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Glenn Plumb: Oil spill is harming base of Gulf food chain
"If we anticipate that this is a short-lived event, with a short-lived disturbance, then we’re probably not anticipating the right scenario," Glenn Plumb said.
June 21, 2010
Is it true we use only 10 percent of our brains?
Do we really use only a small portion of our brains? You don't use all your brain at once, but over the course of days your entire brain does get used.
June 20, 2010
How did plants come to have seeds?
In many modern plants, seeds are contained within a fruit. Long ago, some plants developed spores, which ultimately evolved into seeds.
June 15, 2010
Sam Ohu Gon says native Hawaiian plants and animals becoming rare
Invasive species brought by visitors – plus impending climate change – are threatening native Hawaiian plants and animals, Sam Ohu Gon says.
June 14, 2010
Are ocean currents likely to carry spilled oil to Atlantic?
Are ocean currents likely to carry oil from the BP spill out of the Gulf of Mexico and into the Atlantic? Many news organizations reported the answer was yes.
June 14, 2010
Joanna Fowler: Drug addicts’ brains are wired differently
The brains of drug abusers may be wired differently than brains of non-addicts. That's what chemist Joanna Fowler says, after years of research.
June 11, 2010
Carl Safina on World Oceans Day 2010
Carl Safina speaks on the state of Earth’s oceans - including the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 8, 2010
Alan Stern: ‘I’d like to see the U.S explore planets with human beings.’
"One of the most important things about exploring space is that it is something that sets us apart in this time that makes history for our nation and for our society," says Alan Stern.
June 7, 2010
Dan Doctor on the May 2010 sinkhole in Guatemala City
Dan Doctor discusses, a sinkhole suddenly opened up in Guatemala City, swallowing a three-story building and leaving a steep, 100-foot deep hole.
June 7, 2010
Jeff Pettis on the continuing mystery of honeybees’ decline
Jeff Pettis discusses four years after the bee decline began, U.S. honeybees are still ailing, and human intervention is needed to keep their numbers strong.
June 7, 2010
