Al Gore at Hampshire College: Global warming is real

We sometimes see in the comments to EarthSky posts that Al Gore has "refuted" his claims about global warming. He has not.

Brent Constantz builds cement like corals do

Inspired by the way corals build reefs, Brent Constantz developed a new way to make cement that removes heat-trapping carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.

Janine Benyus: Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature

Janine Benyus helped bring the word biomimicry into 21st century vocabularies. What is biomimicry? Read this interview, or watch the video, to find out.

David Hanson creates robots with human faces

David Hanson builds intelligent robots with lifelike human faces that can make eye contact and understand human speech well enough to hold a conversation.

Higher heavy metals concentrations in Gulf oysters since oil spill

Comparisons show post-Gulf oil spill oysters have higher heavy metals vanadium, chromium, cobalt, and lead concentrations in shells, gill, and muscle tissue.

Which side of your face looks better? The left, research says

Scientists say the left side of you face is most appealing, because we show more emotion on that side.

Jacqueline Barton: DNA like wire for signaling within a cell

Jacqueline Barton received a National Medal of Science after learning that cells use the double strands of the DNA helix like a wire for long-range signaling.

What causes paper to yellow as it ages?

Researchers sampled manuscripts from 15th century France and Italy to learn what molecular structures arise in paper as it ages.

Want to look good on Facebook? Have attractive friends

Scientists in The Netherlands studying students find that the attractiveness of your friends might affect how you are perceived on Facebook.

Video: Alive inside! Man in nursing home listens to music

Alive inside! Watch this wonderful video of an elderly man in a nursing home reacting to music.