EarthSky spoke with satellite researcher Alan Belward, who studies changes to Earth’s forests.
Interviews
Feb 03, 2012
Human World
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A paper suggests that you can determine what a person finds beautiful just by examining his or her brain state.
Jan 31, 2012
Space
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Astronomer Judy Cheng of UC Santa Cruz was part of a survey of stars called SEGUE-2 that found the inner disk of our Milky Way galaxy grew differently than the outer disk.
Jan 30, 2012
Space
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Mapping the unseen dark matter halo of a galaxy, using gravitational ripples caused by passing satellite galaxies.
Jan 26, 2012
Energy
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Biofuel production in the southwestern U.S. can add to the country’s existing biofuels portfolio, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Jan 20, 2012
Biodiversity
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The blood of an icefish isn’t red. Instead, its blood runs white.
Jan 17, 2012
Food
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Nina Fedoroff: “One of the biggest challenges is how to raise the grain crops, the soybeans, the corn, the wheat that will thrive in a much harsher climate.”
Jan 16, 2012
Earth
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EarthSky’s Science Communicator of the Year says that telling people about how scientists work is a key to communicating the science of climate change.
Jan 11, 2012
Health
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Scientists used to think a cold worked just like a flu, which attacks and kills cells inside the body. But that’s not so, says Ackerman.
Jan 09, 2012
Earth
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Hole-punch clouds are sometimes reported as UFOs. A scientist talks with EarthSky about the connection between hole-punch clouds, jet aircraft and snowfall.
