I am going to sound old in this post. I must talk about "the way things used to be". I am hoping it stirs discussion and you can give me some counter examples.. i really do NOT want to lose faith in the system as much as I feel I have. If this is all too much work, then just blow me off as an old geezer going on about "the good ole days". ( I must ( Read more... )

55 million years ago, the Earth got heated up. While the article has many interesting little points in it ( including the apparent chain reaction effects which so many people currently dismiss), I found the following excerpt most interesting:
"The group of researchers have also previously shown that tropical algae migrated north in to the Arctic ( Read more... )

This is absolutely one of the most brilliant things I have ever seen. I love it when someone comes up with something that is completely outside the box. In this case, a completely new way to generate power from wind. It uses even very small winds ( breezes, really), and works with a significantly higher efficiency than turbines. How many ways can ( Read more... )

Bee colony collapse has grown significantly in the last year....