If you are one of those individuals who have reservations about global warming, climate change and how rapidly it can occur, please read on. I don’t know if Science Life readers recall back in the winter, but I wrote about this science special on the Bermuda Triangle, and scientific explanations of the mysterious happenings that occur near it. One of the most compelling theories was that of large deposits of solid methane ice that is abundant in the area, was bubbling up to the surface in massive amounts and causing disturbances with ships and planes. There is definitely enough of it down there. Now, another area of our oceans could be experiencing a similar bubbling and it is also not good news: (continue reading…)

Jim’s post today reminded me of this video i saw recently on TED.com about the wonders that is bread, and what bread means to hunger around the world. Food revolutions, like buying locally, can have unintended consequences:

The RSVP for this event is supposedly today, but i haven’t found a way to RSVP yet. Lucy Brown and Helen Fisher are science favorites of mine, seeing their work on any science show or event like TED that looks at human behavior, love and the brain. This could be a very worthwhile event! (continue reading…)