« Called Acid Test, and produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the short film warns against ocean acidification and its effect on underwater food chain. As Sigourney explains, while our oceans may act as a beneficial carbon sink, there’s a limit to what can be captured in balance with the rest of the ecosystem. »

The new iPad looks great, but will it blend?
«For months there’s been speculation, rumors, and a few downright lies. But it can now finally be laid to rest. We now Know the answer to the question everybody has been asking of the iPad: Will It

Rise Above Plastics
RiseAbovePlastics.org, a campaign on plastics thrown away into land fields and oceans. See also: the great pacific garbage patch and: Surfrider Foundation Europe: “in the sea there’s no such thing as a little bit of rubbish” Share a2a_config.linkname="le docu du

The in Vitro Meat House
«We’ve waxed lyrical about botanical walls, green roofs and living treehouses on Inhabitat for years – is the next logical step a home made from animal tissue? From the boundary-pushing team of archi-visionaries who brought us the fabulous

good citizens have nothing to hide
«Luckily, we live in a country where we can do whatever we want. Where we’re not being eavesdropped on, or thrown into jail the minute we say or do something wrong. A reality in corrupt countries

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
«The swirling mass of plastic soup in the Pacific Ocean, known by a handful of names — the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, North Pacific Gyre, Trash Vortex, and Plastic Graveyard among them —

Comment devenir le roi du pétrole avec un hummer et du ferrite de cobalt ?
Lu chez Wired, des scientifiques nouveau-mexicains (aux stas-zinis) auraient trouvé un moyen de recycler le CO2 en carburant en utilisant la lumière du soleil ! Le «Sunlight to Petrol», ou «S2P» serait aparemment un procédé qui renverserait le processus

Facebook’s Eroding Privacy Policy: A Timeline
«Since its incorporation just over five years ago, Facebook has undergone a remarkable transformation. When it started, it was a private space for communication with a group of your choice. Soon, it transformed into a platform where

toi aussi, fabrique ton diesel avec ton micro-ondes
copié/collé depuis chez NiouScientist « A US company (Global Resource Corporation) is taking plastics recycling to another level – turning them back into the oil they were made from, and gas. All that is needed, is a finely tuned microwave and a

Viens chez moi, j’habite sur un Houseboat
(Entendu à La Planète Bleu du 19 Octobe et aussi lu sur danemark culture .net) Le niveau des océans monte, les inondations se multiplient: En Indonésie, 24 îles ont déjà disparues. En Europe, ce sont des dizaines de villes qui

Science-fiction : L’agriculture en gants blancs
Exercice de mathématiques : La population mondiale en 2007 est estimée à 6.7 milliard d’individus (contre 2.5 milliard en 1950) et cette population utilise 41% des terres habitables pour l’agriculture (nouriture et energie). Sachant que la population globale est estimé à