Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:48:05 GMT

Earth's Upper Atmosphere Suffers Record Collapse [Atmosphere].

Well, this doesn't sound good: NASA just announced that the Earth's thermosphere, an upper layer of the atmosphere, collapsed. It's the biggest contraction in 43 years and scientists have no idea what's going on. I don't feel safe anymore. More » [Gizmodo]

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:45:07 GMT

June Shatters Average Global Temperature Records (Again).

This past June was the hottest ever on record according to a just released NOAA State of the Climate Report. Perhaps even more eye opening is that June[base ']Äôs record breaking heat is on the back of the hottest March, April, and May on record. The monthly report added that this would make June the 304th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average, and July is looking to keep the streak going. Breaking temperature records sounds like a broken record by now. Shall we go on?

Read the rest of June Shatters Average Global Temperature Records (Again) [INHABITAT]

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:34:10 GMT

Kenora nominated as Canada's Ultimate Fishing Town. Kenora is on the list to be named Canada's Ultimate Fishing Town. The World Fishing Network is hosting an online poll tallying votes for the top fishing communities in the country and Kenora got the nod from resident Daryl Thomson after seeing an ad for the contest on TV.[...] [Kenora Daily Miner and News]

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:27:18 GMT

Game of Life in HTML 5.
Joseph Mansfield created an HTML 5 implementation of John Conway's Game of Life, the classic cellular automaton first devised in 1970. Conway's Game of Life in HTML 5 (via Technoccult)

[Boing Boing]

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:43:14 GMT

Ontario’s rate cut for solar power a blow to green energy. Ontario Power Authority quietly chopped the rate being paid to more profitable installations from 80.2 cents to 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour

[The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed]

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:41:38 GMT

NYT: Second Software Update To Fix iPhone 4 Reception [Unconfirmed].

According to the NYT, a "person with direct knowledge" of the iPhone 4's design indicated that the device's reception troubles would be fixed by a second software update—one different from the iOS 4.0.1 update made available earlier today: More » [Gizmodo]

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:51:27 GMT

Living Machines: Verdant Art-Tech Contraption Descends Upon France. Street theater company La Machine introduces the newest massive member of its mechanical menagerie to Europe -- this time it's a "flying greenhouse" in France.

[Wired Top Stories]

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:24:31 GMT

Scientists discover heavenly solar music. Musical sounds created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun's atmosphere, have been recorded and accurately studied for the first time by researchers, shedding light on the Sun's magnetic atmosphere. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:20:30 GMT

More thoughts on iOS 4 for iPhone (Christopher Null). Christopher Null - If you’re wondering why no work is getting done around your office today, it’s because everyone is hunkered down exploring the new features of the new iOS 4 for iPhone. [Yahoo! News: Technology News]

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:08:54 GMT

Redsn0w Jailbreak Tool Frees iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G Running iOS 4 [Apple].

It took several days for the iOS 4 Gold Master to be jailbroken, but it took mere hours for the official, final release of the mobile operation system to be freed on the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 3G. More » [Gizmodo]

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:51:46 GMT

The Stained Earth, Courtesy of BP [Oilpocalypse].

The beautiful and crystalline Blue Marble is now the Stained Blue Marble, created using NASA's most spectacular view of Earth and one of the scenarios for the spreading of BP's oil, as simulated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. More » [Gizmodo]

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:42:41 GMT

Failure of Rig’s Last Line of Defense Tied to Myriad Factors. The federal agency charged with regulating offshore drilling repeatedly declined to act on advice on how it could minimize the risk of a failure of the device, an examination found.

[NYT > Business Day]

Fri, 28 May 2010 12:15:56 GMT

Stock market: Apple worth more than Microsoft . As if Microsoft hasn't had enough bad news this week, the stock market now thinks Apple is a more valuable company -- despite Apple's far smaller market share and the seemingly perpetual profits generated by Windows and Microsoft Office.

[Wash Post Technology]

Tue, 25 May 2010 12:26:25 GMT

Google, Yahoo, others work to make search engines better at scanning the Web . Imagine yourself a monk in the Dark Ages. The abbot comes to you after vespers and asks you to report on the Bible's treatment of, say, sloth. "For the love of God!" you'd think. "How am I going to find every occurrence of sloth in the Vulgate?" Unless you had the Bible memorized, you would have... [Wash Post Technology]

Wed, 19 May 2010 11:15:33 GMT

How Ottawa poached top scientists from around the globe. $190-million star recruitment drive criticized during time of cutbacks

By Steven Chase and Elizabeth Church. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed]

Wed, 19 May 2010 11:12:11 GMT

Fly the eco-friendly skies: Airplanes that would use 70 percent less fuel than current models. In what could set the stage for a fundamental shift in commercial aviation, a team of researchers has designed a green airplane that is estimated to use 70 percent less fuel than current planes while also reducing noise and emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx). [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]