The Indian Ocean has the ability to absorb three times as much atmospheric nitrogen as the Atlantic Ocean does and, as a result, can play a crucial climate role as a huge, offshore carbon sink. That\’s one of the findings of scientists who have just arrived in Fremantle having sailed across the Indian Ocean conducting […] … learn more→

Registration is open for the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s newest online wind energy course, \”Engineering Wind Power Systems,\” developed by professors James Manwell and Jon McGowan, authors of the canonical engineering textbook Wind Energy Explained: Theory, Design and Application. The graduate level wind course draws on their experiences as wind energy pioneers to provide students […] … learn more→

This article lists the materials that work well in composters and compost piles, as well as items that should never be added to compost. … learn more→

It is time to ditch nuclear as a mad and dangerous relic of a misguided past. … learn more→

A new study involving the University of Colorado Boulder shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe dating back roughly 400,000 years, yet another indication that they weren\’t dimwitted brutes as often portrayed. The conclusion comes from the study of scores of ancient archaeological research sites in Europe that show […] … learn more→

Every year throughout Africa, primate rescue centers are flooded with chimpanzee orphans, primarily victims of the bushmeat trade. When adults are killed for meat the surviving infants are often offered for sale as pets, and those that get confiscated by law enforcement are taken to sanctuaries for care. A new study, published in the International […] … learn more→

A map, which provides a general representation of the risks of earthquakes on humanity using records from the past 4,000 years, has been produced by a geographer from the University of Sheffield. The new World Earthquake Intensity Map has been created on an equal-population map and allows us to understand the earthquake intensity in relation […] … learn more→

We often take for granted the amount of litter accumulated as we attempt but fail to apply basic fundamental skills, as clean-up efforts and conscious decisions are often missed or neglected. … learn more→

The wispy arms of the Tarantula Nebula were originally thought to resemble spindly spider legs, giving the nebula its unusual name. The part of the nebula visible in this image from Hubble\’s Advanced Camera for Surveys is criss-crossed with tendrils of dust and gas churned up by recent supernovae. These supernova remnants include NGC 2060, […] … learn more→

A revolutionary type of personal power pack now in development could help our troops when they are engaged on the battlefield. … learn more→