Japanese Scientists Become First to Extract “Fire Ice” (Methane Hydrate) Into A Usable Energy Source

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2292555/Japanese-breakthrough-country-extract-fuel-ice-reserves-locked-beneath-coast.html Japan becomes the first country to unravel the mystery of ‘Fire ice’, unlocking the world’s ‘next major energy resource’ Methane hydrate has been tipped as the next major energy resource It was previously believed to exist only in outer space But scientists say there is enough near Japan for 11 years’ gas usage By […]

Northeastern U.S. swelters through record-breaking temperatures of ONE HUNDRED degrees as dozens are hospitalized for heat exhaustion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162405/Northeastern-U-S-swelters-record-breaking-temperatures-ONE-HUNDRED-degrees-dozens-hospitalized-heat-exhaustion.html Philadelphia, New York and Boston reach nearly 100 degrees today 50 million Americans affected by extreme weather Health officials warn residents to drink water and stay out of sun Dozens of people hospitalized while attending graduation ceremonies Cooling centers and ambulances on hand for fainting and exhaustion In stark contrast, Minnesota suffers severe flooding […]

Hail storms like you’ve never seen: The jaw-dropping pictures of devastating storm that smashed cars and blocked roads

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156717/Amazing-pictures-devastating-hail-submerged-cars-swept-Colorado.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:39 EST, 8 June 2012 | UPDATED: 06:37 EST, 9 June 2012 These amazing pictures show the devastation caused by massive hail storms which have swept through Colorado and Wyoming this week.Destructive hailstones coated the ground so thickly that the landscape appeared to be covered in snow, KOAA reported. […]

Global warming sceptics are BETTER-informed about science than believers

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2152078/Global-warming-sceptics-better-informed-science-believers.html 57% of sceptics are science-literate vs 56% of believers Survey of 1500 U.S. adults Science-literate people are better at ‘fitting’ information to beliefs By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 05:40 EST, 30 May 2012 | UPDATED: 05:40 EST, 30 May 2012 Climate change sceptics are often derided as uninformed – but a new study proves that […]

Family’s terror as their Florida house is nearly engulfed by 100ft wide sinkhole

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139137/Familys-terror-Florida-house-nearly-engulfed-100ft-wide-sinkhole.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:19 EST, 3 May 2012 | UPDATED: 15:40 EST, 3 May 2012 A massive sinkhole opened up in a residential neighbourhood in Windermere, Florida today that was 100 feet across and nearly 50 feet deep. Luckily, no one was hurt in the freak accident, though the massive hole displaced […]

Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee Collapse

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/neonicotinoids-colony-collapse/ By Brandon Keim Email Author April 6, 2012 | 4:30 pm A controversial new study of honeybee deaths has deepened a bitter dispute over whether the developed world’s most popular pesticides are causing an ecological catastrophe. Researchers led by biologist Chensheng Lu of Harvard University report a direct link between hive health and dietary exposure […]

Armageddon 2040: Nasa identifies new asteroid threat which ‘could hit Earth’ in 30 years’ time – and UN teams are working out how to divert it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2107654/Nasa-identifies-new-asteroid-threat-hit-Earth-2040–UN-begun-discussing-divert-it.html Asteroid has 1 in 625 chance of hitting Earth UN team debating options including nuclear weapons and ‘steering’ it away with a probe Scientists will measure rock further in 2013 By Rob Waugh Last updated at 3:50 PM on 28th February 2012 It is 460ft wide and soaring through space – on a possible […]

Massive sunspot that has DOUBLED in size in recent days could send solar storms careening toward Earth

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2100082/Massive-sunspot-DOUBLED-size-recent-days-send-solar-storms-careening-Earth.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:10 PM on 12th February 2012 A massive double-barrelled sunspot that has doubled in size in the past few days could now send a series of solar flares towards Earth. Though the severity of the disruption is yet unknown, some scientists are predicting the spot could send […]