Baby crocodiles talk to each other in their eggs
Baby crocodiles talk to their mothers and their unborn siblings even before they hatch, perhaps indicating that they are ready to leave the egg, according to new research.
Archive for June 24th, 2008
Kenya: Help for 18,000 Flood Victims
Relief supplies are on the way to 18,000 people affected by floods in the Tana Delta, Special Programmes permanent secretary Ali Mohamed said in Mombasa on Thursday.
Canvass your MP about cutting emissions
A brand new campaign has been launched in which you can Canvass your MP to bring in tougher
targets on cutting CO2 emissions. This website was created within a week thanks
to climate campaigners working round the clock to make it available to you to
take action. The climate change bill proposed by the government promises
emissions cuts of [...]
Researchers Explain Nitrogen Paradox In Forests, Illuminating How Ecosystems Respond To Global Warmi…
Nitrogen is essential to all life on Earth, and the processes by which it cycles through the environment may determine how ecosystems respond to global warming. But certain aspects of the nitrogen cycle in forests have puzzled scientists, defying, in a sense, the laws of supply and demand. Now scientists have explained the paradox by [...]
Scientists calculate the exact date of the Trojan horse using eclipse in Homer
The exact date when the Greeks used the Trojan horse to raze the city of Troy has been pinpointed for the first time using an eclipse mentioned in the stories of Homer, it was claimed today.
Biofuel made from power plant CO
Power plants emit carbon dioxide, algae make sugar and oil out of it. It’s time to put the two together
Wired-up bugs give fuel cells extra oomph
The discovery that a wide variety of bacteria can be persuaded to produce conducting, wire-like appendages boosts the potential of biofuel cells
Hot new fuel for nuclear reactors
A fuel pellet that is better at conducting heat than conventional pellets could make nuclear power cheaper and more efficient
High cost of capturing solar energy is diminishing
Hikes in the costs of conventional ways of generating energy mean a previously ignored form of solar power has become viable
An ill wind blows for UK turbines
The nation is not as windy as its government thought – the UK’s wind farms are not delivering the power they were predicted to generate