Monthly archive February, 2012
Global warming has caused the current wave of cold in Europe?
It sounds paradoxical, however scientists are capable to explain the harsh winter that now overwhelms Europe by melting of large masses of ice in the Arctic, melting which is a result of global warming. Complex characteristics of the wind were disturbed by the ice melting Arctic, scientists believe, it considers that it is cold explanation...
NASA measured the incredible pace that glaciers melt
NASA satellites performed the first measurement to see the exact rate of glaciers melting on Earth. The results show that 150 billion tons of ice disappear annually, rising ocean levels by 4 millimeters. The study measured glaciers between 2003 and 2010. NASA specialists announced that between the years studied, the Earth has lost 4.3 trillion...
Australia Wants to Get Elephants
Australia has a long and painful experience with alien species introduced by humans, who have profoundly affected the ecological balance of the continent. However, David Bowman, professor of ecology at the University of Tasmania, suggests that a possible solution to serious environmental problems in Australia would be … introduction of new alien species. In a...
Dark Side of vegetables: black tomatoes!
Israelis farmers have created a kind of tomato with a red interior, but with a very dark skin color, which darkens as tomatoes ripen in the sun. The researchers crossed wild varieties cultivated varieties of tomato, resulting in a new variety with striking aspect in color almost black fruit (botanically speaking, what we call “red”...
