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Bubble Bath Oceans Could Beat Global Warming

7:30AM March 28, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

A physicist at Harvard has an idea for fighting climate change that is pretty radical, in every sense of the word. He wants to pump massive amounts of microbubbles into the world’s oceans, increasing their reflectivity and cooling their temperatures. More »

Cars

Coffee-Powered "Carpuccino" Infuriates Car Lovers, Coffee Lovers, Pun Lovers

1:00PM March 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Point: As my fellow Jalopnik readers would agree, the thought of an au-to-MO-bile running on some coffee beans is equally laughable and insulting. Counterpoint: As my fellow coffee drinkers would agree, this is an utter disgrace to our holy bean. More »

Science

Doomsday Clock Moved Back One Minute

3:20AM January 15, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The Doomsday clock, a measurement of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, biotechnology and climate change, has been moved back one minute, to six minutes before midnight, signalling a more “hopeful state of world affairs”. More »