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Jorge Salazar
Alan Alda on seeing beauty through science
Actor and writer Alan Alda talks about the beauty and wonder of science, in advance of his appearance at the World Science Festival in New York City.
May 26, 2008
Dark matter responsible for galactic violence
Dense pools of dark matter are yanking on galaxies deep in space. Astronomer Catherine Heymans talks about mysterious force of dark matter.
May 20, 2008
Fortifying foods with nano-capsules
Listen to Jochen Weiss of the University of Hohenheim speak about using nanotechnology to add omega-3 fatty acids to a variety of foods. Read more about fortifying foods.
May 18, 2008
Clear skies over Arctic cause more melting
More Arctic sea ice melts under sunny and clear skies. Why is that important? Because sea ice is one of the most visible manifestations of climate change.
May 3, 2008
Milky Way to collide with giant gas clouds
In the far future, a giant cloud of hydrogen will collide with our Milky Way galaxy and help create thousands of new stars.
April 20, 2008
Habitable zones around distant worlds
Are we alone in the universe, or is there intelligent life out there? And if so, how would we find it? Read more about habitable zones on distant worlds.
April 5, 2008
Water below Antarctic ice might harbor life
Mysterious microbes might be lurking beneath Antarctica ice sheets. Oceanographer Chuck Kennicutt is interested in how organisms would make a living out of these cold, dark environments, and believes that the discovery and analysis of such microbes could shed light on how life evolved on our planet.
April 1, 2008
Moon’s gravity in new maps from satellites
GRAIL, set for launch in 2011, will measure gravity and map the moon's gravity. It consists of two satellites that'll orbit the moon for about 90 days, like a pair of mini-moons of the moon.
March 28, 2008
1st Aspen Environment Forum in 2008
Leaders of industry, science, journalism, politics, and sustainability converge on Wednesday, March 26 in Colorado for the first Aspen Environment Forum.
March 26, 2008
Mars has spidery channels at the south pole
NASA scientists have taken close-up images from space of what they're calling 'spiders' on the planet Mars. These spiders aren't life forms, but spidery-looking channels, carved in ice at the south pole of Mars.
March 12, 2008
