Written by Jonathan Amos
Image copyright: AIRBUS DS/MAX ALEXANDEREurope has begun the process of scoping an expansion to its Sentinel Earth observation network. Six new satellite concepts will be studied, including a constellation of spacecraft that can monitor emissions of carbon dioxide.
Written by Harry Pettit
The lost, underwater continent of Zealandia may have been used by animals and plants to cross continents 80 million years ago, research has found.
Written by Sarah Lewin
Pluto’s surface hosts blades of ice that soar to the height of skyscrapers — and researchers have narrowed down exactly how the dramatic features form.
Written by Hannah Devlin
A 35-year-old man who had been in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 15 years has shown signs of consciousness after receiving a pioneering therapy involving nerve stimulation.
Written by Robert Krier
Sept. 26, 1963, began like no other day in San Diego history. It was 95 degrees at Lindbergh Field — at 8 a.m. And it kept getting hotter. Much, much hotter.
Written by Melissa Korn
As more high-paying jobs require a degree and expertise in things like computer coding or mechanical engineering, colleges and universities are racing to fill a pronounced void in qualified candidates. One place they are making extra effort is among women.
Written by Dr John Constable
Hot on the heels of the uncritical media fuss around the recent Contracts for Difference awarded to offshore wind (for comment see “Forget the Spin: Offshore wind costs are not falling”) comes an equally misleading set of headlines falsely claiming that Solar Photovoltaic generation is on the brink of operating without market distortions and coercions. The truth, unsurprisingly, is quite otherwise.
Written by Ian Johnston
Fish appear to be individuals with complex personalities, according to new research. Researchers tested the idea that Trinidadian guppies all had a fairly standard response to potential dangers.
Written by Dr. Wolfgang Thüne (Translated by Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser)
Since time immemorial, the weather has been a common theme among people. That was the case a thousand years ago and modern newscasts would be incomplete without weather information.
Written by Sean Martin
A six year drought in California was finally declared over this year but the threat for the south-western state as well as other locations in the world remains the same.
Written by Kenneth Richard
3 Atmospheric Scientists: Greenhouse Effect Based On ‘Physically Irrelevant Assumptions’
Yet another new scientific paper has been published that questions the current understanding of the Earth’s globally averaged surface temperature and its relation to the theoretical greenhouse effect.
Written by James Delingpole
There’s a scene in the movie Straight Outta Compton – (it’s OK: you don’t need to like rap to get this analogy) – where Eazy-E goes to confront his manager Jerry Heller.
Written by Tony Heller
Nobody is more consistent and cynical with their climate fraud than Heidi Cullen’s Climate Central. Now they are claiming that summer is lasting longer in Minneapolis, based on a trend started during the ice age scare in 1970.
Written by Pierre L. Gosselin
No doubt today there’s a huge demand for science de-indoctrination – especially among children – in a variety of fields, ranging from nutrition, climate science, economics and even eugenics (still!).
Written by Stephen Beech
The site where Europe’s first lunar mission crash-landed on the Moon 11 years ago has finally been located using CSI-style techniques.
Written by Daniel Mahoney
A few weeks ago, it was claimed on multiple news outlets that the cost of producing offshore wind power has plummeted over the past couple of years. The BBC claimed that “offshore wind power [is] now cheaper than new nuclear”, while other news outlets even made the claim that offshore wind is now cheaper than new gas.