Happy 30th anniversary Mt. St. Helens! http://bit.
Happy 30th anniversary Mt. St. Helens! http://bit.ly/akYANY science history MtStHelens
Nano-Toxicity
I just read an interesting blog post regarding nanotoxicity (wikipedia definition). The gist of it was that we suspect that nanoparticles could be toxic, but that there’s not enough research yet to confirm or deny the suspicion. In this case, people are comparing the dangers of nanoparticles to the dangers of asbestos. When asbestos was...
Grizzly bear cubs killed
It’s a shame Parks Canada did nothing to protect these bears. Given that their chances of survival in the wild were slim-to-none to begin with, why couldn’t they be moved to a sanctuary or zoo somewhere. I realize that they would not likely have been releasable into the wild following a stay in captivity, but...
Seabed Methane Hydrates
Wired News: Playing With Frozen Fire Should we even mess with this stuff? It sounds dangerous.
Hydroelectric power’s dirty secret revealed
New Scientist Breaking News – Hydroelectric power’s dirty secret revealed So Hydro power is not as green as everyone thought. I’m not surprised. I think we need to move to a nuclear powered society. Yes nuclear waste disposal is a problem – but not insurmountable. Solar power takes up too much space and is not...
New Scientist – Novel calendar system creates regular dates
There’s a physicist in the states who wants to change our calendar so that every year is the same. For example, December 25 would always be on a Sunday. He is also proposing that we all adopt Grenwich Mean Time (GMT) which is ridiculous. While I think this is an admirable goal, I think his...
