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Financial incentives for preserving forests
A land conservationist says that good stewardship by private forest landowners in the U.S. can be a heroic effort, because it can require the rejection of sometimes lucrative financial offers.
November 12, 2008
Earth’s carbon budget in a warmer world
Jon Ranson talks about studying vegetation via satellite, and how carbon relates to climate change, in this 8-minute *EarthSky Clear Voices for Science* podcast.
November 11, 2008
Marine census update reveals octopus ancestor
The Census of Marine Life won’t be complete until 2010, but scientists are already sharing some of their discoveries, including...
November 10, 2008
Climate-related depression: How to handle it
At this point, talking about climate change doesn’t bother biologist Camille Parmesan. She mentioned this after she finished telling me...
November 10, 2008
Bizarre ancient fungus turned deadly frog killer
Erica Bree Rosenblum, a biologist at the University of Idaho, is working to understand a mysterious fungus, found nearly every continent, that's affectog more than 400 frog species.
November 5, 2008
Polar melting consequences: Learn more here
Polar research scientist Ginny Catania responds to a Brazilian student's question, and explains why what happens at the poles can have global impacts.
October 28, 2008
Michael Ramsey watches volcanoes from space
Volcanologist Michael Ramsey studies volcanoes both up close and with images from NASA's Terra satellite. Listen to him discuss the search for signs of volcanic eruptions in this 8-minute podcast.
October 27, 2008
Ocean current stripes discovered by scientists
Scientists have never had an accurate map of ocean currents, until now. Hear about Peter Niiler's recent discoveries about ocean currents and climate.
October 25, 2008
Ivory sales banned on website eBay
They tracked over 7,000 ivory sales online over from May to June 2008 and found 83 percent were done through eBay. Read more about the banning.
October 22, 2008
King crabs poised to invade Antarctic waters
Marine scientist Rich Aronson says that our warming climate will allow king crabs to invade shallow Antarctic waters, where they'll eat vast numbers of soft-shelled creatures. "The world will be a less rich place as this happens," he said.
October 22, 2008
