One thing that really bugs me about the climate change debate is the way that variations in the weather seem to be twisted to suit particular points of view. If the weather’s warmer than at this time last year, global…
One of the most successful public education campaigns that I have ever seen would have to be the “Life Be In It’ series from the Australian Federal government. Started in 1975 by the Victorian state government, the program was so…
A truck carrying 12 tonnes of beer has lost its load at a busy intersection in the German city of Kassel. About 800 litres of beer flew off the truck and formed a frozen lake due to the -4 degrees…
Below: actor Jack Thompson Anyone who knows me at all would know of the affinity that I have for the Blue Mountains area in NSW. For the past little while I have taken groups of tourists and foreign students on…
At last, a picture of water on Mars…
One wonders whether recent moves to increase energy prices in Australia will spur people to look for alternatives in order to cut their electricity costs. Solar energy, and wind power are the most readily available forms of alternative energy, and…
