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Biodiesel produced from wastewater microalgae
Posted Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:04:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeScientists have developed a way to extract a new kind of biodiesel from microalgae. They have worked out that once the microalgae have been through the treatment system and purified the wastewater then it can potentially be used to run construction vehicles, buses and farm equipment.
Biodiesel produced from wastewater microalgae
John Michael Greer Looks Forward to Our Ecotechnic Future
Posted Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:33:01 GMT by Julian JacksonBook Review of an excellent road map to a possible future way of living. The American Archdruid - yes, he really is a druid - and ecological author John Michael Greer has written a book called The Ecotechnic Future: Envisioning a Post-Peak World, a follow-on to his analysis of the short term predicament our society is in: The Long Descent.
John Michael Greer Looks Forward to Our Ecotechnic Future
Wind-powered car sails its way across continent
Posted Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:15:00 GMT by Astrid MadsenThe Wind Explorer, a wind-powered vehicle recently completed journey across Australia. You've heard of solar powered cars, now it's time to welcome wind powered vehicles, which by and large avail of the same basic technology - bar the kites and the turbine!
Wind-powered car sails its way across continent
Did some dinosaurs survive the mass extinction?
Posted Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:59:00 GMT by Michael EvansA new method of dating indicates that a New Mexico dinosaur was alive 700,000 years after the ''mass extinction'' of all the others. Is it possible that the previously accepted date is wrong? Researchers from the University of Alberta have cast shadow of doubt on this timescale after they examined a fossilised hadrosaur bone that was discovered in New Mexico.
Did some dinosaurs survive the mass extinction?
Evolution stumbling block to strong scientific education in US
Posted Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:31:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe reluctance of US high school science teachers to teach evolutionary biology is causing a major stumbling block in the provision of a sound scientific education. Evolution is one of those things that you either believe in or you don't and recent research indicates that more than half of US public school science teachers are not strong advocates of evolutionary biology.
Evolution stumbling block to strong scientific education in US
Lithium-air batteries a thing of the future, scientists say
Posted Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:37:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandAdvances in battery technology such as lithium-air batteries are unlikely to happen soon. Electric vehicles are gaining popularity around the world, but their potential for becoming completely mainstream remains hampered by the limited range of their lithium-ion batteries.
Lithium-air batteries a thing of the future, scientists say
Scientists find value in waste incineration ash
Posted Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:25:00 GMT by Rachel EnglandFly ash treatment proves environmental winner. MSWI reduces the volume and weight of social refuse and generates power as it is burnt. The resulting fly ash contains a variety of sought-after elements, including silica, aluminium, iron, calcium and bromine. However, it also contains elements of lead, zinc, mercury and cadmium (among other heavy metals), making it a hazardous waste material and as such it is predominantly sent to landfill.
Scientists find value in waste incineration ash
Electric dreams? or is there a drive towards electric vehicles
Posted Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:39:00 GMT by Simon KentThe drive towards electric vehicles pick up speed. China is set to create at least 10 million electric car charging points by 2020. A heavy dependence on foreign oil, plus significant CO2 levels are leading the country to push towards a more environmentally friendly transport infrastructure.
Electric dreams? or is there a drive towards electric vehicles
The impact of oxygen-poor oceans on the early evolution of animals
Posted Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:09:01 GMT by Michael EvansHow fluctuations in levels of oceanic oxygen affected the early evolution of animal life. The accepted view of the Earth's history is that for its first four billion years it was in an anoxic state and that about 600 million years ago the oceans became oxygen-rich to approximately the degree that they are today.
The impact of oxygen-poor oceans on the early evolution of animals
Bigger hybrids are on a roll
Posted Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:04:01 GMT by Julian JacksonHybrid vehicles get bigger and better with significant numbers expected to be on the road by 2015. Hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius have been the automotive success-story of the last decade, and this has fuelled growth in hybrid power for bigger vehicles like buses and trucks. Hybrid vehicles use electric power to supplement the polluting and inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE) which powers most vehicles using petrol or diesel.
Bigger hybrids are on a roll
No nearer to reasons for Neanderthals' extinction
Posted Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:47:58 GMT by Michael EvansUS study indicates that Neanderthal extinction was not due to dietry deficiency. Archaeologists cannot agree whether Neanderthals are a separate human species or a subspecies of modern humans.
No nearer to reasons for Neanderthals' extinction
Did modern man originate in Israel?
Posted Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:00:01 GMT by Michael EvansIsraeli archaeologists believe that remains found in a cave indicate that Homo sapiens roamed Israel 400,000 years ago.
Did modern man originate in Israel?
Indonesian and German collaboration completes tsunami early warning system
Posted Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:37:14 GMT by Paromita PainSix years after the tsunami disaster of 26th December 2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. The Federal Government of Germany contracted the Helmholtz Association, represented by the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, to work on and execute an early warning tsunami system in the Indian Ocean
Indonesian and German collaboration completes tsunami early warning system
New insights into the formation of the Earth, the Moon and Mars
Posted Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:11:14 GMT by Michael EvansA team from the NASA Lunar Research Institute concludes that the Earth, Moon and Mars were formed as the result of massive solar impacts. It is known that siderophile, or metal-loving elements such as gold and platinum are common to the mantles of Earth, the Moon and Mars and new research has shown that massive impactors delivered this abundance during the final phase of planet formation
New insights into the formation of the Earth, the Moon and Mars
Neanderthal man: Victim of cannibalism?
Posted Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:28:00 GMT by Paromita PainEl Sidron in Spain was always a site of mystery thanks to pair of human jawbones discovered there in 1994. They were thought to date back to the Spanish Civil War. In paper released on this week scientists have said that those bones belonged to Neanderthals who died 50,000 years ago.
Neanderthal man: Victim of cannibalism?
Tourist hydrogen buses further boost London's green credentials
Posted Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:14:05 GMT by David HewittThe launch of Britain's first hydrogen-powered bus service on a major tourist route in the heart of London shows the city is serious about becoming an eco-friendly travel destination. Seeing London as a tourist needn't cost the Earth, in more ways than one.
Tourist hydrogen buses further boost London's green credentials
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When will the bees and other helpful insects be protected in the same way as (some) mammals and birds? It's obvious that the fruit industries will collapse without them, so for the most selfish of reasons, we know we have to try and preserve these species. Unfortunately, there are always those who suffer from short sight, or simply greed for bigger and bigger short-term profits.
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