AIR - Colorado Approves Limits on Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Drilling
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/colorado-approves-
ANIMALS - Marine algae can sense the rainbow
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has shown for the first time that several types of aquatic algae can detect orange, green and blue light .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-marine-algae-rainbow.htm
ANIMALS - Photo: Sunshine reveals the translucence of a butterfly's wings
This butterfly is known as the Great Spangled Fritillary .. ...http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/natural-sciences/photo-
BIRDS - In the eye of a chicken, a new state of matter comes into view
Along with eggs, soup and rubber toys, the list of the chicken's most lasting legacies may eventually include advanced materials such as self-organizing colloids, or optics that can transmit light with the efficiency of a crystal and the flexibility of a liquid .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-eye-chicken-state-view.htm
BIRDS - New insights into origin of birds focuses on key characteristics that preceded flight: Body size, forelimb length
The key characteristics of birds which allow them to fly -- their wings and their small size -- arose much earlier than previously thought, according to new research that examined closely the Paraves, the first birds, and their closest dinosaurian relatives which lived 160 to 120 million years ago. Researchers investigated the rates of evolution of the two key characteristics that preceded flight: body size and forelimb length. In order to fly, h ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140223215134.ht
BIRDS - New insights into the origin of birds
Mark Puttick and colleagues investigated the rates of evolution of the two key characteristics that preceded flight: body size and forelimb length. In order to fly, hulking meat-eating dinosaurs had to shrink in size and grow much longer arms to support their feathered wings .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-insights-birds.htm
BOOKS - Book Excerpt: A Natural History of Love
http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id
EARTH - A Gem Of A Find – Oldest ‘Piece of Earth’ Discovered
Measuring just 200 by 400 microns (about 4 times the width of a human hair on its widest dimension), one would think finding an ancient zircon to be harder than finding a needle in the proverbial haystack…or, in this case, like finding a nearly microscopic gemstone on a sheep farm in Western Australia. But geologists treasure A Gem Of A Find – Oldest ‘Piece of Earth’ Discovered was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave ...
http://planetsave.com/2014/02/24/a-gem-of-a-find-oldest-piec
EARTH - Stonehenge Rock Source Identified
The site however raises further questions about how the stones were transported from their source to what is now the monument .. ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stonehenge-rock-so
EDUCATION - Online DIY community for kids teaches offline skills
The next generation of makers is getting a boost from an online DIY community and its accompanying app, which aims to help kids not only learn new skills, but to also share them with others and build a DIY portfolio .. ...
ENERGY - Electric Power Research Institute Launches Study for Transformation of the Electric Power Grid
PALO ALTO, California. The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a study on the transformation of the electric power grid. The rapid rise of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) — such as rooftop solar panels and high tech microgrids — could change the structure of the electric grid. Yet even as these technologies rise rapidly, very few organizations have looked at how these technologies could be integrated into the electric power systems ...
ENERGY - Is the Natural Gas Revolution All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
Natural gas is the Ron Burgundy of energy: kind of a big deal. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas now accounts for about 31 percent of U.S. primary energy production -- our single largest source of energy. Natural gas has now surpassed coal production (which accounts for about 26 percent), is more than double the energy from oil production (about 17 percent), and is almost triple the energy we obtain from renew ...
ENVIRONMENT - HS2 may increase risk of homes being flooded, senior Conservatives fear
Concerns voiced about high-speed train line that runs over floodplains and requires diversion of seven major riversSenior Conservatives have raised concerns about whether HS2 will increase the risk of homes being flooded, as the high-speed train line passes through areas affected by the recent extreme weather, runs over miles of high-risk floodplains and will require the diversion of seven major rivers.The Lib Dem flooding minister, Dan Rogerson, ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/20
ENVIRONMENT - Volcanic eruptions causing global warming slowdown, study says
17 volcanoes since 2000 account for up to 15% of the difference between predicted and observed warming this centur .. ...
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/24/volcanic-
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FASHION - Nothing to wear? Peer-to-peer fashion rental start-up could help
Is it too soon for a fashion rental market, or is it an idea whose time has come? Rentez-Vous certainly thinks soYou know how it is – a wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? Or indeed a city full of people but no-one to meet up with? Young, French entrepreneur Fiona Disegni has come up with a solution to both. Her start-up business Rentez-Vous allows people to rent out their clothes, access other people's wardrobes, and meet like-minded i ...Enclosure: image/jpeg http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/20
FURNITURE - 18th century transformer furniture blows away anything built today
This stuff folds in ways you cannot imagine, serving more functions than you can think of .. ...http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/18th-centur
GARDENS - Organic winemaker faces jail for refusing to apply pesticide
The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease .. ...http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/organic-wi
SCIENCE - The Stunning Symbiosis between Math and Knitting [Slide Show]
A meeting of the minds at the intersection of mathematics and fiber arts yields eye-popping creations .. ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbi
SPACE - Sun Erupts with Huge X-Class Flare, Biggest of 2014
Solar maximum may be starting to wane, but the sun has no intention on slipping into the stellar doldrums quietly. Continue reading .. ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/sun-erupts-with-huge-x-class
TREES - A Forgotten Tree that Changed the World is on the Verge of Extinction.
The Cinchona tree and it's extract quinine is the only natural cure for Malaria. It changed the face of the planet and saved millions of lives in the new age of discovery.Now the Cinchona is on the verge of extinction in it's natural environment; Loja, Ecuador, due to centuries of deforestation.A small New Zealand Tonic Water maker, Quina Fina, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create the first Cinchona plantation ever in it's natural enviro ...
http://www.good.is/posts/save-a-forgotten-tree-that-saved-th
TREES - Global Forest Watch tracks tree loss around the world almost in real-time
As they say, sunshine is the best disinfectant. This doesn't just apply to corrupt politics; it also goes for corrupt environmental practices .. ...
URBAN - Blue lagoons and higher roads to curb flood threat?
Could a fashionable solution have prevented the Somerset Levels flooding .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26326560#sa-ns
WATER - Vitamin water: Measuring essential nutrients in the ocean
The phrase, 'Eat your vitamins,' applies to marine animals just like humans. Many vitamins, including B-12, are elusive in the ocean environment .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-vitamin-essential-nutrients-oce
WIND - Evidence of wind farms harming health unreliable
NHMRC paper finds some 'poor quality evidence' that proximity to windfarms is associated with annoyance and lack of sleep, and further research is warrantedLenore Taylo .. ...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/24/no-reliable-
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