Top Stories Archive
- 22 Apr 08
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Every day is Earth Day
But today is a special day to celebrate. EarthSky talks to Sylvia Earle on what she calls Earth’s ‘hope spots.’ And check out our podcasts about what’s happening on our earth, in our oceans, the changing climate and how we humans shape and change our planet.
- 11 Apr 08
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EarthSky joins major new media outlets as 2008 Webby Honoree
EarthSky Communications has joined New Yorker Fiction, NPR, CNN and ESPN and eight others as a 2008 Webby Honoree in the Podcasts Category.
- 06 Apr 08
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‘Science in U.S. election year’ discussion at EarthSky
Science and technology have been primary drivers of the U.S. economy for decades. And yet, by the year 2010, 90% of the world’s scientists are expected to live in Asia. Leading science broadcasters discussed this issue and more on April 6, 2008 at EarthSky’s company headquarters, focusing on science in U.S. culture this election year.
- 01 Apr 08
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Forever young
Nanotech will help us guide our medical futures, says CalTech’s Michael Roukes. In this Clear Voices podcast, Roukes talked to EarthSky about the transformative potentials of nanotech in biology and medicine.
- 30 Mar 08
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Animal joy, animal sorrow
“Animals are just so there in the moment, perhaps their joy is richer than human joy and their grief is deeper than human grief,” said evolutionary biologist Mark Bekoff. Bekoff talked to EarthSky about animal joy and animal sorrow and why dogs play fair.
- 27 Mar 08
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EarthSky’s new nanotech podcast series starts now
EarthSky has launched of a new series of 10 podcasts – focused on the emerging science of nanotechnology – as part of the nationwide Nanotechnology: Power of Small project. The first podcast, on balancing nano’s benefits and risks is available now..
- 26 Mar 08
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Ocean ‘deserts’ are expanding, say scientists
Scientists call them the oceans’ biological deserts. They’re regions of warm water at the centers of the world’s oceans that support the least ocean life. And scientists say these deserts are expanding. Jeff Polovina of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service talked to EarthSky about why it’s happening.
- 25 Mar 08
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Nano benefits, nano risks
Products made using nanotech are heading for your store shelves. “Smart packaging’” – packaging that can tell you what’s going on inside – is close to market. Nano sunscreens are already there. But at the federal level, there are no regulations for nanotechnology. How do we measure nano’s benefits versus nano’s risks? Expert Andrew Maynards talks to EarthSky in this Clear Voices for Science podcast.
- 24 Mar 08
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EarthSky on Google Sky
Use your web browser to explore the universe, zoom in and out of images of celestial bodies, view the sky in various wavelengths … and listen to EarthSky’s clear voice for science explaining the cosmos. To view Google Sky via your browser, click here. Look on the far right of the menu bar (bottom of page) to find the EarthSky podcasts. Find out more
- 21 Mar 08
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Michael Pollan predicts a food culture revolution
“We’re just at the beginning of something that’s going to be very big, said Michael Pollen, author of In Defense of Food. Pollan talked to Earth & Sky about the U.S. food culture, and makes a case against what he calls ‘eating scientifically.’