by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 10.24.08

In the same week that it was announced that the UK overtook Denmark to be the world’s foremost producer of electricity from offshore wind farms, the Crown Estate (which holds all of the Queen’s property, but is independent of the monarchy or government) has said that it will be [...]

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Brittlestars, aka ophiuroids, diverged in the Early Ordovician, about 500 million years ago.

Oct. 8, 2008 — Hundreds of new marine species and previously uncharted undersea mountains and canyons have been discovered in the depths of the Southern Ocean, Australian scientists said Wednesday.                    
A total of 274 species of fish, ancient corals, mollusks, crustaceans and sponges new [...]

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by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 10. 6.08
It may not be nearly the ridiculously large potential claimed by geothermal power in Australia, but a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation indicates that one-third of Australia’s power needs could be met through wave power installation. Oh, did I mention that Carnegie Corp manufactures wave power-cum-desalination [...]

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This is Samuel’s first clean drink.
Manna Energy Foundation: providing clean Water & Biogas in Rwanda
The Manna Energy Foundation is a Houston-based company aiming to install 500 water treatment systems for secondary school in Rwanda. The doubly interesting aspect of the program is that in addition to supplying clean water to some 236,000 students, it will also [...]

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Formation of an ocean is a rare event, one few scientists have ever witnessed. Yet this geophysical nativity is unfolding today in one of the hottest and most inhospitable corners of the globe. Visit the site in safety through this extraordinary photographic essay
By Eitan Haddok

Africa is splitting apart at the seams—literally. From the southern tip [...]

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