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Archive for the ‘Nature & Science’ Category

If You Love This Planet, Abandon CO2 Fight

The most popular story on BBC News right now asks, “What Happened to Global Warming ?” It’s a great question.  The story explains that the last decade has been pretty chilly: For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures… And our climate models did not forecast it, even though [...]

Canuck Start-Up Plans Fusion via High Tech

There are people in this world ready to step-up and deliver a fusion power revolution… before the window is forever sealed — along with humanity’s fate.

Extremophiles Thrive in Pockets of Salt Water in the Great Lakes

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding President Obama.  Will he buck the system and “fight the power” ?  Will he reveal top-secret “zero point” energy generator technology ?  Will he unveil details of cross-galactic meetings-of-the-minds ? I’d bet that the answer about life on other worlds lies far closer to home. Today researchers unleashed some [...]

Science on the Obvious: Males, Video Games and Self Esteem

Do video games cater to basic male instincts ? Could staring at a creature far superior to you make you feel worse about yourself ? It seems odd for scientists to research “the obvious” but more often than not, that’s what’s on the plate: the area of the brain that was put to the test [...]

Attack of the ‘Killer’ Tomatoes

Contaminated tomatoes: You’re kidding me, right ? Tomatoes are one of nature’s best burst of nutrients. They’ve had their own legendary uphill battle to prove their worth (and safety) over time. Some are even continuing the fight against the “evil nightshade“. It’s already too easy to find someone who can’t stand tomatoes. Now they might [...]

The Sidewalk Astronomer & The Big Bang

I’ve always had a problem with the idea of the universe starting with a “big bang”, but I’ve never had an arsenal of information to refute it. Until now. Enter controversial astronomer John Dobson, known as the Sidewalk Astronomer for setting up a telescope on a city street and asking “average” people to take a [...]

Lunar Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse occurred this evening and we had an amazingly clear sky for watching and recording. I managed to capture these images (and plenty of video) of the event.