New paper questions Paris Agreement’s dubious temperature limits

Written by Sebastian Luning

The Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015 during the COP21 climate conference stipulates that the increase in the global average temperature is to be kept well below 2°C above “pre-industrial levels” and that efforts are pursued to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above “pre-industrial levels.”

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Have Scientists Discovered an Entirely New Form of Matter?

Written by Jake Anderson

(ANTIMEDIA) — It’s not every day that scientists discover an entirely new form of matter, especially one that could have far-reaching applications in both quantum mechanics and future technologies. But researchers at the University of Illinois claim to have done just that, confirming the existence of a long-theorized composite boson particle called ‘excitonium.’

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BBC’s Blue Planet II Gets it Wrong on Acidification

Written by Matt Ridley

Nothing that Hollywood sci-fi screenwriters dream up for outer space begins to rival the beauty and ingenuity of life underwater right here. Blue Planet II captured behaviour that was new to science as well as surprising: giant trevally fish eating sooty terns on the wing; Galapagos sea lions herding yellowfin tuna ashore; an octopus wrapping itself in shells to confuse sharks.

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Female Scientists Report a Horrifying Culture of Sexual Assault

Written by Kayla Webley Adler

Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. Three things happen when they’re in the lab: You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticize them, they cry.” That’s what British biochemist and Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt told an audience at the World Conference of Science Journalists just two years ago.

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2017: So, What’s Been Achieved?

Written by PSI staff

Now that 2017 has come and gone, we wanted to remind you, our faithful supporters, of important achievements at Principia Scientific International (PSI) during the year. Please take a few moments to read our seasonal message and give generously, to ensure 2018 is even better.

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Weak Solar Activity And La Nina Suggests 2018 Cooling

Written by Frank Bosse and Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt (Translated and edited by P Gosselin)

In November the sun was unusually quiet with respect to its activity. The observed sunspot number (SSN) was merely 5.7, which is only 14{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of what is typically normal for month number 108 into the cycle. The current cycle number 24 began in December 2008. The sun was completely spotless 19 of 30 days in November.

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Condensation Nuclei and Carbon Dioxide

Written by Dr Jerry L Krause

In this article we address the curious issue that you will not likely read about in climate science. It is the natural relationship between carbon dioxide and water in the context of the natural atmosphere. Perhaps we need many more chemical scientists to prod climate scientists into addressing this issue more diligently?

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