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Andy Jarvis models the effect of climate change on world’s top 50 crops
Andy Jarvis said studies have focused primarily on wheat, corn and rice, but food security on a global level depends on a lot more than those three big crops.
January 25, 2010
James Cartreine is working to treat depression with Virtual Space Station
"What we're building is hopefully a model of how the next-generation of mental health services could be delivered," says James Cartreine.
January 25, 2010
Antioxidants might protect against diabetes
Robertson is investigating the possibility that diabetes might be triggered, in part, by an accumulation of toxic molecules in the body - or oxidative stress.
January 18, 2010
Coal and oil: How do they form?
Explore how temperature and lots of time - at least several million years - are the key variables in the formation of coal and oil.
January 17, 2010
EarthSky selects Neil deGrasse Tyson as Science Communicator of the Year
I met Neil deGrasse Tyson when he was in graduate school in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin, and it was clear even then that he was a gifted communicator.
January 11, 2010
Can consumer culture be transformed?
Worldwatch says that over 2 billion of Earth's nearly 7 billion inhabitants are now considered to be in the global consumer culture.
January 8, 2010
Climate science is in, but is the psychology understood?
A guide to the psychology of communicating climate change offers tips on making science more clear - but is it too late to be heard?
January 4, 2010
William C. Clark: ‘Sustainability isn’t a new concept’
Listen to Harvard's William C. Clark talk about what 'sustainable development' really means, and why it's a matter of life and death.
January 4, 2010
Malcolm Potts on empowering Afghanistan’s women
Malcolm Potts said he agrees with the many studies which suggest that empowering women through increased access to education and contraceptives is key to 21st century peace and stability.
January 4, 2010
Half of kids under age 3 malnourished in India
Haddad said that, in other developing countries, when income goes up, malnutrition goes down by 3-4%. But even with India's booming economy, the numbers of malnourished kids have remained practically the same.
January 4, 2010
