10/11/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

We know more about the surface of the earth than we do of our own ocean.  What other astonishing animals are there lying undiscovered? 

These beautiful animals are called Nudibranchs which are soft bodied, shell-less molluscs or their scientifc term of sea slugs.  When you see how beautiful some of them are you’ll realise how I find it amazing that they belong to the same group of animals that eat all the plants in my garden.

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19/10/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

Here’s a ‘view’ of earth from the International Space Station.  How cool is that!  Thank you Mr.Caine

The virtual tour is fun too!

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19/10/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

The BBC has an article about future the future of energy production could be in the use of lasers squeezing together atoms of hydrogen.  But I thought lots of energy was needed to create a laser in the first place?  Who knows?  Well I guess the scientists at the Iter Fusion venture do.

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05/10/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

I’ve
seen a red squirrel on the Isle of Arran, Scotland and on the Isle of
Wight.  Unfortunately they’re a rare sight these days due to the
aggressive, bullies that are the grey squirrels, a North American
import. 

So what can we do to help.  Well according to this BBC report we can report sightings during squirrel week on the Save our Squirrels website which runs from the 4th to the 12th October.

Want to find out more about red squirrels then visit this BBC link

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01/10/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

I’m fascinated by future energy projects which are low carbon and potential to save our planet.  This looks to be the possible future of solar energy.  The sun being focused onto a solar cell and very cheap to manufacture.  The faq provides answers to a lot of questions.  Watch this space.. Cool Earth..

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11/09/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

The future is beginning to look exciting and realistic for hybrid cars.  Takes two hours to recharge the car though and then it gives you a range of about 60miles on electric

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08/09/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

A critically endangered red eyed stream frog has been filmed for the first time by naturalists from the University of Manchester, Chester Zoo and Costa Rica. The article is here

Having lived in Costa Rica for two years I always have a soft touch for stories about this incredibly beautiful country.

This is a picture of a frog I took in Costa Rica on our guides foot. The amazing thing is not just the colours but how small it was.

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25/08/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

Two excellent graphs from Nature magazine which show the effect of Global Warming based on a variety of scenarios.

The first is the global impact
The second regional impact by continent.

The second is rgional impactThe consequences of a 4C rise would be catastrophic and 2C would be disastrous for large areas of the earth, particulary the higher latitudes.

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05/08/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

An excellent website, Global Issues, which has a load of articles suitable for A’Level students in particular.

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25/06/2008 by Chris Prettejohn.

The Earth Trends website is an interesting website which would be very helpful for researching any key environmental issue. As they say in their blurb its a website which looks at the environmental, social and economic changes and trends that will affect our world. A typical article would be about the ever increasing problem of the world’s rubbish and where to put it.

Check out the research topics on the left hand menu which include Climate and Atmosphere, Population, Health and Well being and Coastal and Marine Ecosystems.

There’s also a podcast!

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