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IceBridge season wrapping up for spring 2010
As the Arctic IceBridge season wraps up, we reflect on what was accomplished during this part of the largest airborne survey ever flown of Earth's polar ice.
June 21, 2010
Jeff Masters on what might happen when a hurricane meets the Gulf oil spill
Meteorologist Jeff Masters talks about what might happen if a major hurricane passes close to or directly through the Gulf oil spill.
June 21, 2010
Samantha Price on how blue whales grew big eating tiny creatures
Samantha Price discusses how the 160-metric ton blue whale evolved a huge mouth - allowing it to eat millions of krill each day.
June 21, 2010
Glenn Plumb: Oil spill is harming base of Gulf food chain
"If we anticipate that this is a short-lived event, with a short-lived disturbance, then we’re probably not anticipating the right scenario," Glenn Plumb said.
June 21, 2010
How did plants come to have seeds?
In many modern plants, seeds are contained within a fruit. Long ago, some plants developed spores, which ultimately evolved into seeds.
June 15, 2010
Sam Ohu Gon says native Hawaiian plants and animals becoming rare
Invasive species brought by visitors – plus impending climate change – are threatening native Hawaiian plants and animals, Sam Ohu Gon says.
June 14, 2010
Are ocean currents likely to carry spilled oil to Atlantic?
Are ocean currents likely to carry oil from the BP spill out of the Gulf of Mexico and into the Atlantic? Many news organizations reported the answer was yes.
June 14, 2010
Carl Safina on World Oceans Day 2010
Carl Safina speaks on the state of Earth’s oceans - including the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 8, 2010
Dan Doctor on the May 2010 sinkhole in Guatemala City
Dan Doctor discusses, a sinkhole suddenly opened up in Guatemala City, swallowing a three-story building and leaving a steep, 100-foot deep hole.
June 7, 2010
Jeff Pettis on the continuing mystery of honeybees’ decline
Jeff Pettis discusses four years after the bee decline began, U.S. honeybees are still ailing, and human intervention is needed to keep their numbers strong.
June 7, 2010
