Stellar Snow: Poetry Friday
Beneath pristine packs of southern snow Echoes of a violent past lay scattered; Lost amongst the landscape like fragments Of half-remembered, ancient dreams, These imprints … Read more
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Magnets are being used to extract algal molecules for the beauty, bioplastics industries
Entrepreneurs in the aquaculture sector face a problem – extracting all the valuable molecules from seaweed and algal cells is still really difficult. But marine … Read more
Hand gestures point towards the origins of language
Communication gestures used by humans and our primate relatives are providing clues about how our species’ ability to use spoken language evolved. There are few … Read more
Mobile forests could help cities cope with climate change
Cities across Europe are trialling schemes such as roof gardens and ‘mobile forests’ to embed more nature into urban areas in an effort to protect … Read more
Strange why more passenger-rail pikes in California aren’t being called for more
Today’s thread is a follow-on to “Why moving dedicated HSR funds to California rail ‘bookends’ projects is a bad idea.” Interest in creating a Bakersfield-to-Merced … Read more
The Cost of Shale
Leaky pipelines cannot excuse The vileness of your touch As it seeps malevolently From its ancient, grainy prison; Your eccentric composition Creating chemical fingerprints That … Read more
Greenhouse gases overall dip in California; and then there’s transportation
Fortunately, the news is mostly good: Greenhouse gas emissions in California fell. Transportation is one trouble spot, however – the main one. Speaking directly to … Read more
Removing old structures from rivers could restore vital water flow
Rivers in Europe are so congested with concrete obstructions like weirs, bridges and other man-made barriers that they no longer flow freely, which harms the … Read more
Neolithic remains help sniff out the earliest human use of dung
by: Caleb Davies It is used as a fertiliser to help crops grow, burned as a fuel for heat, and is even used as a … Read more
‘Reverse fridges’ and insulated walls – how to make a house carbon neutral
by Jonathan O’Callaghan As the world moves towards a carbon neutral future, many different areas from industry to manufacturing are working to reduce their emissions. … Read more
Raised concerns among majority of Californians re climate change making wildfires worse
Information below is from the “Record-High Share of Californians Concerned About Global Warming Making Wildfires More Severe,” Jul. 29, 2019 Public Policy Institute of California … Read more
