hypothesis, definition of

A proposition tentatively assumed. Science tests the logical consequences of a hypothesis against facts that are known or that may be determined.

• Droughts in the USA, not
  It appears that NASA's James Hansen has been caught out spreading unproven conclusions about droughts in the USA, when in actually it is not the case.
• IPCC must reform, recommends IAC
  An independent review said the scientists who produce the periodic United Nations reports on climate change (IPCC) should be more open to alternative views, more transparent about their own possible conflicts of interest and more realistic in the reporting of the likelihood of climatic events.

• Sea Level: The Geological “Control Knob” for Atmospheric CO2?
  Guest “putting 2 and 2 together” by David Middleton This post is the nucleus of a hypothesis I’ve been trying to develop. It is a “work in progress” and not…
• Thailand’s amazing Vivarium is part restaurant, part terrarium
  Hypothesis took the idea of a terrarium and applied it to the design of the restaurant. Hanging plants create a lush greenscape that dominates the upper volume of the double height space. Ceramic follies, designed by Yarnnakarn Art and Craft Studio, contrast...
• The Vivarium is a renovated industrial warehouse in Thailand turned into a terrarium-like restaurant
  Hypothesis took the idea of a terrarium and applied it to the design of the restaurant. Hanging plants create a lush greenscape that dominates the upper volume of the double height space. Ceramic follies, designed by Yarnnakarn Art and Craft Studio, contrast...
• Can We Actually Even Tell if Humans Are Affecting the Climate? What if we did nothing at all?
  Essay by Charlie Martin We know, with great certainty, that the overall average temperature of the Earth has warmed by several degreees in the last 400 years, since the end of the Little Ice Age...