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Warming climate: Which ice sheets melt first
The East Antarctic ice sheet may be at the end of the Earth, says geophysicist Donald Blankenship, but it's much more important than its distance implies. Hear Blankenship talk about his concern over melting ice sheets.
January 23, 2009
World coal estimates are too high
No matter what you think of coal as an energy source, the fact may be that we have less to burn than previously believed, according to this scientist.
January 22, 2009
EarthSky honored for educational excellence
EarthSky Communications honored with a 2008 Davey Award. The Davey Awards honors the creative excellence of companies worldwide.
January 21, 2009
Gregory Burns on the brain, pain and finance
Hear neuroscientist Greg Berns talk how people are wired to cope with pain - or the threat of it and how the human brain makes painful financial decisions.
January 20, 2009
In tough times, the female brain is nature’s favorite
In tough times, the feminine reaction to stress and scarcity of resources is to gather, conserve, feed, nurture, to hunker down, nest and protect.
January 19, 2009
Robert Waide: ‘We’re seeing unprecedented and rapid change’
Biologist Robert Waide talks about the dangers of putting too much stress on our ecosystems, and the importance of changing our behavior before it's too late.
January 19, 2009
Holding out for those last few lines of data
The weather cleared, the plane flew, the data was captured!
January 18, 2009
Kenneth Arrow asserts the economy is built on science
Hear Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow talk abou the relationship between scientific innovation and economic progress. It is important to be informed.
January 18, 2009
Peter Gleick sees growing water scarcity and conflict
As a nation we're relatively well-endowed with water. But environmental scientist Peter Gleick warns, "the problem is that regionally we see growing scarcity. We see growing conflicts over water."
January 17, 2009
Melissa Schultz on link between pharmaceutical waste and fish health
Environmental chemist Melissa Schultz talks about how medications we excrete and flush down the toilet are winding up in rivers, possibly harming wildlife.
January 16, 2009
