Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Lights out on plants

A bit of good news in case the world is shrouded in darkness by a cloud of dust and ash. The plants might survive!
The results show that, contrary to common belief, catastrophic darkness does not completely destroy phototrophic organisms, says Cockell. "The photosynthetic biosphere is much more robust than generally assumed."

Survival in a post-apocalypse blackout [New Scientist]

Scenes from shelters

Photographs of fallout shelters and other various kinds of emergency shelters from around the world.

Picture Show: Waiting for the End of the World [GOOD Magazine via io9]