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Lindsay Patterson
Ocean life snared in fishing gear
Rebecca Lewison studies what happens when long-lived marine populations - ocean life such as sea turtles, sea birds and seals - get snared in fishing gear.
August 23, 2010
Better agriculture: growing more food with less impact
"We want a kind of agriculture that's productive," he said, "but we can't afford to damage the environmental resources that agriculture largely relies upon."
August 16, 2010
A second Green Revolution with Jonathan Lynch
Lynch said the second Green Revolution can’t depend on irrigation or fertilizer. He said that to grow more food under tough conditions affordably, we’re going to have to breed plants with improved roots.
August 16, 2010
Sheril Kirshenbaum: Science needs creative, passionate communicators
Sheril Kirshenbaum says there's a gap in understanding between scientists and the rest of us. She talked about how scientists can close that gap.
August 9, 2010
David Rand: Happiness and sadness are contagious
A new study says that people who spend time with happy people are more likely to become happy themselves. Read more about happiness being contagious.
August 9, 2010
A locust plague in Australia in 2010
Aerial drones will track the movements of what's expected to be an unusually large locust plague in Australia in 2010. Read more about it here.
August 9, 2010
Stem cells from your blood with Judith Staerk
Human blood cells - taken at doctors’ offices or hospitals - can now be reprogrammed into a state like embryonic stem cells, according to researchers.
August 2, 2010
Hawaiian monk seals and good and bad news
The entire population of Hawaiian monk seals is currently 1,100 seals. Walters explains why that's a good news/bad news situation.
August 2, 2010
EarthSky wins 3 awards for excellence
EarthSky won in the field of sustainable development education, and the EarthSky.org website was awarded two separate awards for science and education.
July 30, 2010
Torosaurus is actually a triceratops
Palentologists have discovered that torosaurus and triceratops, considered to be separate species for over 100 years, are actually the same dinosaur.
July 22, 2010
