New Cloud Type Discovered

An "asperatus" cloud rolls over New Zealand's South Island.

This apparently new class of clouds is still a mystery. But experts suspect asperatus clouds' choppy undersides may be due to strong winds disturbing previously stable layers of warm and cold air.

Asperatus clouds may spur the first new classification in the World Meteorological Organization's International Cloud Atlas since the 1950s.

National Geographic has the full article and more amazing images.

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Beer Bottle Solar Heater

A Chinese man has made a solar water heater - using only beers bottles and hoses.

The beer bottles lie on a board in rows, all connected by hoses which allow cold water to flow through them and be heated by the sun.

See Ananova for the full article.

Balancing Act

It may look like the most dangerous motorbike in the world but this new invention is actually the latest form of green transport.

The electric Uno is the brainchild of 18-year-old Canadian Ben Gulak who spent several years developing the bike, which is controlled entirely by body movements.

See Ananova for the full article.

The Effect of Bottom Trawling

No, not the type of Bottom Trawling you were thinking, but the deep sea fishing kind.

This article details Bottom Trawling as seen from space. It comes with a picture and the image is disturbing.

It is something to sit up and take note of.