 2006 and 1934 were hotter. Much of the east and deep south sweltered between June 1 and Aug...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Discoveries, Physics and Chemistry, Politics, SciClips, Space on 09 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Budget Cuts Smash Big Science Hopes

Budget Cuts Smash Big Science Hopes
Budget Cuts Smash Big Science Hopes By: Michael C. Bradbury LHC Machine in tunnel at CERN, photo by Maximilien Brice Deep beneath the Franco-Swiss border, the Large Hadron Collider is smashing atoms in hopes of recreating the moments just following the big bang. And, in the process scientists are learning...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Discoveries, Diseases, Health and Medicine, Video on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Human Hair Highlights Stress Link to Heart Attacks

Human Hair Highlights Stress Link to Heart Attacks
Research says a biological marker for stress found in human hair may serve as a predictor of heart attacks. Stan Van Uum from University of Western Ontario has found the first direct link between stress and heart attacks. He measured cortisol levels in the human hair. The stress hormone accumulates...
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Geology, Greenovation, Politics, Video on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Canada’s Oilsands Poison Athabasca River

Canada’s Oilsands Poison Athabasca River
A biologist at the University of Alberta has found that high levels of toxic pollutants in the Athabasca River system are linked to oilsands mining. The new research published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contradicts the provincial and industry point of view. Dr....
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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Climate Change, Physics and Chemistry, Space, Video on 09 1st, 2010 | No Comments

How to Take the Earth’s Temperature

How to Take the Earth’s Temperature
NASA scientists use computer models to study climate change. This short video explains the basics of climate models, their origin and how the new NASA Glory mission will help to reduce uncertainties and fill in critical scientific gaps in our knowledge about the complex climate system. Using complicated...
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