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Ken Caldeira on whether to alter climate on purpose
Climate scientist Ken Caldeira told EarthSky that we might have already failed at cutting emissions in time to prevent a climate crisis.
August 17, 2009
Sandra Postel says dams can be made to serve humans and ecosystems
To boost the health of freshwater life, Sandra Postel advocates trying to mimic the natural flow patterns of rivers before the dams were built.
August 17, 2009
Jeff Key connects polar winds with local weather
Jeff Key gets wind information from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites, and uses this wind information to analyze the jet stream, to predict global weather.
August 10, 2009
Are jellies taking over?
The news and blogs are full of doom-and-gloom stories of (jellies) jellyfish and stingrays are very thick and taking over the oceans.
August 3, 2009
New hope for fisheries to curb overfishing
A new study shows that letting some fish grow up and reproduce - to replenish the fisheries - is good for fishers' incomes.
August 3, 2009
Is cuteness dangerous for huggable, endangered animals?
Endangered species are popular pets, but some say that for exotic animals prized as pets, cuteness could be their downfall.
July 31, 2009
Lisa Epifani on trade-off between energy and water
"Some of our choices to move away from foreign oil mean using more domestic water," says the DOE's Lisa Epifani. Water is very complicated.
June 16, 2009
Marty Mlynczak: ‘Our atmosphere breathes sun’s energy’
Marty Mlynczak compares this in-and-out movement of Earth's atmosphere to breathing and says it corresponds to solar cycles.
June 3, 2009
Stephen Blake, on the memories of elephants
A student from Spain wonders if it's true that elephants have good memories. Elephant ecologist Stephen Blake answers the question, and talks about what makes elephants so special.
May 17, 2009
Camille Parmesan: ‘Some species need human help to survive’
Some species might need human help to survive, said Camille Parmesan. "We should help them move and help them shift along with the climate."
May 17, 2009
