April 20, 2010 / disasters
In just one day, volcanic ash spewing forth from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull has brought airports to a halt all across Europe. The last time this volcano blew, it was deadly, emitting large quantitie
April 18, 2010 / energy
Decades of tree and biomass research jointly conducted by Florida Statue University and Shell Energy have resulted in the planting of the largest single “Energy Crop Plantation” in the entire Unit
April 14, 2010 / global warming
In June 1783, lava and gases began pouring from the Laki fissure in Iceland in one of the biggest and most devastating eruptions in history. Poisonous gases and starvation killed a quarter of Iceland'
April 12, 2010 / global warming
When some of the spectacular calving of ice shelves in Antarctica goes down to global warming, someone can ask a question why don't we see same process in Greenland which is even much warmer than Eart
April 11, 2010 / space
Three years ago, in 2007, the comet named Hoimes (17P) exploded with a blast that can be compared to a small nuclear bomb. It wouldn’t be so weird and mysterious if that eruption didn’t come from
April 9, 2010 / energy
Alternative energy sources have many uses in society today. Many of them are also referred to as “green energy,” signifying environmentally friendly energy sources. Today, there has been a trend t
April 6, 2010 / global warming
As the issue of global warming becomes more publicized, many individuals wonder what they can do. Although you may not see the drastic affects of global warming firsthand, it is important to remembe
March 31, 2010 / Planethopia
Did you know that tides could be a large source of energy and provide energy to some of the world’s largest countries. You will find that there are a lot of advantages, but of course and disadvantag
March 29, 2010 / Planethopia
Today Earth's atmosphere contains 20.9% oxygen and 78% nitrogen but it wasn't always the case. 4.65 billion years ago when Earth was formed it was surrounded by gases rich in hydrogen compounds, metha
March 28, 2010 / global warming
Do you use the internet, watch television, or listen to the radio? If you do, you have likely heard of global warming before. In recent years, global warming has been a topic that has increased in
March 27, 2010 / global warming
As global warming continues to receive more exposure on the internet, the television, and the radio, you may start to pay more attention. If global warming is an issue that you are concerned about o
March 25, 2010 / energy
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was conceived of by the French engineer Jacques D'Arsonval in 1881. However, at the time of this writing the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii is home to the o
March 23, 2010 / Earth
There are approaching 100,000 different human made chemical compounds in use around the world today, in millions of different products. Additional compounds are created as by-products of manufac
March 22, 2010 / energy
Biomass is organic material made from plants and animals. Biomass contains stored energy from the sun. Plants absorb the sun’s energy in a process called photosynthesis. The chemical energy in plant
