The latest announcement from the UK Met Office states that over the next five years warming of the Earth surface will slow down, although the overall predictions for the coming century still remain unchanged.
It is reported that over the...
Coffee is the well-known substance that has been drunk for centuries in order to stimulate creativity and give energy. It is even believed that this ‘liquid gold’ is the reason for the great scientific and industrial revolutions.
Unfortunately, the coffee...
Researchers are discovering that male deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases originating from biomass smoke are on the rise. This information may have a drastic impact on subsequent interventions to reduce biomass pollution now that it is seen as...
Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory scientists have used an ingenious yolk-shell design that allows them to store five times more energy in the sulfur cathode of a rechargeable lithium-ion battery than is currently possible with any other commercial...
The US Department of Defense (DoD) consumes more petroleum than any other organization in the world, and the DoD’s military operations create the biggest demand for all forms of energy. To add a layer of complication, military bases in...
There are currently 1.5. billion people across the globe who have no reliable access to electricity. These people are instead reliant on biomass fuels, mainly kerosene, once darkness falls.
Kerosene fumes are dangerous. The World Bank believes 780 children and...
The U.S government climate agency reported this week that year 2012 has been 1 degree warmer than the previous record from year 1998, making it the warmest year measured.
The data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which...
Studying the structure of firefly lanterns, scientists from Belgium, France and Canada were able to identify a pattern of jagged scales that enhances the glow of the organs. They used this to create an LED overlayer, which increases the...
The launch of Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 (MPE2013) in the U.S will be commemorated by a series of presentations at the Annual National Mathematics Conference in San Diego on Wednesday, 9th of January. The international initiative, which brings...
Water is the universal solvent on the planet, and without it, minerals and nutrients can't be transported. Life would cease to exist. This property of water, though, means it also transports and disperses toxins just as easily, including radioactive...
