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Posted by Michael Bradbury in Anthropology, Biology, Climate, Diseases, Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Math, Plants, Science & Entertainment, Space, Video on 08 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Scientists are People Too

The race is on to humanize scientists. Mad, messy-haired white men in white coats in a dark, cold laboratory are out. Long distance running, singer-photographer, daredevils are in. These are the new faces of science. mechanical engineer and an all-purpose daredevil, Nate Ball is also an accomplished...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate, Food and Nutrition, Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Video on 08 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Fake Steak for the Future

21 papers produced from scientists in different fields released a report this week saying that technology may be one of the best fixes for a growing problem. Members of Britain’s Royal Society concluded that artificial meat — created in giant vats using vegetable protein — may be one...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Energy, Engineering, Environment, Global Warming, Video on 08 16th, 2010 | No Comments

E-car Teams Race Around the World on Zero Emissions

A round-the-world race aimed at showcasing green technologies began Monday in Switzerland. The aim is to complete the 18,642-mile trip without pumping carbon into the atmosphere. The electric cars, which will pass through 150 cities, including Los Angeles, will power up using regular outlets and offset...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Climate, Global Warming, Oceanography, Video on 08 12th, 2010 | No Comments

10 Indicators Point to Warming World

A joint report put out by NOAA and the UK Met Office have looked at the atmospheric and ocean research of 300 scientists around the world and concludes global warming is a fact. Scientists from 48 countries say 10 indicators that are related to surface temperatures all tell the same story: Global warming...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Computer Science, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Featured Articles, Health and Medicine, Video on 07 19th, 2010 | No Comments

Microsoft Imagine Cup Rewards Students Who Solve Global Problems

The Imagine Cup, now in its eighth year, encourages high school and university students around the world to develop software aiming to solve global problems. Team Skeek from Thailand took home the top prize for software design for creating a program that translates text into sign language using speech...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Energy, Environment, Geology, Horizon Oil Spill, Marine Science, Oceanography, Video on 07 13th, 2010 | No Comments

BP Replaces Oil Cap and Runs Pressure Tests to Stop Oil Leak

With a tight new cap freshly installed on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP planned gradual tests starting Tuesday to see if the device can stop oil from pouring into the sea for the first time in nearly three months. The next step will be to slowly close the valves on that cap to see if it...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Astronomy, Environment, Global Warming, Politics and Science, President Obama Science Policy, Space, Video on 07 1st, 2010 | No Comments

2010: A Space Policy

President Obama unveiled his new plan(PDF) for NASA. After scrapping the manned space program Constellation last fall the President pushed back plans to return to the moon and send a manned mission to Mars. This announcement and policy reversal struck some stargazers and scientists as disappointing. The...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Atmospheric science, Environment, Physics and Chemistry, Video, Weird Weather on 06 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Mystery of Hole Punch Clouds Explained

New research from the National Center for Atmospheric Research has solved the mystery of so-called hole punch clouds. As turboprop and jet aircraft climb or descend under certain atmospheric conditions, they can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to develop and...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Global Warming, Horizon Oil Spill, Politics and Science, Video on 06 16th, 2010 | No Comments

President Obama Addresses Nation from the Oval Office About the BP Oil Spill

Full Transcript of President Obama’s speech, “A Faith in the Future that Sustains us as a People” President Obama addressed the nation last night, assuring all Americans that he is working hard, with scientists, engineers, oil company executives and 30,000 volunteers and aid workers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Engineering, Environment, Geoengineering, Horizon Oil Spill, Video on 06 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Oil Spill: BP Fails at Top Kill as Oil Continues to Flow

The White House warns that oil from the Gulf of Mexico disaster will likely continue leaking until August after BP declares its ‘top kill’ operation a failure, the CBC’s David Common reports. Editor’s note: Why doesn’t a consortium of structural, ocean and even geo engineers...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Global Warming, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Plants, Video on 03 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Methane Bubbles up from the Arctic

Researchers at University of Alaska Fairbanks are afraid the permafrost in the Siberian continental shelf is beginning to fail. If it does the trapped methane below will release into the ocean and eventually into the atmosphere. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas — about 25 times more potent...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Environment, Marine Science, New Discoveries, Video, Weird Weather on 02 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Mammoth Icebergs Could Alter Ocean Currents, Weather

An iceberg about the size of Luxembourg, which struck a glacier off Antarctica dislodging another massive block of ice, could lower oxygen levels in the world’s oceans, affect ocean currents and even change global weather patterns. With the equivalent of the world’s annual freshwater consumption...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Energy, Engineering, Environment, Video on 02 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Bloom Box May Rock Fuel Cell World

With California’s governor and a former Secretary of State on hand, Bloom Energy held its official launch. The clean-energy startup revealed some of its plans for making fuel-cell technology affordable enough for people to buy for their homes. With roots in NASA’s Mars program, here’s...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Global Warming, Space, Video on 02 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Piecing Together the Temperature Puzzle

Each year, scientists at NASA’S Goddard Institute for Space Studies analyze global temperature data. The past year, 2009, tied as the second warmest year since global instrumental temperature records began 130 years ago. Worldwide, the mean temperature was 0.57°C (1.03°F) warmer than the 1951-1980...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Environment, Global Warming, Video on 02 8th, 2010 | No Comments

New Study Shows Accelerated Arctic Heating

An ice-free Arctic in the summer may just be a few years away, according to preliminary Canadian Research that began during the International Polar Year. And less sea ice this winter allowed the coast guard icebreaker Amundsen to spend the whole winter research season in the Arctic, studying the climate...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Biology, Computer Science, Energy, Engineering, Featured Articles, Geology, Global Warming, Health and Medicine, Marine Science, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, Politics and Science, President Obama Science Policy, SciClips on 02 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Science on Track for Big Budget Gains in 2011

The federal agencies submitted their budget requests to Congress this week, marking a big moment for all things science. According to preliminary reports about $148 billion of the Presidents full $3.8 trillion budget is heading for scientific research programs. Photo courtesy of Brookhaven National...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Marine Science, Video, Weird Weather on 01 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Florida Freeze Kills Invasive Species

Millions of tilapia, an invasive fish species, have been wiped out. It has put a temporary dent in commercial fishing, but now biologists say other fish will have a chance to flourish. The tilapia has made its home in Florida lakes for decades since being first brought in to control out of control vegetation....

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Energy, Environment, Global Warming, SciClips, Solar on 01 25th, 2010 | No Comments

The Sun’s Hot Solar Promise

The sun is one-stop shopping when it comes to finding an unlimited supply of power. But harnessing light and turning it into electricity has proven to be a tricky and expensive proposition. But if we could squeeze our huge thirst for power from the sun, one way to go may be something called “solar...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Climate, Endangered Species, Global Warming, Oceanography, Physics and Chemistry, SciClips, Video, Weird Weather on 01 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Cold Snap Masks Global Warming for a Minute

Much of the country and for that matter the Northern Hemisphere has been locked in an icy weather pattern that sent records tumbling and even forced Florida produce growers to seal oranges and strawberries in ice to protect them from frigid temperatures. Some scientists are saying this is yet another...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Animals, Biology, Climate, Diseases, Endangered Species, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Podcast, Politics and Science, SciClips on 01 10th, 2010 | No Comments

The Growling Uncertainty of Science

One thing is for sure. Science doesn’t do certainty. No matter how close a researcher gets to complete certainty there is always room to know more. Therefore uncertainty is a scientific fact. And we need to get comfortable with it. From taxonomic tussles over classifying the giant panda to more...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Backyard Science, Energy, Engineering, Environment, Solar, Video on 01 7th, 2010 | No Comments

A House of Cards in the Columbian Jungle

Dedicated environmentalists, or eccentric architects? Nearly a decade ago, the Jimenez family moved from the Colombian city of Cali to a humble home in the jungle made entirely out of paper. They keep cool, cook, do laundry and demonstrate how to live off the grid by generating their own energy.

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Climate, Geoengineering, Geology, Global Warming, Video on 12 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Philippine Volcano Prepares to Blow

Mt. Mayon is known worldwide for its almost symmetrical cone but that could all change if it decides to blow its top, a move seismologists are saying could happen soon. The last time a big volcano in the Philippines rumbled to life like this was in 1991. Within 60 days Mt. Pinatubo exploded sending...

Posted by Michael Bradbury in Adaptation and Extinction, Climate, Engineering, Environment, Geoengineering, Global Warming, Politics and Science, SciClips, Video on 12 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Science Looks for Plan B after Getting the Cold Shoulder at Warming Talks

Many scientists are disappointed after two weeks of climate change negotiations resulted in a toothless agreement that didn’t limit carbon dioxide, the main culprit of global warming. The new Copenhagen Accord(PDF) did not cut emissions as previously thought, dimming some hope that a global treaty...

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