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By DV82XL, Section Reviews Posted on Mon Apr 02, 2007 at 11:05:30 PM PST
Atmospheric methane has more than doubled since the industrial revolution, going from 700 parts per billion to 1770 parts per billion today. Although less of it is emitted into the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, it is a more powerful greenhouse gas: one tonne of methane has the same warming effect as 21 tonnes of CO2. To compare the effects of the two gases on global warming more easily, researchers usually convert global methane emissions into CO2 equivalents. This calculation reveals that methane emissions account for nearly 18% of the warming effect of global greenhouse gas emissions.
By DV82XL, Section Reviews Posted on Wed Mar 28, 2007 at 11:16:12 PM PST
Over the next century, the amount of fossil carbon that could be extracted from various sources could be too large to be absorbed by the world's ecosystems. It is tempting to grow more trees or other biomass to increase carbon storage, to augment soils with additional carbon, to let the oceans absorb the carbon, or to simply leave the carbon in the atmosphere. However, the quantities of fossil carbon that could be used far exceed the uptake capacity of these natural sinks.
For example, the amount of fossil carbon that could be produced in the next one hundred years is several times the entire biomass carbon currently on Earth. The amounts that could be produced would be enough to make the ocean sufficiently acidic that coral growth would be stunted. Excess carbon dioxide in the air causes climate change. The magnitude of emissions reductions required to stabilize atmospheric CO2 concentrations at a level that reduces dangerous human interference with the earth's climate system is such that all plausible ideas and potential energy technologies that may contribute to reducing the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere deserve careful consideration.
By sciencebase, Section Reviews Posted on Sun Dec 03, 2006 at 10:46:27 PM PST
Now, you know you're not supposed to look directly at the Sun, right? Well, that doesn't apply if you're an astronomer with billions of dollars of equipment orbiting the nearest star to earth. And, if you happen to have some high power shades and a decent solar camera onboard then you can get some incredible snapshots of old Sol.
Handbook of Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists
By polyanin, Section Reviews Posted on Fri Oct 20, 2006 at 01:55:09 AM PST
A. D. Polyanin and A. V. Manzhirov, Handbook of Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2006, 1540 pages.
This concise, comprehensive compendium of mathematical definitions, methods, formulas, equations, solutions, and theorems provides the foundation for exploring scientific and technological phenomena.
By sciencebase, Section Reviews Posted on Wed Oct 11, 2006 at 11:44:03 PM PST
New Drug Discovery and Development
By Daniel Lednicer; Wiley 2006; ISBN 0-470-00750-8
Sometime SciScoop contributor Dan Lednicer is an organic chemist of considerable experience. His latest book traces the origins of some of the most popular therapeutic drugs on the market today, from penicillin and Minoxidil to Viagra and "the pill."
By koantum, Section Reviews Posted on Mon Oct 02, 2006 at 07:39:20 AM PST
A draft of the book Quantum Theory at the Crossroads: Reconsidering the 1927 Solvay Conference by Guido Bacciagaluppi and Antony Valentini, to be published by Cambridge University Press, can be downloaded from arXiv.org. The book reconsiders the crucial 1927 Solvay conference in the context of current research in the foundations of quantum theory. Contrary to folklore, the interpretation question was not settled at this conference and no consensus was reached; instead, a range of sharply conflicting views were presented and extensively discussed. The book also contains a complete English translation of the original proceedings (lectures and discussions), and gives background essays on the three main interpretations presented: de Broglie's pilot-wave theory, Born and Heisenberg's quantum mechanics, and Schroedinger's wave mechanics.
By koantum, Section Reviews Posted on Tue Aug 08, 2006 at 05:43:38 PM PST
A Mystic (Piet Hut), a Secularist (Mark Alford), and a Fundamentalist (Max Tegmark) debate the nature of reality in the context of the "vicious triangle" math -> matter -> mind -> math. (Matter somehow embodies math, the mind arises from matter, and math is a product of the Mind). A must-read for science writers and journalists.
By pharos, Section Reviews Posted on Sun May 21, 2006 at 11:24:58 PM PST
Synopsis of The Electric Mirror on the Pharos Lighthouse and Other Ancient Lighting. This book aims to prove that the ancients used electricity to light up their temples, tombs, lighthouses, fortresses, palaces, cities and other edifices and critical areas.
Now, you know you're not supposed to look directly at the Sun, right? Well, that doesn't apply if you're an astronomer with billions of dollars of equipment orbiting the nearest star to earth. And, if you happen to have some high power shades and a decent solar camera onboard then you can get some incredible 
New Drug Discovery and Development
Synopsis of The Electric Mirror on the Pharos Lighthouse and Other Ancient Lighting. This book aims to prove that the ancients used electricity to light up their temples, tombs, lighthouses, fortresses, palaces, cities and other edifices and critical areas.
