Tom Wilbanks on climate change

Tom Wilbanks discusses three reports confirming the strength of climate change science and recommending U.S. strategies to adapt to climate change.

Gretchen Daily: Economic value of conservation

Gretchen Daily says that if we can see the economic value of conserving our natural world, we will integrate nature in economic decisions.

Mapping glaciers at Mogens Fjord and Fridtjof Glacier

The Greenland ice sheet is vast, but we are mapping glaciers, filling in another piece in the grid of understanding this remote area of the Earth.

Stuart Butchart on world governments’ failure to slow biodiversity loss

Stuart Butchart said that, since 2002, the risk of species extinction has actually increased, not decreased, and the need to increase the scale of our efforts.

Seismometers help understand and predict natural hazards

He's is working on more sensitive seismometers using fiber optics. The information that scientists gather helps them create pictures of what's inside the Earth.

IceBridge Mission: new aircraft and locations

To add an element of challenge to this IceBridge Mission, we must navigate around the volcanic ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano as we fly.

Nancy Rabalais on impact of Gulf oil spill

Nancy Rabalais said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill of April 2010 will impact sea turtles, fish, crabs, and other wildlife for many years to come.

Vicky Pope responds to computer models for climate

If forecasts of weather just days away are often wrong, how can scientists claim to know what climate will be like 50 years out? Vicky Pope responds to critics of computer modeling.

Stefan Maus on measuring magnetic north

Stefan Maus and the magnetic north. Does a magnetic compass point to the North Pole? The answer is not exactly. The direction to magnetic north always changes.

Can an oil spill really be cleaned up?

Can an oil spill really be cleaned up? "Well, not entirely." Biological oceanographer Nancy Rabalais explains her answer.