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Oceans keep Europe warm by Paul Baker
Baker said a slowdown of ocean circulation, caused by global warming, could mean less heat brought by the oceans to Earth's high latitudes. And that means, in a warming world, Europe could get cold.
March 25, 2009
Afghanistan recovery could be spurred by natural resources
Geologist James Devine talks about how scientists could help Afghanistan manage the country's petroleum and copper reserves to revitalize the nation's troubled economy.
February 26, 2009
Energy and water tradeoffs in oil extraction
Experts say usable oil can be extracted from a rocky substance, called oil shale, that's abundant in western North America. But geologist Craig Cooper speaks of trade-offs in the energy and water extraction process.
February 25, 2009
Mysterious dead zones in the Pacific
She describes these dead zones, off the northwestern coast of the United States, as "virtual wastelands of dead crabs, dead worms, dead anemones, just littering the sea floor."
February 18, 2009
Cooperation necessary for polar research
Polar scientist Larry Hinzman talk about the technical challenges - and vital importance - of doing research at Earth's poles.
February 7, 2009
Google Earth goes undersea
In addition to being able to place markers and content below the sea surface, Google Earth has added bathymetry and a simulated ocean surface.
February 3, 2009
Affordable and green go together in home building
Fernando Pages builds homes that are affordable and green without the need for subsidies. Pages explains why green building is really advanced building, and how affordable and green go together.
January 25, 2009
Warming climate: Which ice sheets melt first
The East Antarctic ice sheet may be at the end of the Earth, says geophysicist Donald Blankenship, but it's much more important than its distance implies. Hear Blankenship talk about his concern over melting ice sheets.
January 23, 2009
Holding out for those last few lines of data
The weather cleared, the plane flew, the data was captured!
January 18, 2009
Melissa Schultz on link between pharmaceutical waste and fish health
Environmental chemist Melissa Schultz talks about how medications we excrete and flush down the toilet are winding up in rivers, possibly harming wildlife.
January 16, 2009
