A US gym has installed specially-adapted exercise bikes that recycle energy generated by people as they work out. Read more here.
Flying on Vegetable Oil
A passenger plane has successfully completed a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil. Read more here.
Reef Recovery After Tsunami
Scientists have reported a rapid recovery in some of the coral reefs damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami four years ago. Read more here.
Lots of Dinosaur Fossils in China
Scientists in China say they have discovered the world’s largest dinosaur fossil site in the eastern province of Shandong. Read more here.
Church Invests with Al Gore
The Church of England’s Church Commissioners have gone green, investing £150 million with former US Vice-President Al Gore’s environmentally minded investment firm, Generation Investment Management. Read more here.
Crocodiles Move South?
For the first time ever, the Queensland Government has erected crocodile warning signs on the tourist mecca of Fraser Island. Read more here.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.