Toxic Oceans May Have Delayed Spread of Complex Life Feb. 28, 2013 — A new model suggests that inhospitable hydrodgen-sulphide rich waters could have delayed the spread of complex life forms in ancient oceans. The research, published online this week in the journal Nature Communications, considers the composition of the oceans 550-700 million years ago Continue Reading →
Costello’s plan to slash Queensland debt By Kym Agius, AAPUpdated March 1, 2013, 6:23 pm tweet Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Queensland’s assets could again be up for sale under major reforms that could wipe out almost half of the state’s debt. The executive summary of the final independent Commission of Audit, headed by Continue Reading →
Share your Yahoo!7 Journey AAP Gillard set for mixed Rooty Hill reception AAP March 1, 2013, 4:55 pm tweet1 Email Print Every second person entering the Rooty Hill RSL club has been asking if Julia’s there yet. The prime minister’s five-day stay in western Sydney, staying in The Novotel next to the club, is the Continue Reading →
Japan plans viable methane hydrate technology by 2018 Kyodo Feb 28, 2013 PPRINT ↪SHARE Japan hopes to develop commercially viable technology for exploiting seabed methane hydrate, viewed as a next-generation energy source, by fiscal 2018, according to a draft new basic ocean policy plan made available Wednesday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government wants to formalize Continue Reading →
Ministers ‘driving up bills by failing to commit to low-carbon energy’ Ministers undermine their own policies by postponing decision on emissions-free electricity, advisers warn Ed Davey Share33 inShare.7 Email Damian Carrington guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 27 February 2013 14.42 GMT Postponing a decision on whether to require electricity generation to be essentially emissions-free by 2030, ministers are Continue Reading →
NASA’s Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts Feb. 27, 2013 — Colorful new images chronicle the seasonal stirrings of our salty world: Pulses of freshwater gush from the Amazon River’s mouth; an invisible seam divides the salty Arabian Sea from the fresher waters of the Bay of Bengal; a large patch of freshwater appears in the eastern Continue Reading →