Mirror and Cache index - Science: Environment
240 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 00:57:41 by hdar3415 | 50 comments
A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is suddenly flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of
gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
245 votes | submitted 2010-08-25 02:52:33 by louiebaur | 19 comments
While some airlines have done experiments in running planes on biofuels, air travel normally
requires an enormous output of carbon-emitting jet fuel. Various factors, like plane models, total
load, and chosen route can effect one trip's fuel efficiency, but which airlines consistently manage
to use the least fuel in their operations?
236 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 15:09:22 by astorygirl | 63 comments
2010 has been dominated by extreme natural phenomena, becoming known as the year of global weirding.
Heat waves are just one of the many dramatic forces in weather that have been wreaking havoc across
the world, scorching populations from South America to the Middle East.
234 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 12:35:36 by divinediva | 17 comments
In 1953, two Cambridge University scientists published their answer to one of the most fundamental
questions of biology - how do living things reproduce themselves? In their article for the journal,
Nature, James D Watson and Francis Crick described the structure of a chemical called
deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
297 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 19:00:12 by biofriendlyblog | 55 comments
Mayor Newsome's thoughts about the future and the environment.
362 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 09:05:27 by Mizzy | 83 comments
The concept of electric cars has been around for decades. But rising climate-change fears, tougher
fuel-efficiency standards, billions in government subsidies, and rivers of venture capital appear to
be creating a tipping point that could move electric cars from the transportation fringes into the
mainstream.
2148 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 21:24:51 by ScarlettMadi | 295 comments
Plastic causes a trifecta of problems. We're running out of places to dump our non-biodegradable
plastic waste and it's clogging up our oceans. Burning plastic releases tons of CO2 into the
atmosphere contributing to global warming. And to make the stuff, it soaks up 7% of our annual
petroleum use, an in demand, diminishing resource.Akinori Ito
231 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 11:00:59 by jadondigg | 65 comments
China, facing the risk of embarrassment if it misses a looming environmental deadline, has ordered
thousands of companies to close high-polluting plants as its leadership vies to retool economic
growth.
410 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 13:36:29 by Mizzy | 42 comments
This rotating solar home was the seed for the ambitious Sonnenschiff Solar Development and the
modern solar movement in Germany. The home takes full advantage of the sun by rotating with it,
allowing daylight to course though its triple-pane windows and energize its large roof-mounted solar
array and solar thermal pipes.
224 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 14:38:16 by acke85 | 56 comments
As more bring digital devices to national parks, rangers are seeing an increase in mishaps involving
technology.
323 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 17:08:19 by acke85 | 76 comments
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed a spectacular and stunning image of a spiral galaxy
named NGC 4911 which lies over 320 million ligh-years
193 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 22:13:00 by mastersaiyan | 10 comments
Amazing pictures showing the replacement of nature with own creations
191 votes | submitted 2010-08-21 18:59:19 by badqat | 6 comments
Though some of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon has now disappeared, scientists are trying to
figure out what the remaining oil is doing to marine life. A damage assessment for a place the size
of the Gulf is a huge and complicated job, but out of sight does not mean out of mind.
259 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 15:20:42 by FI5HERMAN | 45 comments
Two congressmen on Thursday questioned why the Obama administration made a major announcement about
what happened to the oil in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month without the science to back it up
. Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ed Markey demanded that NOAA surrender the data and algorithms
behind its increasingly controversial estimate, so tha
295 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 00:28:52 by Winkleman | 86 comments
Every year, approximately 90,000 birds die in NYC because of collisions with buildings. This year,
the Empire State Building will turn off its lights to help migrating birds pass safely through the
city.
306 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 05:52:48 by Mizzy | 37 comments
Last year the world's greenest skyscraper, One Bryant Park opened its doors in midtown Manhattan
to rave reviews celebrating its innovative design. Today we're thrilled to announce that the green
tower has just achieved LEED Platinum certification, making it the world's first office tower to
reach the USGBC's highest rating.
246 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 06:12:51 by tbhurst | 70 comments
Satellite data indicate that carbon storage by plants is decreasing despite climate warming.