Scientists have discovered evidence of underground lakes as big as the Great Lakes on Earth inside of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The icy moon might support life.
Interviews
Mar 22, 2012
Human World
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Watching your flat screen TV uses water. So does running your computer. Fishman talked about water use that we might not think about – or even know about.
Mar 16, 2012
Space
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All 147 negatives of the 1882 Venus transit had lain patiently on a high-up, corner shelf at Lick Observatory for 120 years. Two astronomers decided to make a movie.
Mar 16, 2012
Human World
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EarthSky spoke with George Whitesides – perhaps the most influential chemist alive – about what it means to be a chemist today.
Mar 15, 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.
Mar 14, 2012
Earth
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The blood of an icefish isn’t red. Instead, its blood runs white.
Mar 11, 2012
Earth
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The 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 caused Earth to spin faster, making our day 1.4 millionths of a second shorter.
Mar 07, 2012
Earth
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Here’s the paradox. Fish evolved in the oceans. But freshwaters have more fish species. Why?
Mar 02, 2012
Space
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A team of astronomers has devised a better yardstick for measuring distances across space.
Feb 24, 2012
Human World
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Joseph DeSimone: “To be proactive in ways that grow the economy, create jobs and improve the well-being of society – that’s a great opportunity.”
