Science and Nature

Hello, everybody, For starters, i would like to draw your attention to the results of research on the impact of global warming on the oceans. Here is an extract from an article dated on 02/17/2005 from Reuters. Then, i selected a video from the BBC related...

The greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect is the natural process by which the atmosphere traps some of the Sun's energy, warming the Earth enough to support life. Most mainstream scientists believe a human-driven increase in "greenhouse gases" is increasing...

Protocole de Kyoto Adopté en décembre 1997, ce protocole à la Convention cadre des Nations unies sur le changement climatique met en lumière la nouvelle attitude de la communauté internationale face au phénomène du changement climatique. En effet, en...

Kyoto gets the 'green' light Global warming accord takes effect Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Posted: 1337 GMT (2137 HKT) TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- After years of delays, the Kyoto global warming pact is now in effect, requiring dozens of industrial nations...

Will fossil fuels ever run out ? Hello, everybody, Today, I choose to focus on a tricky issue : the potential declining of fossil-fuel ressources since the world oil markets have risen the price of gas and petrol very lately. I think that world oil supplies...

Hello, everybody, I'd like to illustrate my own views about the condition of animals in circuses with this video from the Humane Society of the US. It stresses the abuses on animals defenceless and the lack of laws to protect them. It's just a very sad...

Hello, everybody, My name is Françoise, but just call me Fran. I live in Paris, France and this is the first time i've started blogging for this theme. I'm particularly concerned by the place of animals in our societies, especially for scientific and...