Labor left burned by carbon debacle The Daily Telegraph May 09, 2013 12:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Share 0 CARBON is the substance left over when certain materials are incinerated. Members of Julia Gillard’s government might ponder this as Labor’s latest carbon debacle leaves the party looking burned. In fact, carbon Continue Reading →
9 May 2013, 6.55am EST A trainer, a bookie and a ‘drunk’: the Waterhouse saga simply screams Sydney The Gai Waterhouse-John Singleton horse racing imbroglio has the feel of fiction. Its cast of characters could easily spring from the treatment for a new Underbelly series or the pages of a Peter Corris novel. News and Continue Reading →
Decline in Snow Cover Spells Trouble for Many Plants, Animals May 7, 2013 — For plants and animals forced to tough out harsh winter weather, the coverlet of snow that blankets the north country is a refuge, a stable beneath-the-snow habitat that gives essential respite from biting winds and subzero temperatures. ——————————————————————————– Share This: 13 Continue Reading →
Scaling Up Gyroscopes: From Navigation to Measuring Earth’s Rotation May 6, 2013 — Accurately sensing rotation is important to a variety of technologies, from today’s smartphones to navigational instruments that help keep submarines, planes, and satellites on course. In a paper accepted for publication in the American Institute of Physics’ journal Review of Scientific Instruments, Continue Reading →
Canada drops out of race to tap methane hydrates Funding ended for research into how to exploit world’s largest fossil energy resource By Santiago Ortega Arango, CBC News Posted: May 7, 2013 5:42 AM ET Last Updated: May 7, 2013 6:09 AM ET Read 325 comments325 Since 2003, Natural Resources Canada has spent more than Continue Reading →
Oceans under surveillance Three projects seek to track changes in Atlantic overturning circulation currents. Quirin Schiermeier 07 May 2013 Researchers deploy a float that forms part of the Rapid Climate Change monitoring array. Ben Moat/NOC Article tools Print •Email •Download PDF •Rights & Permissions •Share/bookmark A ‘global conveyor belt’ stirs the oceans from top to Continue Reading →