The oceans are huge carbon sinks for the world. Fish and whales comprise only a tiny part of their overall biomass. Nevertheless, studies have shown that fishing and whaling by … [Read full article]
Tag: nature
What Is Climate Change? (VIDEO)
Remember the difference between weather and climate? We know what happens when the weather changes—it’s obvious. Climate is another story. Read on. When it rains, you put on a raincoat … [Read full article]
Ebola: And Senegal Makes Five
As you may know, PlanetSave posts important health stories as well as the popular science, nature, and climate reports we’re usually known for. (In fact, we’re working toward 500 health … [Read full article]
NASA-ESA’s Hubble Finds Zombie Star
When we think of a supernova, we usually think of a massive explosion that wipes out the entire white dwarf star (dying stellar body). However, thanks to a collaboration of … [Read full article]
Perpetual Source Of Recharge (cartoon)
Many thanks for this one to Michael Leunig, an astute observer of Australian society. We found his cartoon on Facebook, attributed to the age.com.au. The omniscient wiki tells us that Leunig is … [Read full article]
Rails-to-Trails Gains Steam With $5M For Atlanta BeltLine
Sustainable redevelopment strikes again! The Atlanta BeltLine, one of nation’s largest, widest-ranging urban redevelopment programs, will develop the Westside Trail. Plans call for a three-mile-long, 14-foot-wide concrete multi-use path in … [Read full article]
Izumo and Newly Discovered Juno Proteins Enable Fertilization
(Parts of this article reprinted from Examiner.com with permission of author.) Humans have long understood the connection between sexual intercourse and birth; and in 1876 two scientists independently described the … [Read full article]
Busy Beavers—You Bet! (Video)
Beaver with a mouthful, Calgary, Canada (from John Cena video on YouTube) It has less than 8000 hits on YouTube so far, but this video of a beaver family in … [Read full article]
Los Angeles Council Unanimously Puts Off Fracking
When the hydraulic fracturing measure passed the Los Angeles City Council today, several tweeters posted photos of this meeting (source of the above: Walker Foley on twitter). The City Council … [Read full article]
Slow Global Warming, Improve Health, Boost Agriculture, NOW!
NASA has released a study that highlights 14 key air pollution control measures that could slow the pace of global warming, improve health, and boost agricultural production if they were … [Read full article]
Climate Cooling Molecule Finally Observed
A new atmospheric molecule long suspected to exist has finally been observed and analysed by scientists. The Criegee biradicals have been implicated in several climate processes, specifically the likelihood that … [Read full article]
Life is Resilient
I ran across this nice photo the other day. Not sure of the photographer. But it’s a good reminder of how resilient life is,.. and how life can pop … [Read full article]
Who Cares About this Planet? (Awesome Song/Rap/Poem/Video)
This is really well done! Check out this beautiful song, or rap, or “spoken word poem” as the YouTube page calls it, along with the beautiful (and sometimes not so … [Read full article]