– Photosynthetic microbial mats forming large cobitnical structures up to half a meter tall have been discovered by astrobiologists in Lake Untersee, Antarctica.
New Blow Against Dinosaur-killing Asteroid Theory, Geologists Find
The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago, is challenged in a new article.
Airborne Ecologists Help Balance Delicate African Ecosystem
A new study reports the successful test of new airborne remote-sensing technology that monitors the impact of management decisions on Africa’s savanna ecosystem.
Geologists Map Rocks To Soak Carbon Dioxide From Air
A new report points to an abundant supply of carbon-trapping rock in the US that could be used to help stabilize global warming.
Cosmologist Explores Notion Of 'Alien' Life On Earth
Astrobiologists have often pondered “life as we do not know it” in the context of extraterrestrial life, says Paul Davies, an internationally acclaimed theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Arizona State University. But has there been a blind spot to the possibility of “alien” life on Earth?
Slip Slidin' Away: GIS-Based Risk Analysis for Landslides and Avalanches in Norway
On 26 March 2008, the coastal Norwegian city of Ålesund was stunned by a rock face giving way, falling onto an apartment block constructed four years earlier, and knocking the building off its foundations, collapsing the bottom two floors. Five people were killed, bringing to the fore the challenge of contending with hazards when living in a mountainous country.
Coal Ash Legislation Introduced in House
Introduced in the House by Democrat Nick Rahall, the Coal Ash Reclamation and Environmental Safety Act of 2009 would impose design, engineering, and performance standards on all coal ash impoundments.
Biologist Teaches the Nation’s Judges About Genetics
An interview with a physician and molecular biologist and teacher of genetics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine who has been educating America’s judges about genetics.
Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns
Climate hero scientist James Hansen delivered the somber news on Tuesday that Earth’s climate is nearing its tipping point – the point of no return and runaway climate change.