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New fossil primate species found in West Texas
A new fossil primate, a lemur-like creature, among the last of North American primates, once lived in tropical West Texas over 43 million years ago.
May 22, 2011
Human world: humans and Earth are linked
What is a human world? When the first images of Earth were returned from space, we all realized that we live on a water planet. We and the Earth are linked.
May 22, 2011
Why we love horror films and violent sports
Why are people so drawn to horror films and violent sports? Dr. Jeffrey Kottler has spent his career trying to figure out the answer.
May 22, 2011
Black carbon tracked in the Arctic
Scientists estimate that reducing black carbon emissions could reduce warming in the Arctic by about two-thirds over the next thirty years.
May 22, 2011
Are worm lizards closely related to snakes?
A lizard fossil from Germany provides evidence that worm lizards and snakes are not closely related, but evolved separately.
May 22, 2011
Zombie apocalypse: CDC advice
Are you prepared for an attack by the living dead? In a recent blog, the CDC issued some guidelines. Good advice, for zombie apocalypse and other disasters.
May 20, 2011
Martin Haigh on technologies for the world’s energy future
When it comes to technology and innovation, no one can predict what the future will bring. Martin Haigh with Shell is looking to possible alternate futures for global energy as the 21st century progresses.
May 20, 2011
Mississippi River flooding in May 2011
The spread of the MIssissippi River beyond its banks in May 2011, as seen by Landsat 5. In the video, the 2011 images are contrasted with images from a year ago.
May 19, 2011
Billions of orphan Jupiters adrift in Milky Way galaxy?
Astronomers have discovered 10 free-floating, Jupiter-sized planets in our galaxy and say these objects might be more common than stars.
May 19, 2011
Andrée Carter on a climate of collaboration in Bangladesh
Andrée Carter reviews how local people in Bangladesh are supported in conducting their own inquiry into the local effects of climate change and how they can adapt.
May 18, 2011
