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Claire Parkinson on geoengineering
Should scientists try to modify climate deliberately, in an attempt to cool the planet?
August 8, 2013
If we landed on Jupiter’s moon Europa, what would we want to know?
So far, scientists have seen a fractured, ice-covered world with tantalizing signs of a liquid water ocean - a possible home for microbial life - under its surface.
August 8, 2013
Unusual heat wave intensifies Siberian wildfires
A surge of fire activity in northern Siberia, caused in part by high temperatures.
August 7, 2013
First hundred thousand years of our universe
The farthest look back through time yet, thanks to a new analysis of the cosmic microwave background.
August 7, 2013
Milky Way over Ligurian Sea
The Milky Way over the Ligurian Sea as seen from Sestri Levante in the Italian Riviera.
August 7, 2013
False GPS signals could threaten transportation security
How hard is it to spoof a ship's navigation system into believing false GPS signals, deliberately leading it off its charted course? Not that hard, apparently.
August 7, 2013
This date in science: Carl Ritter, one of first modern geographers, born
On August 7, 1779, Carl Ritter, considered one of the first modern geographers, was born.
August 7, 2013
Soil carbon blowing in the wind
Australian soils are losing about 1.6 million tons of carbon per year from wind erosion and dust storms affecting agricultural productivity, according to new research.
August 6, 2013
Is meat grown in labs the next logical step for food production?
Lab-grown meat might seem like a shake-up in the world of agriculture, but it's really part of the trajectory that agricultural technology is already following.
August 6, 2013
This date in science: The 1945 bombing of Hiroshima
Japan marked the 68th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing earlier today with a somber ceremony
August 6, 2013
