Everyone cherishes the night. For most of us it’s a time for contemplation, rest and recuperation from the day’s hectic activities. For others, a “day of work” starts at nightfall.
Light Pollution? A Plea for the Night
Written by Dr Klaus L E Kaiser
Climate Bullies Targeting Women Scientists
Written by Thomas Fuller
Consensus climate scientists have long been personal and damning in their criticism of those who don’t agree with them. They’ve threatened physical violence (Ben Santer: “Next time I see Pat Michaels at a scientific meeting, I’ll be tempted to beat the crap out of him. Very tempted.”).
Voyager 1 fires up dormant backup thrusters
Written by The Verge
Voyager 1 is the only spacecraft flying in interstellar space. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA has activated the iconic interstellar probe’s backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years. Launched in 1977, both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have traveled further from the Earth than any other man-made object in history and remain operational despite 40 years of traveling through space.
Null Hypothesis Beckons for Greenhouse Gas Theory
Written by John O'Sullivan
As an explanation of earth’s climate system, the greenhouse gas theory has dominated consensus science for 30 years. But yet another authoritative peer-reviewed study adds to a growing body of dissenting science. The truth may yet be that carbon dioxide is innocent. And in the man-made global warming debate, a ‘denier’ group nicknamed the ‘Slayers’ appear to have been right all along.
A veneer of certainty stoking climate alarm
Written by Dr Judith Curry
In private, climate scientists are much less certain than they tell the public. – Rupert Darwall
Rupert Darwall has written a tour-de-force essay “A Veneer of Certainty Stoking Climate Alarm“, which has been published by CEI [link to full essay].
Global Warming Blamed for ‘Extremely Cold Temperatures’ in Vineyards
Written by Thomas D Williams PhD
Although it may seem paradoxical, a series of harsh winters that “killed” vineyards in western New York are being blamed on global warming.
When water meets iron at Earth’s core–mantle boundary
Written by Ho-Kwang Mao, Qingyang Hu, et al.
Abstract: Hydrous minerals in subducted crust can transport large amounts of water into Earth’s deep mantle. Our laboratory experiments revealed the surprising pressure-induced chemistry that, when water meets iron at the core–mantle boundary, they react to form an interlayer with an extremely oxygen-rich form of iron, iron dioxide, together with iron hydride.
Defund the NSF, the “Science” of Climate Alarmism
Written by Dr Duanne Thresher
The NSF, the National Science Foundation, is one of the largest funders of global warming research. It is a US government agency, so subject to FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) requests, and funds NCAR, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which is one of the largest global warming research institutes and whose climate model I (Dr. Duane Thresher) have worked on.
‘Supermoon’ brightening up skies for stargazers
Written by BBC
Image copyrightDANNY LAWSONSkywatchers have begun catching glimpses of this month’s “supermoon” – when the Moon appears larger and brighter in the sky.
Has alien bacteria been found on the ISS?
Written by Russia Today
Has bacteria from space been found on the station’s hull? Image Credit: NASA
Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov has indicated that bacteria found on the space station could have come from space. While it is not unheard of to find microorganisms from Earth on the outside of the International Space Station, Shkaplerov, who will be returning to the orbital outpost in December, claims that scientists have collected samples of bacteria from the station’s hull that may have come from another world.
Record haul of 215 pterosaur eggs discovered
Written by The Verge
It turns out that pterosaurs were good parents. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 HombreDHojalata
The incredible find has been teaching palaeontologists much about the lives of these ancient flying reptiles. Discovered in China and dating back 120 million years, the 215 prehistoric eggs, which were found inside a large block of fossilized sand, included 16 that still had embryos inside of them.
Great Barrier Reef More Resilient To Climate Change Than Previously Thought
Written by CCD Editor
Scientists have concluded that the Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved because it is so damaged. The plight of the reef is partly due to the “extraordinary rapidity” of climate change, according to experts. —The Daily Telegraph, 29 May 2017
STUDY: Satellites Show No Acceleration In Global Warming For 23 Years
Written by Michael Bastasch
Global warming has not accelerated temperature rise in the bulk atmosphere in more than two decades, according to a new study funded by the Department of Energy.
Global Temperature Trends Based On Non-Existent Data
Written by Paul Homewood
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcrut4/diagnostics.html
We are all too familiar with graphs showing how much global temperatures have risen since the 19thC. The HADCRUT version above is typical, and also very precise, with fairly tight error bars even in the early part of the record.
American Chemical Society’s Climate Change Spin Exposed
Written by John O'Sullivan
Qualified American Professional Engineer (PE) Nicholas Schroeder posts a telling analysis exposing some of the flaws in the American Chemical Society’s publicity spin in support of the ‘greenhouse gas theory.’ The ‘theory’ is the scientific cornerstone that ‘proves’ humans are dangerously warming our climate.
The Six Laws of Technology Everyone Should Know
Written by Christopher Mims
Three decades ago, a historian wrote six laws to explain society’s unease with the power and pervasiveness of technology. Though based on historical examples taken from the Cold War, the laws read as a cheat sheet for explaining our era of Facebook, Google, the iPhone and FOMO.