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Animals Can CITES Save Hammerhead Sharks (20 March 02:17) |
| Hammerhead sharks are on the endangered species list because they're being overfished for their fins. One of the best ways to protect such endangered species is to get them listed at CITES. ... |
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Ivory Wars Is it Time for Another Round (20 March 12:15) |
| The international ban on trading ivory could soon be lifted, if a new proposal goes through. |
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A Windy Link Between Hurricane Basins (19 March 11:36) |
| Researchers have identified a see-saw relationship between the frequency of hurricanes in the western North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific that might help refine seasonal forecasts i... |
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Watching the Seismic Dragon Sleep (19 March 11:30) |
| Monitoring the periodic twitches in North America's most dangerous fault has got to be a nerve-wracking occupation. |
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A Major Blow to Bluefin Tuna (19 March 04:55) |
| A proposed global ban on trading the fish failed today, leaving their future in jeopardy. |
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Red River Flooding Brings Nostalgia (19 March 03:12) |
| Almost every spring, cities along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota battle fast-rising waters as the winter snow melts into the north-flowing Red River. This year is no different, ... |
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Frank Capra Most Prescient Film-maker of the 20th Century (18 March 09:55) |
| With a degree in chemical engineering, Capra anticipated one of the most important issues of our generation -- global warming -- by several decades. |
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What is Gods Role in Natural Disasters (18 March 05:18) |
| Religion and science are of similar minds when it comes to dealing with natural disasters. |
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Asteroid Mission May Offer Clues into Lifes Origins (17 March 04:30) |
| Four tablespoons worth of real estate from a nearby asteroid could help to explain how life began. |
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Twin Monster Storms Roar Through Pacific Big Pics (17 March 03:14) |
| Stunning images of twin storms cap off an unusual Southern Hemisphere cyclone season. |
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Spring and a terrible case of déjà vu (16 March 09:40) |
| National forecasters and emergency managers warned Tuesday that the Upper Midwest faces a second spring of "potentially historic flooding" with the melting of snow and ice from El Niño-driv... |
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Dinosaurs Choked on Ozone (16 March 07:13) |
| What killed the dinosaurs? Ok, ok, we know an asteroid did it, roughly, but that made a comparatively small hole in the ground -- what actually killed them? We've heard lots about nuclear wi... |
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When a Volcano Kills Quietly (16 March 12:51) |
| In June of 1996 New Zealand's Mt. Ruapehu erupted with violence. Its ash cloud blotted out the sun for miles, climbing almost 30,000 feet into the atmosphere. In all, some 7 million tons of ... |
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Ocean Geoengineering Scheme May Prove Lethal (16 March 12:31) |
| Seeding the oceans with iron could result in the production of a potent neurotoxin, putting the lives of birds, fish and even humans at risk. |
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American 22 Rows Across the Atlantic (15 March 06:56) |
| Katie Spotz took 70 days to row 2,817 miles and became the youngest person to row across the Atlantic. |
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Ice Arches Act as Gatekeepers to Melting Arctic Ice (13 March 02:23) |
| It's easy to imagine the Arctic ice cap as it looks on a globe -- pinned firmly to one spot. However, that's not the case. Sea ice is free to roam when it breaks up, bobbing out of the Arcti... |
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Doomsday Seed Vault Hits Half-Million Mark (13 March 12:05) |
| The Svalbard Global Seed Vault now houses the world's most diverse collection of seeds. |
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What is the Aurora Borealis (12 March 10:30) |
| Although they look elegant and calm, aurora are produced from millions of explosions of magnetic energy. |
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The Old Norse Predicament (12 March 09:57) |
| The European settlement of Greenland may sound like a minor folly by some ancient Vikings irrelevant to modern times. But a generation of anthropologists and climate scientists has put a dif... |
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Climate Myths and Questions Part III (12 March 07:59) |
| In this final part of our three-part series, we examine sea ice extent, extraterrestrial warming, IPCC errors, and hacked e-mails. The topics we've covered this week just scratch the surface... |
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Climate Denialism (12 March 02:26) |
| Where's the real conspiracy, and what does climate denialism say about the state of American democracy? |
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My Take Climate Denialism (12 March 02:26) |
| Where's the real conspiracy, and what does climate denialism say about the state of American democracy? |
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What is Aurora Borealis (11 March 10:38) |
| Although they look elegant and calm, aurora are produced from millions of explosions of magnetic energy. |
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Copernicus Invented Geology Study Claims (11 March 03:53) |
| The field of geology goes back further in history and deserves more respect, claim (you guessed it) geologists. |
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How the Chile Earthquake Went Nuclear (11 March 02:17) |
| If you want to grow a truly massive earthquake, you've got to give it space. Scientists have known this basic fact for years -- more powerful earthquakes ramp up the shaking by breaking alon... |
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Mann Bites Dog (11 March 10:56) |
| What did the "Climategate" scandal really expose -- a problem with climate science, or the modern media echo chamber? A special article from the pages of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. |
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My Take Mann Bites Dog (11 March 10:56) |
| What did the "Climategate" scandal really expose -- a problem with climate science, or the modern media echo chamber? A special article from the pages of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. |
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Supermarket Lights Supercharge Vegetables Nutrition Value (10 March 05:30) |
| Grocery stores and consumers may want to rethink how they store their produce. |
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A Sweet Deal Soured (10 March 08:42) |
| It was the blockbuster environmental deal of a lifetime: Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced in 2008 that the state was going to buy 180,000 acres of wetlands from United States Sugar C... |
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Shark Zone A Refuge Where Predators and Tourists Mix (10 March 07:50) |
| The Maldives government has banned shark fishing in its 35,000 square miles of sovereign waters. |
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Climate Tiff in S Dakota Reveals Gap Between Scientists Public (09 March 03:58) |
| A new bill in South Dakota urges science teachers to frame global warming as a debate. |
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Tobacco Plants Tapped to Suck Up Pond Scum (09 March 02:17) |
| With a little genetic engineering, tobacco and other plants can be harnessed to clean up environmental pollutants. |
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South American Cities Moved in Chile Quake (09 March 04:54) |
| With disasters striking Haiti, Chile and most recently Turkey, it seems like there is no end in sight for the earthquake-weary. New evidence released from Ohio State University (OSU) shows t... |
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Climate Myths and Questions Part II (09 March 01:49) |
| In Part One of our series, we looked at polar bears, hockey sticks, Medieval Warm Periods and Little Ice Ages, among other topics. Today our list includes water vapor, volcanoes, and CO2. As... |
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Magnitude 59 Quake Hits Turkey Doomsday Upon Us (08 March 11:15) |
| Covering earthquakes is getting to be a tiring, depressing business lately. From the horrific ongoing tragedy in Haiti that started with a magnitude 7.0 tremor in January to strong quakes in... |
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Consumer Goods Suck Up Surprising Amounts of Water (08 March 02:33) |
| A $20 bag of dog food takes more than 4,000 gallons of water to make, in a show of how industry and the world can take water for granted. |
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Climate Myths and Questions Part I (08 March 08:30) |
| This week, Discovery Earth is focusing on the science of climate change. To that end, to help clarify some of the misunderstandings and misrepresentations of a number of climate change issue... |
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Legend of Meteorology Passes (08 March 03:20) |
| I’ve had lots of conversations about the weather, but never like this. I was sitting in the living room of Robert and Joanne Simpson – pioneers of meteorology - talking about clouds. The... |
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Dear Seattle Remember the Chile Quake (08 March 02:59) |
| Since the magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit Chile last weekend, folks in the media have been talking a lot about how the Pacific Northwest could have a similar disaster. I'd like to join in this ... |
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Climate Change as an Act of Faith (06 March 11:45) |
| There's no question that 2009 was an interesting year for the science and politics of climate change. Both this report and this one provided new syntheses of the issue, two of the most recen... |
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Tech Earthquake Shake Table Rocks Buildings (06 March 05:41) |
| Building designs are put to the test on the University of California-San Diego shake table, where engineers recreate destructive earthquakes to help make our structures safer and survivable.... |
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Regional Rainfall in a Warming World (06 March 03:45) |
| Slowly but surely, a picture of climate change at the regional scale -- where it really matters -- is beginning to take shape. Apart from the obvious warming at the high polar latitudes, whi... |
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Angkor How can a UNESCO site keep tourist temple raiders in check (06 March 03:19) |
| It only takes a quick Google image search to understand why Angkor, the Khmer empire's ancient seat, makes plenty of "must-see" travel lists. Its ruined temple complexes pop out through the ... |
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A Conversation with a Genuine Skeptic (06 March 02:02) |
| John Cook is the Brisbane-based founder and editor of SkepticalScience.com, probably the definitive resource on anti-global warming claims and the scientific responses to them. Regularly upd... |
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Freak Waves A Hazard on the High Seas (06 March 01:45) |
| These monster waves are so big that they're able to drown even the largest ships. |
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Volcano Sparks New Type of Lightning (05 March 11:25) |
| Ash and steam aren't the only byproducts of a volcanic eruption. |
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Worlds Rarest Gemstones (05 March 10:57) |
| All gemstones are rare; some are just harder to find than others. Take a tour of some of the rarest in the world. |
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Can We Save the Tastiest Fish in the Sea (05 March 07:52) |
| Bluefin tuna are delicious. Whether raw or seared, their deep red, yet light-tasting meat is magic on the tongue. They are so revered that one magnificent specimen of their species, a hulkin... |
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Antarcticas Tunguska Event (05 March 04:01) |
| Giant, extinction-sized asteroids hurtling into Earth may grab headlines and star in Hollywood blockbusters, but airbursts from smaller asteroids and comets are thought to occur once every 5... |
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Earth Raised Magnetic Shield Earlier than Thought (05 March 12:31) |
| Understanding the conditions of early Earth could aid our search for life elsewhere in the universe. |
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