One goal of the International Polar Year is to learn more about the polar regions, but it may not be obvious to most people how we know as much as we do. These areas are remote and harsh, to say nothing of the obvious cold.
Using the latest satellite observations, NASA researchers and others report that the Arctic is still on “thin ice” when it comes to the condition of sea ice cover in the region, despite the effects of a colder-than-average winter.
A new report published in Environmental Science and Technology examines the issue of air quality and prescribed burns in the United States.
A new National research Council study shows that every form of transportation in the United States will be adversely affected by climate change.
Astronomers Klaus-Peter Schroeder of the University of Guanajuato and Robert Connon Smith of the University of Sussex forecast the death of the Earth in their new report to be published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Self-induced drought and climate change may have caused the destruction of the Maya civilization, say scientists working with new satellite technology that monitors Central America’s environment.
The 2007-2008 International Polar Year (IPY) provides an international framework for improving our understanding of high-latitude climate change and enhancing our skill in predicting world-wide impacts.
In the wake of signs that China may relax it’s one-child policy, Robert Engelman examines the politics of population and birth rates.
The Moon’s brightness during last month’s eclipse shows Earth’s atmosphere contains little volcanic dust, which can affect the climate
The effects of bottom trawling – an intensive method of fishing called “the most destuctive of any actions human conduct in the ocean” by some – destroys entire ecosystems and can be seen from space.
