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The Frozen Zoo: A cool place for endangered species
A breakthrough at San Diego's Frozen Zoo could mean new life for endangered species. It's more like a seedbank for animals.
November 8, 2010
Saving Indonesia’s ice climate record is a race against time
In summer 2010, Thompson traveled to Indonesia to collect data for the ice climate near the country’s highest peak. The ice is melting fast.
November 8, 2010
Tracking oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from space
NASA satellites monitored the progression of the oil spill, from the initial blowout on April 20, throughout the summer months.
November 8, 2010
Frozen Zoo closer to saving endangered species
At the Frozen Zoo scientists have now created stem cells from frozen skin cells of a highly endangered monkey.
November 8, 2010
Biodiversity targets to slow loss by 2020
Delegates from nearly 200 countries met for two weeks in Nagoya, Japan, in late October 2010 to work out a set of targets that aim to slow biodiversity loss.
November 1, 2010
Rivers in trouble around the world
The world's rivers are in trouble, according to a new study that analyzed human impacts on Earth's rivers. Read more here about rivers in trouble.
October 25, 2010
Monitoring Earth’s forests from space with Curtis Woodcock
Images from the Landsat series of satellites tell a story of how Earth's forests have changed. Learn more about monitoring Earth's forests from space.
October 25, 2010
Greenland’s melting glaciers with Jay Zwally
NASA glaciologist Jay Zwally talked to EarthSky about melting in a large glacier at the western edge of Greenland. Read more on Greenland's melting glaciers.
October 18, 2010
Coral bleaching in 2010 was a bad year
Scientists say high ocean temperatures in 2010 caused coral bleaching around the world – especially in the central Pacific, Indian Ocean and Caribbean.
October 18, 2010
Is Antarctica warming or cooling?
Antarctica is the only one of Earth's major continents that hasn't shown a consistent and clear picture of warming in recent years. One reason might be that data from Antarctica is sparse.
October 4, 2010
