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Hans Herren says science can help the small farmer
"The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be to regenerate some of this system, restore the land, which has been degraded over time," says Hans Herren.
December 21, 2009
Antarctic mission’s first season: Making sense of it all
It is bittersweet to reach the end of a season in Antarctic. It is good to be going home, the data that we have collected shows me there is a sobering trend.
December 17, 2009
Six super-Earths around two nearby sunlike stars
Six low-mass planets, called Super-Earths, found orbiting the sun’s nearest neighbors, and they appear to be extremely common, say astronomers.
December 15, 2009
Rob Dunn warns of coextinction of hundreds of thousands of species
Hundreds of thousands of tiny and unknown species are vanishing from Earth at an unprecedented rate, says Rob Dunn.
December 14, 2009
Keith Meek on the workings of the eye’s cornea
Keith Meek said in 10 years time, it might be possible to make a near-perfect artificial cornea, the clear covering of the eye that focuses incoming light.
December 14, 2009
Jon Foley on potentially irreversible damage to planet
"It's the proverbial Humpty Dumpty problem - when you fall over the wall, you can't put it back together again," says Jon Foley.
December 14, 2009
Chelle Gentemann studies the living ocean from space
Chelle Gentemann uses satellite mapping of the ocean to help protect marine life - animals such as loggerhead turtles, salmon, and whales.
December 14, 2009
JoAnne Stubbe on free radical chemistry
JoAnne Stubbe on her breakthrough in understanding how free radicals and enzymes work together is being used to treat cancer.
December 14, 2009
Bob Reed: ‘Giant snakes are here now, doing ecological damage’
Bob Reed said scientists are currently concerned about South Florida ecosystems, where Burmese Pythons now threaten vulnerable native species.
December 14, 2009
Why do I get dizzy when I stand up?
Why do you get dizzy? If you've been sitting awhile, blood could pool in your legs, so there's less blood being pumped to your brain.
December 12, 2009
