Cool the climate with cloud whitening?
U. LEEDS (UK)—Plans to “whiten” the clouds over the world’s oceans so that they reflect some of the sun’s powerful rays may fail to delay global warming, according to British and Finnish researchers. Continue…
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Science & Technology - May 27, 2010 10:16 - 1 Comment
Early ‘energizers’ powered prehistoric life
U. LEEDS (UK)—A compound called pyrophosphite may have acted as the battery that energized primitive life forms, new research suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 5, 2010 15:51 - 0 Comments
Poor families hardest hit by carbon tax
U. LEEDS (UK)—Taxing individuals for the amount of carbon they use would hit the poor and those living in the north of the U.K. hardest, forcing them to pay four times more as a proportion of their income than higher earners. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2010 10:18 - 0 Comments
Fatty acid in fish protects against polyps
U. LEEDS (UK)—A new preparation of an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid found naturally in fish appears to be effective in preventing bowel polyps, often a precursor to cancer. (more…)
