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Clouds and Climate Change
Posted on July 3, 2015 | 1 CommentIn the 1820s, French scientist Joseph Fourier was trying to understand how the Earth could maintain its observed average temperature. A simple calculation based on […] -
The Purpose of Life
Posted on November 16, 2014 | No CommentsA Green Earth: Life seeks to survive, by whatever means it can (picture credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre) Does evolution have a purpose? To […] -
A Dangerous World
Posted on November 13, 2014 | No CommentsDesert Sands: Moving dunes are a problematic natural hazard for builders in arid regions. It was a thriving civilisation. Its people spoke and wrote an advanced language. […]