Russian scientists have penetrated miles of Antarctic ice to analyze waters for alien-like life. EarthSky spoke with oceanographer Chuck Kennicutt.
Interviews
Feb 17, 2012
Space
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Alan Boss is on the team of researchers that discovered the planet, named Kepler 22-b. He spoke with EarthSky.
Feb 12, 2012
Space
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New evidence from meteorites supports the ongoing speculation that life on Earth might have been seeded from space.
EarthSky spoke with satellite researcher Alan Belward, who studies changes to Earth’s forests.
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
Human World
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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 17, 2012
Human World
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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 11, 2012
Human World
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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.
