Dust tied to climate

At present the central areas of the oceans are wet deserts...

Hi-tech future may be saved by ocean floor sediments

Since the now far-off funding...

Clean Energy Top Priority

Providing clean,renewable energy...

Iberdola Begins Offshore Development in Germany

Iberdola says it has begun...

Batteries for Energy Storage:New Developments Promise Grid Flexibility and Stability

Integrating variable output...

The Alentejo Ingredients for Life

Alentejo.

SurfAlentejo - Portugal

Alentejo.

SINES - ALENTEJO LITORAL - PORTUGAL

Alentejo litoral.

Metabolism in reverse:Making biofuels at full-throttle pace

In a biotechnonological tour de force ,Rice University...

Princeton:Direct removal of carbon dioxide from air likely not viable

Technologies for removing carbon dioxide...

Potato project aims to create spuds as you'll like

An international project based in Peru...

Examining Biofuels Policy

By 2050,the global population...

150 Reports on sustainability & green chemistry at American Chemical Society Meeting

With "sustainability" on the minds and lips...

Tomb of Vasco da Gama:Jerónimos Monastery,Lisboa-Portugal

The lower choir...

Vasco da Gama's Monuments

Discover the ancient part of the city,...

With love and lore,from Portugal

KOCHI:"I doubt...

Potato research could help fight world hunger

A team of scientists...

UK scientists tackle food security

The Universities of Exeter and Bristol,...

Climate Science:Wheat can't stand the heat

...Wheat is an important crop...

2010/11 Winter Grain Prospects in the Northern Hemisphere Outside the United States

This article summarizes...

IRRI,Singapore's NRF forge rice research deal

Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute(IRRI)...

The sweet miracle - Eça de Queirós

Eça de Queirós.

LETTERS FROM ENGLAND - Eça de Queirós

Eça de Queirós.

The City and the Mountains - Eça de Queirós

Eça de Queirós.

Plaque to Eça de Queirós

From Tyneside Daily Photo

Eça de Queirós

Eça de Queirós.

Icy Greenland

Across Greenland's vast white landscape,...

Powered by the sun and Stanford ingenuity

Solar power.

Civil conflicts are associated with the global climate

It has been proposed that changes...

Environmental science:Climate for conflict

The idea that climate...

Forum Chemical engineering:Fuel for debate

With fossil-fuel supplies set to dwindle,...

Spoils of war

Conflict poisons both land and sea,...

São Bento railway station tiles - Porto,Portugal

Azulejos da estação de São Bento.

Palácio de Seteais - Sintra

Palácio de Seteais.

Lisbon hotels & Alfama

Lisbon hotels.

Castles and Fortresses - Portugal

Castles and fortresses.

Wageningen UR European coordinator of world-wide sustainable consortium

The Sustainability Consortium...

4D high resolution monitoring of glacier evolution,Virkisjökull,Iceland

Glacier evolution.

A Quick Way to Grade Grasses for Ethanol Yields

U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Making Industry Part of the Climate Solution

Eliminating barriers to energy...

Pasteis de Belem,THE TASTY TREAT OF LISBON

Lisboa,Portugal.

Lisbon:Port in the High Town

Lisboa,Portugal.

Palácio Nacional de Mafra - Mafra National Palace & Library

Palácio Nacional de Mafra,Portugal.

Nazaré,Portugal:Petticoats and Barnacles

Nazaré,Portugal.

Renewable Energy and Global Winds

American Renewable Energy Day...

DOE Offers $102 Million Loan to Large Wind Project in Maine

Wind power.

Another Record Year for Solar Power,But Clouds on the Horizon

The photovoltaic(PV) and electric thermal,,,

China Hedges its Bets on Solar

Solar power.

Prospects for electricity from renewable resources in the United States

In 2009,the National Research Council...

Portuguese Painting - Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso

Amadeo de Sousa Cardoso (1887-1918)

Tentative Lists - Portugal

World Heritage Convention.

Cultural Landscape of Sintra

In the 19th century Sintra...

11th OWHC-World Congress on "World Heritage Cities and Climate Change"

November 22-25  2011

Sintra,Portugal

Graduate Students'Teaching Experiences Improve Their Methodological Research Skills

Science,technology,...

Biofuels:Balance the blend of food and fuel

Biofuels from non-food sources...

INVESTING EARLY IN EDUCATION

Although you may have forgotten...

A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests

The terrestrial carbon think...

Museu Nacional do Azulejo,Lisboa - Portugal

National Museum of the Tile.Lisboa.

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga,Lisboa - Portugal

National Museum of Fine Arts,Liboa.

National Coach Museum,Lisbon - Portugal

Museu Nacional dos Coches,Lisboa.

Predicting Climate 'Tipping Points' Within Reach

After several years...

Probing the Role of the Sun in a Era of Global Warming

Anyone who doubts...

Women and Anti-Poverty Programs in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has made...

Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on faun

A North-Sea wind farm...

Source of Half Earth's Oxygen Gets Little Credit

Fish,whales,dolphins,...

Scientists must leave the ivory tower and become advocates,or civilization is endangered

Scientists,especially ecologists,...

Portuguese Painting - Nuno Gonçalves

Políptico de S.Vicente
1470-1480

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga,Lisboa,Portugal

De Seis Séculos de Pintura Portuguesa

Lisbon Bairro Alto - Portugal

Lisbon Bairro Alto.

Does phosphorus limitation promote species-rich plant communities?

It is known that the number of limitant nutrients...

Warm climates of the past - a lesson for the future?

10-11 October 2011

The Royal Society London

High food prices exacerbate crisis in drought-affected Horn of Africa

The prices of grain and milk...

UN chief sees sustainable development as top priority in this second term

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

Bussaco - Portugal

Bussaco - Portugal.

Arrábida - Portugal

Arrábida - Portugal.

The Plant-Fungal Marketplace

The transition of plants to land,...

Moving Towards Global Science

We are experiencing...

Global change:The grass response

A three-year study...

Atmospheric science:Enigma of the recent methane budget

The previously increasing...

Hydrogen is an energy source for hydrothermal vent symbioses

The discovery in deep-sea...

US launches eco-network

Ready or not...

Vila Moura,Algarve - Portugal

Vila Moura,Algarve.

Sagres.Algarve - Portugal

Sagres,Algarve.

The Future of Seawater Desalination:Energy,Technology, and the Environment

In recent years,numerous...

Nitrogen nutrition in plants:root growth guided by protein

For the six consecutive year...

Non-CO2 greenhouse gases and climate change

Earth's climate is warming...

Reducing CO2 emissions from cars through eco-innovation

The automative industry...

Coimbra,Portugal:Concentrated Culture

Coimbra,Portugal.

Cape Sagres,Portugal:The End of the World

Cape Sagres,Portugal.

Algarve,Portugal:Lagos and Salema

Algarve,Portugal.

Google Effects on Memory:Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips

The advent of Internet,...

Carbon emission from hydraulic reservoirs linked to reservoir age and latitude

Hydroelectric reservoirs...

Brazil promises 75,000 scholarships in science and technology

The Brazilian government...

The Phosphorus Footprint of China's Food Chain:Implications for Food Security,Natural Resource Management and Environmental Quality

Efficient use of phosphorus...

Biofuel Development,Food Security and the Use of Marginal Land in China

With concerns of energy shortages,...

THE MAIAS

Eça de Queiroz.

JERONIMUS MONASTERY - LISBON,PORTUGAL

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos.

MONASTERY OF ALCOBAÇA

World Heritage Sites in Portugal.

MONASTERY OF BATALHA

World Heritage Sites in Portugal.

UNEP AND DFS WIN UN21 AWARD FOR CLIMATE NEUTRALITY

The Secretary-General...

Progress of Phosphorus Recycling

Phosphorus is a vitally important element,...

Phosphate:A Critical Resource Misused and Now Running Low

If you wanted to really mess...

DOURO

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PORTUGAL.

PORTO

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PORTUGAL.

SINTRA

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PORTUGAL.

MONASTERY OF JERONIMUS

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PORTUGAL

TOWER OF BELEM

WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN PORTUGAL.

California Solar Initiative 2011

Solar Energy.

Canada Launches New Clean Energy Innovation Initiative

Clean energy.

EWEA : EU Wind Power Will Triple By 2020

Wind Energy will more...

The ethics of biofuels

The rapid development and adoption of biofuels...

2012 Max Plank Research Award

...The crash in private and public...

Graham's Six Grapes Port wine review

Wine of the Week.

A Trip Into The Douro River

A trip into the Douro river.

Douro Vinhateiro - A Land Of Fine Wines

A land of fine wines.

Visita Museu Vinho do Porto / Visit To Port Wine Museum

Visit to Port Wine Museum.

Cidade do Porto / City of Porto

City of Porto.

Deep-sea mud in the Pacific Ocean as a potential resource for rare-earth elements

World demand...

Dust - and mineral - iron utilization by the marine dinitrogen -fixer Trichodesmium

Trichodesmium,a filamentous...

New Move to Develop Global Standards for Measuring Energy Use in Buildings

Efforts to establish...

Soil Science in a Changing World

18-22 September  2011

Wageningen

Stanford transparent batteries: seeing straight through to the future

It sounds like something...

China's Climate Minister Speaks In Support Of Carbon Capture And Storage

Carbon capture.

Probing the Role of the Sun in a Era of Global Warming

Anyone who doubts...

Portuguese Painting - José Malhoa

José Malhoa

Azulejos(Tiles). São Vicente de Fora (Lisboa)

Azulejos(Tiles).  São Vicente de Fora (Lisboa)

World Heritage Portugal - National Geographic Channel

World Heritage Portugal.

Lisbon - Cascais & Estoril

Lisbon-Cascais&Estoril.

Lisbon - Belem

Lisbon-Belem.

Introduction to the Concept of Green Chemistry

Green chemistry consists...

Heart of the matter

It would be easy...

China's Demographic:History and Future Challenges

On 28 April 2011,...

India's Demographic Change:Opportunities and Challenges

The paper discuss emerging...

9 Billion?

World population is expected to pass...