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Jorge Salazar
Polar ice loss rates may need to be lowered
Polar ice sheets at the poles might be losing ice half as fast as previous high-end estimates. Scientists say this doesn't yet change projections of sea-level rise.
September 8, 2010
Bacteria eating Gulf oil spill plume
Bacteria is eating a long undersea plume of oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The plume contains up to 20% of the oil spilled after the Deepwater Horizon blowout.
September 6, 2010
Bombarding moon confirmed water ice
NASA lunar scientist Anthony Colaprete is principal investigator of the LCROSS mission that impacted the moon. One of the most fundamental discoveries, he said, was the discovery of water ice.
August 30, 2010
2010 USA Science and Engineering Festival
The USA Science and Engineering Festival, expected to draw a million visitors to Washington's National Mall in October 2010. Dr. Johnson explains.
August 30, 2010
Geothermal energy is alive and well
Geothermal energy is being used in isolated places. To get more geothermal energy, he said, we’d need to drill deeper into Earth. Read more about it here.
August 30, 2010
GameChanger program sponsors energy entrepreneurs
GameChanger sponsors entrepreneurs to work on new ways to produce and distribute energy. Read more about it here with Russ Conser.
August 30, 2010
The hunt for dark matter in our universe
Barry Barish wants to build the largest science instrument in history to aid in his search for dark matter. Read more about it here.
August 23, 2010
The risk from killer asteroids with David Helfand
An asteroid collision likely wiped out the dinosaurs. EarthSky spoke with David Helfand of Columbia University on the risk today from killer asteroids.
August 16, 2010
Simon Bishop on solutions to energy poverty
Up to 3 billion people don't have access to basic energy services. Simon Bishop said his team looks for solutions that can be replicated all over the world.
August 9, 2010
The state of life on Earth with Anne Larigauderie
A new U.N. panel is designed to report back to the world on the state of the richness and variety of life on Earth. Read about the state of life on Earth.
August 9, 2010
