Tom and Misha, the Hisaronu dolphins that were rescued from the hell hole of a shallow swimming pool in Turkey, have finally been released into the deep blue wild.
Science, Technology & Environment
The economics of asteroid mining
The formation of Planetary Resources, a company with aims to go into space to prospect and mine asteroids has got the imaginations running.
Overpopulation, over-consumption and the planet
We must stabilise the Earth’s population, bring the world’s poorest 1.3 billion people out of poverty and cut consumption in order to safeguard our finite planet says a Royal Society report.
Internet freedom under threat says Google co-founder
According to Google co-founder Sergey Bryn Internet freedom is under threat from government control and the interests of ‘walled gardens’ like Facebook.
Forests still under threat from illegal logging
Next time you watch a football or rugby match just imagine an area of forest the size of that pitch disappearing every two seconds due to illegal logging!
Facebook buys Instagram
Facebook has bought the photo sharing company ‘Instagram’ for a cool $1 billion in cash and shares.
Fish rescued as drought spreads
Despite heavy snowfall in the West and North of the country as well as some rainfall the previous dry months are having an impact.
Man can fly claims Dutch engineer
Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets built some wings and claims to have become the first man in history to fly just like a bird.
Albert Einstein online archive is extended
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has updated and expanded the Albert Einstein online archives.
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Nominations have opened today to be considered for the £1 million Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Amazon called on to stop selling whale meat
The Environmental Investigation Agency together with the Humane Society International have revealed that Amazon.com profits from the sale of products from whale, dolphin and porpoise (cetaceans).
Forget wind turbines, let’s look at the Windstalk
Just as the government is looking at ways of reducing its financial commitment to the solar power panel feed in tariff, over 100 Tory MPs are now calling for the wind farm subsidy to also be cut.
