A random assortment of websites that may be of interest….. Science Year CD-ROMs- www.sycd.co.uk Science Upd8 – www.upd8.org.uk Acclaim CD-ROM – www.acclaimscientists.org.uk http://news.bbc.co.uk/ www.sciencenews.org/ www.nasa.gov British Society for the History of Science - www.bshs.org.uk ASE - www.ase.org.uk www.getscience.co.uk www.planet-science.com CERN, a complete introduction to the world's largest particle physics laboratory. www.cern.ch http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator/index.html http://www.squashedfrogs.co.uk/ http://www.sep.org.uk/ http://www.azteachscience.co.uk/ www.sep.org.uk Greenhouse gases 'do warm oceans' Scientists say they have "compelling" evidence that ocean warming is linked to greenhouse gas emissions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4275729.stm Kyoto Protocol comes into force The Kyoto Protocol that aims to slow down global warming takes effect but the US remains outside it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4267245.stm Global warming stimulus photos Images on the BBC News website, for starter or plenary sessions. Click on 'In pictures' from left column links. Then choose either "Changed Earth: before and after images of climate change" or "Kyoto agreement comes into force" and then "Have your say - your images of climate change" http://news.bbc.co.uk CO2 levels and the rise in Phytoplankton levels in the seas http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/pollution_linked_growth.html?1122 005 Is human activity responsible for global warming? Very few scientists argue that the world is not warming. More controversial are questions about whether human activities are causing it and whether action should be taken. Summary of the debate, with many useful links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_controversy Climate data This is a forum for climate scientists. They discuss public perceptions of
global warming (or lack of evidence for it) and climate research. This is a site for scientists, so it may be difficult to read some of the information. But if you want your finger on the pulse of the scientific community, this is the place. www.realclimate.org Scientists' grim climate report The risks from global warming are more serious than previously thought, a major UK climate conference concludes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4234467.stm Antarctic's ice 'melting faster' British scientists find global warming is melting the ice of Antarctica faster than previously thought. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/4228411.stm Africans 'worst-hit by warming' Millions of Africans are likely to be worst affected by global warming, a conference on climate change hears. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/africa/4229409.stm Polar ice caps 'melting faster' British scientists find global warming is melting the ice of Antarctica faster than previously thought. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/4228411.stm CO2 emissions put corals at risk Israeli scientists predict coral reefs could begin to collapse in as little as 30 years from now. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4226917.stm Sunshine might stop skin cancers Sunshine might stop certain cancers from growing, including skin cancers, researchers believe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4225195.stm Scientists debate climate dangers Two hundred scientists from around the world will try to agree on the definitions of temperature danger levels. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4224795.stm Climate change 'disaster by 2026' A rise in global temperatures could result in devastating effects in just over 20 years time, a study warns. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4218441.stm Arctic ozone may drop to new low Scientists say the coming weeks could see the most severe thinning of the ozone layer over northern Europe since records began. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4217329.stm
Alarm at new climate warning Global temperatures could rise by as much as 11 degrees Celsius, a major climate prediction project suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4210629.stm Bead 'slashes mobile radiation' Radiation from mobile phones can be reduced to virtually zero by a simple magnetic bead, a government adviser says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4203077.stm Illness linked to rocket station Children living near a Russian space launch station suffer higher rates of disease, a journal reports. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4169095.stm Child warning over mobile phones Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when necessary, a leading expert is warning. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4163003.stm Earth's permafrost starts to squelch Scientists find many regions on Earth that once had permanent frozen ground are now experiencing a thaw. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4120755.stm Mobile phones 'alter human DNA' A study finds mobile phones damage human DNA in the lab - but does not show they harm health. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/4113989.stm Europe heatwaves 'soon routine' The heatwave that killed thousands of Europeans in 2003 could soon seem cool in comparison, a UK study says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4095133.stm Hunting climate change evidence Our correspondent David Shukman flies with a Nasa team as it monitors the state of Antarctica's glaciers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4073675.stm Chernobyl 'caused Sweden cancers' A study suggests more than 800 cancer cases in northern Sweden may be caused by the Chernobyl disaster. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/4028729.stm Climate change sceptics 'wrong' A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/4021197.stm
Climate change 'ruining' Everest The world's highest peak should be put on a UN danger list to force action on global warming, campaigners say. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4018261.stm Climate gas cuts 'are affordable' Tackling climate change will cost far less than the pessimists suggest, a British scientist says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3975325.stm Arctic heads into warmer future The Arctic is undergoing rapid and possibly irreversible climate change, says a major report. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3975805.stm Russian move on climate change welcomed The Russian government's decision to approve the Kyoto climate change treaty has been hailed by the European Union and environmental groups. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3705362.stm Russia backs Kyoto climate treaty The Russian Government has approved the Kyoto Protocol. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3702640.stm Mobile phones 'harm blood cells'. Mobile phone radiation may damage cells by increasing the forces they exert on each other, scientists have said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3605203.stm. (The full scientific paper is available at http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/free/CW00404N012a.htm) Russian move on climate welcomed The EU and environmental groups hail the Russian cabinet's decision to back the Kyoto climate change treaty. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/europe/3705362.stm West Antarctic glaciers speed up Many glaciers in West Antarctica have substantially increased their rate of shrinkage compared with the 1990s. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3686600.stm PM gives dire warning on climate The prime minister issues a dire warning on climate change as he sets out policies to tackle it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3656812.stm New batteries aid climate battle A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3638864.stm
Scan 'as damaging as atomic bomb' Medical scans expose people to similar levels of radiation as atomic bombs used in Hiroshima, say experts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3605074.stm Mobile 'phone info. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/mobilephones/radiation.shtml Hope for skin cancer 'vaccine'. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/10/01/ncanc01. xml Space- the final frontier….. http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk [Click on observers, then getting started. Look at beyond the solar system for information on galaxies, universe and stars] http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/welcome.htm http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/universe/b_bang.html http://www.origins.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/origins/index.shtml http://www.seti-inst.edu/ http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/toc.asp?s=Universe http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/poster/poster.html Comenius project websites http://www.britishcouncil.org/socrates-comenius.htm http://www.britishcouncil.org/socrates-sfe-bilateral-language-projects.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/comenius/moreab ou_en.html http://comenius.eun.org/ww/en/pub/comenius/index.htm http://comenius.eun.org/ww/en/pub/comenius/pforum.cfm This has lots of info on it: http://www.norfolkesinet.org.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=2741 http://www2.britishcouncil.org/socrates European Schoolnet portal http://www.eun.org/portal/index.htm Artificial Sweeteners http://www.umass.edu/nibble/infofile/artsweet.html http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners http://muextension.missouri.edu/extensioninfonet/article.asp?id=3402 http://www.annecollins.com/dieting/artificial-sweeteners.htm http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/8225sweeteners.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/