Reduced ice cover causes rise in Arctic sea temperature
Record-breaking amounts of ice-free water have deprived the Arctic of more of its natural “sunscreen” than ever in recent summers. The effect is so pronounced that sea surface temperatures rose to 5 C above average in one place this year, a high never before observed, says the oceanographer who has compiled the first-ever look at average sea surface temperatures for the region.
Is preventing homosexuality through drugs ethical?
While the biological basis for homosexuality remains a mystery, a team of neurobiologists reports they may have closed in on an answer — by a nose.
Instant (ish) Concrete Huts
The BBC reports: An emergency shelter which can be set up in 40 minutes as a solid concrete structure will be made in south Wales after winning worldwide interest.
Its creators were on BBC TV’s Dragon’s Den, but they refused investment from the show’s entrepreneurs because they wanted too much of their company.
