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Sandra Postel says dams can be made to serve humans and ecosystems
To boost the health of freshwater life, Sandra Postel advocates trying to mimic the natural flow patterns of rivers before the dams were built.
August 17, 2009
Joe Powell: ‘Renewable energy needs more than just one silver bullet’
Joe Powell says that while fossil fuels dominate the world's energy of today, he sees a coming shift to energy like biofuels, wind and solar.
August 17, 2009
Global change, science and media
Can media and scientists help people understand how science works - and how to separate speculation on global change from a legitimate scientific conclusion?
August 13, 2009
Assaf Biderman electronic trash-tracking
Assaf Biderman and team will analyze the trash data to figure out exactly where inefficiencies occur in the waste disposal system.
August 10, 2009
Jeff Key connects polar winds with local weather
Jeff Key gets wind information from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites, and uses this wind information to analyze the jet stream, to predict global weather.
August 10, 2009
Evolutionary mobile robots
The image on this post isn't from Dr. Fernandez' lab. It's from Wikimedia Commons ... heralding new evolutionary mobile robots to come?
August 9, 2009
Are jellies taking over?
The news and blogs are full of doom-and-gloom stories of (jellies) jellyfish and stingrays are very thick and taking over the oceans.
August 3, 2009
New hope for fisheries to curb overfishing
A new study shows that letting some fish grow up and reproduce - to replenish the fisheries - is good for fishers' incomes.
August 3, 2009
Students ask science questions on EarthSky
Students from Sweden to Brazil, Germany to the Philippines, have their questions answered by top scientists on EarthSky.
August 2, 2009
Deborah Byrd on EarthSky’s vision
You've heard the familiar voice of Deborah Byrd on the radio for 30+ years. Hear EarthSky founder and veteran science communicator talk about EarthSky's vision.
August 1, 2009
