Environment Chemical engineers can help solve the climate challenge #COP21 2 Dec 20152 Dec 2015 Posted on 02/12/2015 by IChemE blog elf This week saw the start of the 21st Conference of Parties,COP21. More than 190 countries and 150 global leaders have gathered in Paris, France,…
Economics Should you Drop out of School? 30 Nov 201530 Nov 2015 Everything You Won't Learn in College About How to Be Successful" by Michael Ellsberg =================================== "The Education of Millionaires: Everything You Won't Learn in College About How to Be Successful"…
Space Apollo 16: “We Like Big Rocks” 24 Nov 201524 Nov 2015 April 1972: The fifth pair of astronauts to visit the moon were the most enthusiastic geologists, bringing home the largest sample ever collected from the moon. Apollo 16 launched on…
Nature A Portrait of the Plains: Documenting A Changing Landscape 23 Nov 201523 Nov 2015 Beautiful: Absolutely Fabulous: Fourchette Creek by Robin Walter Morning light spills through grass thick with dew, small whorls of dust rise from hooves stamping their lives into this ground. Listen,…
Environment High Rates of Lead Poisoning / Asthma can be Life-Threatening in many Communities Worldwide 20 Nov 201520 Nov 2015 High Rates of Lead Poisoning / Asthma a deadly consequence of residing near industrialized neighborhoods. Pollution resulting from our Built Environment have resulted in extensive health disparities worldwide: About 25%…
Endangered animals / Rescue Baby Koalas have Loads of Spunk..!! 12 Nov 201514 Nov 2015 For more information or for request of video use please contact; Kevin Fallon Marketing and Creative Services Manager | Symbio Wildlife Park, Sydney kevin@symbiozoo.com.au +61 2 4294 1244 photoshoot and,…
Islanders Ocean Defense Team Tsunami Aftermath: The Urato Islands Rebuild 25 Oct 201530 Oct 2015 THE URATO ISLANDS, near the coast of Japan, rebuilds after the Tsunami disaster: How can new ways of discussion trigger action towards sustainability? Actions were organized by sustainability researchers in the…
Islanders Ocean Defense Team Palau Island transforms almost all its coastal waters into a marine sanctuary 22 Oct 201522 Oct 2015 TOKYO (AP) — Lawmakers in the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau passed a law Thursday to make almost all its coastal waters a marine sanctuary in the latest move…
Health / Nutrition Time mag recommends Sunscreens with titanium oxide or zinc oxide. 21 Oct 201523 Oct 2015 Sunscreens with titanium oxide or zinc oxide have not been found to harm reefs, according to the National Park Service. Additionally, swimmers can cover their upper body with long sleeve…
Sports / Outdoors Canadian inventor tests new prototype of Hoverboard 18 Oct 201518 Oct 2015 Duru flew up to 5 metres above a lake for a total distance of 275.9 metres while aboard his homemade, propeller-powered hoverboard in a trip that lasted more than 1½ minutes. Now,…
Animals / Wild Cutest Critters Ever: Tarsier 15 Oct 201515 Oct 2015 This week we’ve been revisiting our favorite critters from the deeply unsettling to the funny-looking. But today we’re getting cute, with critters that include a snake that can curl up on…
Animals / Wild Video shows bear walking in hallway at Montana high school 14 Oct 201515 Oct 2015 BOZEMAN, Mont. — A black bear was spotted walking down the hallway at a high school in Montana on Wednesday morning, according to multiple media reports. The bear entered the…
Endangered animals / Rescue Acoustic survey tracks whale population trends along the coast of Southern California 29 Jun 201513 Oct 2015 Posted on June 29, 2015 by Bob Berwyn: Blue whale numbers holding steady; fin whales increasing... Staff Report: FRISCO — A new acoustic survey in Southern California coastal waters is helping researchers…
