In 2011 possible evidence of extra terrestrial life was found on a meteorite. In 2007 it was discovered that the tardigrade ( water bear ) can survive in the vacuum of space. The hardy creatures can also survive brutal extremes of heat, cold and radiation exposure and can go extended periods without food or water.…
Why Ethanol is Bad for Oshawa, Canada and the World
I, like the majority of people who live in Oshawa, Ontario and the city government oppose the building of an ethanol plant on our lakeshore. However it is not simply NIMBYism which motivates my opposition. No one should have an ethanol plant in their community, particularly not on the lakeshore and mere feet from the…
Why Ethanol is Bad for Oshawa, Canada and the World
I, like the majority of people who live in Oshawa, Ontario and the city government oppose the building of an ethanol plant on our lakeshore. However it is not simply NIMBYism which motivates my opposition. No one should have an ethanol plant in their community, particularly not on the lakeshore and mere feet from the…
Video: 2 Dozen Universities Combine on 3D Map of the Universe
Need to feel small? Very, very small and insignificant? This video, demonstrating what you might see if you traveled through the universe at unimaginable speeds should do it. From Vanderbilt University: The new map contains images of 200 million galaxies. For 1.35 million, it also includes spectra – the measurement of how the intensity of the light…
Video: 2 Dozen Universities Combine on 3D Map of the Universe
Need to feel small? Very, very small and insignificant? This video, demonstrating what you might see if you traveled through the universe at unimaginable speeds should do it. From Vanderbilt University: The new map contains images of 200 million galaxies. For 1.35 million, it also includes spectra – the measurement of how the intensity of the light…
Scientists ‘losing climate fight’ (ABC)
A leading Australian climate change scientist says experts are losing the fight against sceptics, who are distorting the science of global warming. His comments come as a prominent British climate change sceptic tours the country. Lord Christopher Monckton has arrived in Australia for a series of lectures and is calling for a royal commission into…
Harper Muzzles Government Scientists
Found through Bookninja: The Ottawa Citizen is reporting that the Harper Government has placed a gag order on scientists working for the Federal Government. “Environment Canada has “muzzled” its scientists, ordering them to refer all media queries to the federal government, where communications officers will help them respond with “approved lines.” This would include government…