Physics IfinkAdmin August 27, 2014 Big Science 'All science is either physics or stamp collecting.' Rutherford, 1962...
Space & Astronomy IfinkAdmin August 26, 2014 Big Science, Uncategorized “From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitc...
History of Fuel IfinkAdmin August 26, 2014 Energy and Fuel If one thing changed us, it was discovering fire. We could cook food, which released more nutrients, so we became stronger and healthier. We didn't have to rely on animal skins to keep us warm, our caves had he...
Hot Spots of the Earth IfinkAdmin August 15, 2014 Geoscience, Uncategorized Hot spots are places within the mantle where rocks melt to generate magma. We know where the hot spots are by the amount of volcanic activity that happens there. We may see volcanoes form. Red-hot magma from th...
The Climate Hiatus Debunked IfinkAdmin August 14, 2014 Climate Change, Uncategorized Climate scientists use 'modelling' (complex software programs) to predict future global conditions. When the actual conditions don't match the predictions, theories are rapidly proposed. Average global tempera...
Melting Polar Ice and sad polar bears IfinkAdmin August 14, 2014 Climate Change, Uncategorized Sad polar bear In every article about climate change, it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll see a picture of a sad polar bear balancing on a small piece of floating ice....see right for ours. Climate research c...
GM the good the bad & the ugly IfinkAdmin August 10, 2014 Plant Life, Uncategorized The internet is full of articles and posts about how anything GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) are bad for us. There are activists who will destroy experimental crops because their belief is unshakeable th...
What Causes Earthquakes IfinkAdmin August 2, 2014 Geoscience, Uncategorized Ancient cultures all had their own beliefs about what caused earthquakes. These ranged from the elephants holding up the world were getting tired (India), a flea-infected dog that was pulling a sled under the E...
Ocean Acidification IfinkAdmin July 26, 2014 Climate Change, Uncategorized Ocean acidification is the result of increased greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. When we talk about climate change, pollution or the greenhouse effect, we tend to first look to the changes that ou...