Archive for the ‘Earth & Space’ Category

Sad Earth Day: Warming Changes the Globe - Thursday, April 6th, 2006

Global warming is changing the planet: Antarctica is melting, sea level is rising, oceans are turning sour. Killing Amazon forests spreads malaria, reduces rainfall. How sick is our Earth?

Astronomical Conundrum: Is this a Planet? - Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Losing count: New study finds object larger than Pluto in the distant solar system. Do we now have 10 planets — or 8?

Farming: Does it Change the Climate? - Thursday, December 8th, 2005

Land use: When it changes, so does the climate! The plow and the thermometer: What relationship?

Understanding Earthquakes! - Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

What are earthquakes? What new methods are used to view them? Are we any closer to accurate earthquake predictions?

Comet Collision: Close Encounters of the Cometary Kind - Thursday, July 28th, 2005

What can we learn from whacking comets, up close and personal? What do comets tell us about the early solar system? And what is the role of comets in history?

Ocean Floor: More Surprises Found! - Thursday, March 3rd, 2005

The sea floor reveals another surprise: White chimneys with a biology and geochemistry all their own. Could these chimneys tell us something about the beginning of life?n.

Volcanic Violence - Thursday, October 21st, 2004

How do we forecast or predict volcanoes? How do volcanoes change the landscape? How does life return after an eruption?

Amateur Astronomy: Big Contribution - Thursday, September 9th, 2004

Amateur astronomers watch variable stars, asteroids, comets — helping create a better picture of the universe.

Ancient Universe Seen - Thursday, March 11th, 2004

Astronomers have just seen galaxies from the first billion years of the universe. They are also racing to understand dark energy, the force that’s spreading the universe apart.

Space Travel: Humans vs. Robots - Friday, January 30th, 2004

Bush proposes mission to moon and Mars, but how great are the scientific payoffs of this expensive, risky adventure? Would it be smarter – and cheaper – to send robots?

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