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A detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built...

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:21:44 +0100

A detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built molecule by molecule has been constructed and has recreated experimental results from real brains. (via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Simulated brain closer to thought)

Scientist Professor Stephen Hawking is “very ill” in...

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:07:38 +0100

Scientist Professor Stephen Hawking is “very ill” in hospital, Cambridge University has said. (via BBC NEWS | UK | Scientist Hawking ill in hospital)

The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN...

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:08:35 +0100

The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN two years ago are already being realised, say scientists at an international meeting. In a statement in Copenhagen on their six key messages to political leaders, they say there is a increasing risk of abrupt or irreversible climate shifts. (via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Climate scenarios ‘being realised’

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via www.irreligion.org

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:50:37 +0100

via www.irreligion.org

Chicks can do maths, who’d’ve thunk - BBC News

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:54:00 +0100

Chicks can do maths, who’d’ve thunk - BBC News

"There are already too many people living on Planet Earth, according to one of most influential..."

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:27:04 +0100

“There are already too many people living on Planet Earth, according to one of most influential science advisors in the US government. Nina Fedoroff told the BBC One Planet programme that humans had exceeded the Earth’s “limits of sustainability”.”

- BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Earth population ‘exceeds limits’

"Two senior executives at French state energy giant Electricite de France (EDF) have been charged on..."

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:52:44 +0100

“Two senior executives at French state energy giant Electricite de France (EDF) have been charged on suspicion of spying on Greenpeace, a judicial official said Tuesday. EDF security chiefs Pierre Francois and Pierre Durieux are charged with conspiring to hack into computer systems including at the environmental group, the official said, confirming a report on the Mediapart website.”

- AFP: EDF bosses probed for spying on Greenpeace

An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus...

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:38:57 +0000

An 18-year-old has secretly painted a 60ft drawing of a phallus on the roof of his parents’ £1million mansion in Berkshire. It was there for a year before his parents found out. They say he’ll have to scrub it off when he gets back from travelling. (via BBC - Newsbeat)

Britain has been accused of taking part in US...

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:26:06 +0000

Britain has been accused of taking part in US “renditions” of terror suspects in a United Nations report. UN Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin said he was “deeply troubled” at the US system of rendition, secret detention and practices violating torture bans. (via BBC NEWS | Politics | UN criticises UK ‘rendition role’)

"A global protest against UK plans to build new coal power plants is being launched today by..."

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:30:50 +0000

“A global protest against UK plans to build new coal power plants is being launched today by campaigners from more than 40 developing countries accusing the government of being a “climate criminal”.”

- UK is branded a ‘climate criminal’ over coal plans | Environment | The Observer

"Two search requests on the internet website Google produce “as much carbon dioxide as boiling..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:56:54 +0000

“Two search requests on the internet website Google produce “as much carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle”, according to a Harvard University academic.”

- BBC NEWS | Technology | ‘Carbon cost’ of Google revealed

The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against...

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:49:33 +0000

The Home Office has signed up to an EU strategy against cybercrime that “encourages” police across Europe to remotely access personal computers. (via BBC NEWS | Technology | Police ‘encouraged’ to hack more

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MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU (via notblu)

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:16:36 +0000

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU (via notblu)

"The wealthy inner-city Bristol area of Redland trumps the rest of the country, with the highest..."

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:21:03 +0000

“The wealthy inner-city Bristol area of Redland trumps the rest of the country, with the highest proportion of residents worried about the environment and trying to do something about it. But Redland, like the green and affluent London suburbs of Highgate, Marylebone, Belgravia and Hampstead, is also likely to have the highest negative impact on the environment, said the report’s authors, marketing specialists CACI.”

- Study shows wealthy may be greenest but leave high carbon footprint | Environment | The Observer

"High-tech smuggling operations may not be what you’d normally associate with the ongoing..."

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:51:33 +0000

“High-tech smuggling operations may not be what you’d normally associate with the ongoing clearance of the Amazon rainforest, but logging companies intent on plundering it for timber have been using hackers to break into the Brazilian government’s sophisticated tracking system and fiddle the records.”

- Hackers help destroy the Amazon rainforest | Greenpeace UK

"David Bellamy’s at it again, with even dafter claims about climate change. We all create our own..."

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:53:54 +0000

“David Bellamy’s at it again, with even dafter claims about climate change. We all create our own reality, and shut out the voices we do not want to hear. But there is no issue we are less willing to entertain than manmade climate change. Here, three worlds seem to exist in virtual isolation. In the physical world, global warming appears to be spilling over into runaway feedback: the most dangerous situation humankind has ever encountered.”

- Monbiot.com » A Beardful of Bunkum

"The male gender is in danger, with incalculable consequences for both humans and wildlife, startling..."

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:08:51 +0000

“The male gender is in danger, with incalculable consequences for both humans and wildlife, startling scientific research from around the world reveals. The research – to be detailed tomorrow in the most comprehensive report yet published – shows that a host of common chemicals is feminising males of every class of vertebrate animals, from fish to mammals, including people.”

- It’s official: Men really are the weaker sex - Science, News - The Independent

2008 will probably be 10th Hottest year since 1880. Of course...

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:54:00 +0000

2008 will probably be 10th Hottest year since 1880. Of course that is not h0w the Guardian reported it (via 2008 will probably be 10th Hottest year on record « Greenfyre’s)

The UK government has been urged to speed up the pace of action...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:14:00 +0000

The UK government has been urged to speed up the pace of action on climate change by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). (via BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | UK urged to ‘speed up’ on climate)

Those of you who don’t like trees very much will...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:43:06 +0000

Those of you who don’t like trees very much will appreciate HP’s continuing efforts to deforest the planet by using the maximum cardboard possible when dispatching items to expectant customers. (via HP breaks Japanese excessive packaging record • The Register)