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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
Cats: How long have lived with humans?
Cats and people are depicted together in Egyptian art from nearly 4,000 years ago - but the human-cat relationship may go much farther back.
January 12, 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
Neil deGrasse Tyson selected as EarthSky Science Communicator of the Year for 2009
EarthSky asked its 600+ Global Science Advisors vote on which scientists had best communicated with the public during 2009. Neil deGrasse Tyson's won.
January 11, 2010
Plastics in ocean biodegrade slowly
He pointed out that plastics have been around for less than 100 years. In that short time span, no group of microorganisms has evolved that is capable of biodegrading plastics.
January 11, 2010
Climate change affecting Earth’s oceans now
"It's vitally urgent that we reduce emissions as fast as possible and prepare to adapt to changes that will be inevitable because of climate change that is already underway," says Lubchenco.
January 11, 2010
Ice ages are the outstanding mystery in Earth sciences
"In many ways, the questions that are still outstanding about what causes ice ages are extremely relevant for also understanding our current situation," says Huybers.
January 11, 2010
Arctic wildlife monitored with unmanned aircraft
Weatherhead said that the real value of unmanned aircraft is allowing scientists to be proactive in studying the Arctic wildlife.
January 11, 2010
Virginia Burkett on climate impacts in U.S.
Virginia Burkett warned of the possibility of 'abrupt climate change' - rapid, large-scale - that could take place in just a few decades.
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
