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World’s largest tropical ice sheet is shrinking
Thompson says the Quelccaya tropical ice sheet in Peru's Andes mountains is bigger than 10 thousand football fields – but it's shrinking.
November 1, 2010
Oil and gas industry workplace safety
Steve Beckett spoke with EarthSky about some of his company's methods for keeping people safe in their oil and gas production.
November 1, 2010
New elastic materials for renewable wave energy
New elastic materials that can generate electricity may help make wave power cheaper to develop. Read more about the fabric here.
October 25, 2010
Ka’iulani Murphy’s star compass helps navigate oceans
Ka'iulani Murphy talks about "non-instrument" navigation, steering a double-hulled canoe across the sea with only celestial bodies and waves to guide it.
October 25, 2010
The mathematics of war with Sean Gourley
Gourley says that mathematics can help predict the timing and size of attacks in certain types of war, regardless of where, and why, these attacks are taking place. Read more about the mathematics of war.
October 25, 2010
Energy underfoot: Bringing up heat from inside Earth
There is a solution for the world's insatiable energy needs. It is CO2-free and safe. And it’s located right under our feet. Read more about energy underfoot.
October 19, 2010
Brian Malow: What’s so funny about science?
EarthSky talks with Brian Malow - the 'science comedian.'
October 19, 2010
Neglected diseases no longer neglected?
A group of diseases affect 1 billion of the world's poorest people are called "neglected." But a recent report by the WHO hopes to shine a spotlight on diseases hidden by poverty.
October 18, 2010
BPA in bodies of 90% of Americans
vom Saal says that the chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, found in plastics, food cans and sales receipts, is also found inside the bodies of over 90% of Americans.
October 11, 2010
Natural gas for energy with Gerald Schotman
Schotman said modern gas plants emit up to 60 to 70 percent less CO2 than traditional coal plants. He said natural gas can be chilled and compressed into what’s called liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
October 11, 2010
