Or do you? It’s time to pay attention to climate change now—as if it wasn’t back in 1800, when our current problems started. We all need to acknowledge that stunning … [Read full article]
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You Don’t Need A Telescope To Follow A Satellite (VIDEO)
Would you like to chase satellites, print out custom sky charts whenever you wish, and locate real-time iridium flares without a telescope or binoculars? Heavens Above has just the features … [Read full article]
Seeking Proof Of Intelligent Life In The Universe? (cartoon and essay)
Extraterrestrial life—life that does not originate from Earth—has been a subject of speculation since Copernicus theorized that Earth is not unique in the Universe. Intelligent life in the cosmos is … [Read full article]
Water Likely On New Terra-Like Exoplanet Kepler-186f
Artist’s conception of Kepler-186f in its solar system (NASA Ames/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech) It’s a bit less possible now that we’re alone in the universe. The $600-million Kepler Space Telescope, launched five … [Read full article]
Magma Forms Deeper than Previously Thought
New research results from a team led by geologist Rajdeep Dasgupta of Rice University have shown that magma forms much deeper than geologists had previously thought. The scientists put minute samples … [Read full article]
Which Are the Greenest Companies in the U.S.? – The 2011 'Green Rankings'
Despite the disheartening defeats for environmental causes in the past year or so (with one recent exception: the upholding of the forest ‘roadless rule’), it is more than encouraging to … [Read full article]
Our Water Planet – How Much Do You Know?
This post is part of our participation in Blog Action Day 2010, which is on the topic of Water. As R. Buckminster Fuller reminded us, we are all traveling aboard “spaceship … [Read full article]
Unlike Jupiter, Earth’s Mountains and Oceans Affect Weather
Unlike the storms swirling around the gas giant of Jupiter, Earth’s storms are affected by the oceans and mountains. [social_buttons]Science will often, in an effort to simplify and provide a … [Read full article]
ET Text Home? Send your own Texts Into Space
[social_buttons] Gliese 581 d. Such a catchy name eh? You probably have never heard of it. It is 20 light years away, but in late April 2009 new observations by … [Read full article]
Green Guru Demands 'Two Children Limit' To Save Planet
[social_buttons] In a controversial statement, leading environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt has said that couples who have more than two children are being ‘irresponsible’ by creating an unbearable burden on the … [Read full article]