Impacts of climate change on lakes

Tunguska catastrophe: Evidence of acid rain supports...
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) The Tunguska catastrophe in 1908 evidently led to high levels of acid rain. This is the conclusion reached by Russian, Italian and German...

6 Nobel Prize Winners at International Congress of...
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) For the first time in 81 years the International Congress of Genetics takes place in Germany again. From July 12-17, 2008, six Nobel Prize...

Green alternative to plastics: liquid wood
German researchers are ramping up a manufacturing technique for making toys and other products  from a renewable and surprisingly versatile source: liquid wood.

Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World...
A lively astronomy primer that uses cataclysmic scenarios to explain the universe’s most fascinating events.According to astronomer Philip Plait, the universe is an apocalypse waiting to...

Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution...
Alcohol Can Be a Gas! is the only comprehensive book ever written on alcohol fuel production and use for home and farm. Until now, it has been very difficult for farmers, contractors,...