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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
Waltzing black holes and colliding galaxies
A dance of black holes is expected to occur in our own Milky Way galaxy in about 3 billion years, when astronomers predict it will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy.
January 4, 2010
Atmospheric CO2 is changing ocean chemistry
Feely says oceans are absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which makes them more acidic. He advises 'drastic atmospheric CO2 emission reductions, on the order of 80% by 2050' to avoid serious damage to ocean ecosystems.
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
Bird count findings of 2009 citizen scientists
Every winter, people in North America are encouraged to go outside and count birds, for science. A report on the 2009 winter bird count, aka the Christmas bird count.
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
The heliosphere surrounding our solar system
Scientists have discovered something new about what they call the heliosphere, described as a 'bubble' that surrounds our solar system.
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
Agriculture can be part of climate solution
Secretary Vilsack pointed to past increases in efficiency of US agriculture, have cut greenhouse gas emissions by about half in total crops per acre.
January 4, 2010
Vicki Wilde says women are key to agriculture in Africa
Many parts of Africa struggle with food insecurity. Vicki Wilde believes that putting African women in agricultural research positions can help.
December 28, 2009
