“It’s not enough to slash greenhouse gas emissions,” warns a new article in IEEE Spectrum (shared by schwit1). “Experts say we need direct-air capture of atmospheric carbon.” West Texas is a hydrocarbon hot spot, with thousands of wells pumping millions of barrels of oil and billions of cubic feet of natural gas from the Permian Basin. When burned, all that oil…
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The beauty of winter 2021
Enjoy photographs of winter 2021 and all of its beautiful snow and unusual icy shapes! Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/the-beauty-of-winter-2021…
Star trails over a tree-lined path
Photo of star trails over a tree-lined path in Iran. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/star-trails-jan5-2021-iran-nima-asadzadeh…
Hikers find ghostly ‘hair ice’ clinging to trees in an Irish forest
Hair ice has appeared on rotting trees all over the world, and fungus may be to blame. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hair-ice-ireland-fungus.html
Happy birthday to Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton, born on January 4, 1643, discovered the laws of motion and other principles that laid the foundation of physics and astronomy. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/this-date-in-science-isaac-newtons-birthday…
Koalas are being given birth control to fight overpopulation
Koala populations in parts of Australia are being controlled to prevent them eating their main food source – manna gum trees – to extinction Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2263654-koalas-are-being-given-birth-control-to-fight-overpopulation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Why are the stars so bright tonight?
In late December – and in January and February – our evening sky faces away from the Milky Way’s star-rich center. We look toward the depths of space beyond our galaxy’s boundaries and toward some close, bright stars in our local spiral arm. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/star-seasonal-appearance-brightness…
Personal solstices
Photos from EarthSky community members around the world, showing what the December solstice – bringing winter to half of Earth, and summer to the other half – means to them. Thanks to all of you for sharing these evocative images with us! Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/personal-solstices-photos-dec-earthsky-community…
The bizarre reason Skittles taste different in the UK and the US
Once a popular ingredient, blackcurrants were ruthlessly eradicated from the US landscape after unwittingly assisting a crime against pine trees. Here’s the juicy backstory Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833132-800-the-bizarre-reason-skittles-taste-different-in-the-uk-and-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
2020 in review: What happened to all the tree-planting plans?
Enthusiasm for trees as a way to mitigate climate change seems to have waned, as pledges to plant millions have fallen short this year Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833130-500-2020-in-review-what-happened-to-all-the-tree-planting-plans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…