Archive for ‘scientists’
Curiosity key driver for science, Nobel laureates say
December 7th, 2007
Encouraging curiosity among students and children is one of the ways of promoting interest in science, Nobel laureates in chemistry, physics and economics said Friday.
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The Green Machine
November 30th, 2007
The victor emerged from eight shortlisted student designs for creating sustainable household appliances in the year 2020. Darcy Lambton reports.
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Scholars use art to study climate change
November 28th, 2007
The vivid sunsets painted by J.M.W. Turner are revered for their use of color and light and for their influence on the Impressionists. But could they also help global warming experts track climate change?
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Carbon dioxide in atmosphere increasing
October 23rd, 2007
Just days after the Nobel prize was awarded for global warming work, an alarming new study finds that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing faster than expected. Carbon dioxide emissions were 35 percent higher in 2006 than in 1990, a much faster growth rate than anticipated, researchers led by Josep G. Canadell, of Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial …
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Scientists see coal as key challenge
October 22nd, 2007
The proliferation of coal-burning power plants around the world may pose “the single greatest challenge” to averting dangerous climate change, an international panel of scientists reported Monday.
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Climate experts issue final report
May 4th, 2007
The world must act quickly to cut back on the greenhouse gases that fuel global warming, the UN’s leading authority said in a major report on Friday. Scientists and experts on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that there was “substantial” potential for the
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China’s growing pollution problem
May 2nd, 2007
A demand by China, India and Brazil that rich nations accept they are mainly responsible for global warming has held up progress at a key UN climate change conference here, according to delegates. At least 400 scientists and experts from about 120 countries are attending the week-long session of…
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