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Jorge Salazar
Top 4 facts about landslides
Last weekend's fatal mudslide in Washington state obliterated the village of Oso, Washington and left a trail of devastation in its wake. On Tuesday, the death toll stood at 14.
March 25, 2014
This date in science: Pluto gets a demotion
On August 24, 2006, astronomers voted to demote Pluto to dwarf planet status. Hear from Alan Stern, lead scientist on a space mission to Pluto.
August 24, 2013
Kathryn Reese-Taylor on the Mayan calendar and 2012 doomsday prophesies
EarthSky spoke with a professor of Mayan archaeology about the supposed connection between an ancient Mayan calendar and 2012 doomsday prophecies.
December 7, 2012
James Holden explores life thriving in deep, hot undersea vents
Deep in cracks of hot undersea volcanoes, microbes inhale hydrogen and carbon dioxide and exhale methane. They might help scientists understand life beyond Earth.
October 10, 2012
Peter Claggett sees changes to Chesapeake Bay with Landsat
Landsat has been observing the landscape of the vast 64,000 square miles of watershed in Chesapeake Bay for decades.
September 27, 2012
Billions of rocky planets in our galaxy>
Astronomers have found evidence that billions of rocky planets might orbit the habitable zones around red dwarf stars in our Milky Way.
August 29, 2012
Harold Huff develops meat-like soy chicken
Harold Huff develops a soy chicken product with something new - what food scientists call 'the right chew.'
August 29, 2012
Andrew Leakey studies grasses for biofuels
Andrew Leakey is part of a five-year, $12 million study of grasses useful for biofuels that can grow with as little land, fertilizer, and water as possible.
August 21, 2012
ALMA telescope: World’s biggest astronomy project
What better goal for the world's biggest telescope - the ALMA telescope - than to probe details of how stars like our sun and planets like Earth came to be?
August 15, 2012
Dave Pieri on keeping planes safe by watching volcanoes from space
Dave Pieri said, "A person in the U.S. or Europe won't be hit with a volcanic blast. That's almost inconceivable. But they might face a threat when they fly."
August 3, 2012
