To recap: in 2011, the California market squid fishery caught tons of squid (118,000 tonnes to be exact) and was all set to close. However, some fishers noted the continued abundance of…

There isn't really much geologically significant about this photo, other than that the castle is Made of stone.  However, I wanted to finish this week of photos instigated by Evelyn in Wales,…

Christmas is one week away, and so here, for all Science 2.0 readers, is a picture of variegated Holly (Ilex aquifolium).  I took it on the 10th of December this year, just as the weather was…

At the outset, let me  begin with some preliminaries: Consider an evolving spherically symmetrical fluid and divide it into concentric spheres in such a manner that, despite evolution, the…

Scientists aren't sure what causes clogs in flowing macroscopic particles, like corn, coffee beans and coal chunks. But new experiments suggest that when particles undergo shear strain, they jam…

Type Ia supernovae, the extraordinarily bright "standard candles" astronomers use to measure cosmic growth which led to the theory of dark energy in 1998 and 13 years later to a Nobel Prize  "…

Green solutions have made lofty claims in the last few decades but they have been optimistic hope more than reality. Simulations from the University at Buffalo may change that; they say it's possible…

Ethnopharmacognosy           Includes the study of traditional concepts or methods for distinguishing between various plant parts such as bark, leaves,…

A photo from France today, the penultimate day of Evelyn's photo a day week. I apologise if this is a little late, I am writing this from the first train of my 13 hour epic journey home for Christmas…

Different countries participate in annual negotiations . Countries are represented by the Heads of state , or ministers of environment, or ministers of forests . They make commitments. NGOs look for…