State of the Future report looks 10 years ahead
The 2008 State of the Future report looks at trends in world affairs ten years down the road, based on data from the past 20 years. The idea of the State of the Future, said Jerome Glenn, Director of the Millennium Project and co-author of the report, is not just to improve education or business, but to improve the whole society. Hear more from Glenn on the State of the Future.
Blue light helps astronauts regulate body clock
Neuroscientist George Brainard is investigating the use of different kinds of light to enhance astronauts’ sleep — and to boost their waking performance.
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Robert Waide on humans and nature as 'coupled'
Biologist Robert Waide talks about the deeply woven connection between humans and nature, an interdependency that forms what scientists call a ‘coupled’ system in this 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast.
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There is a certain set of species at high risk from climate change ... We need to start considering some fairly radical approaches to preserve them over the next hundred years.- biologist Camille Parmesan, University of Texas
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Deborah Estrin of UCLA is experimenting with a new tool for science you probably have in your pocket right now. Cell phones – and their owners – are being used as “mobile sensors” in experimental studies.
more... - Robert Waide on humans and nature as 'coupled'
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Biologist Robert Waide talks about the deeply woven connection between humans and nature, an interdependency that forms what scientists call a ‘coupled’ system in this 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast.
more... - Radical conservation methods needed, says expert
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In the 21st century, some species might need human help to survive, according to biologist Camille Parmesan. “Instead of being reactive and just dealing with populations going extinct right and left,” she said, “we should help them move and help them shift along with the climate when they can no longer do it for themselves.”
more... - George Brainard on astronauts’ sleep
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In this 8-minute EarthSky Clear Voices for Science podcast, George Brainard talks about his work with lighting systems that should help astronauts get better sleep and stay more alert on the job.
more... - Whoosh! Can you hear a meteor streak past?
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November 17, 2008. During the 2001 Leonid meteor storm, a number of people reported hearing meteors. Some exceptionally bright meteors were said to have been accompanied by a low hissing sound – like bacon sizzling. These meteors are called ‘electrophonic’ meteors by astronomers, they’re seen and heard simultaneously.
more... - Global warming already affecting species
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“About 40% of Earth’s species are changing where they live by moving themselves up towards the poles and up mountains,” said biologist Camille Parmesan, “and about 60% change the timing of when they do things in spring.”
more... - Bright moon wipes out 2008 Leonid shower
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November 16, 2008. Unless you’re a diehard meteor enthusiast, you might decide to sit out the 2008 Leonid meteor shower. The 2008 Leonids are expected to be at their best in the wee hours before dawn Monday, November 17. But the bright waning gibbous moon will wipe out all but the brightest Leonid meteors.
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- One of Earthsky blogs' frequent respondents and commentators is Steve Salmony, who sent me the photo at left along with several other images of amazing […]
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- I recently came across this weird and mildly disturbing headline in the current issues of Science News: "Household Cleaner Makes Blood Removal Simple!"
First, this reminded […]
Posted by Jeremy Shere November 13, 2008 (1)
- Lindsay Patterson Honey, who shrunk the president-elect?
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This is what happens when science and politics mix: Barack Obama's face gets shrunken down into nanotubes. Scientist John Hart recreated the now-iconic "Obama Hope" […]
Posted by Lindsay Patterson November 12, 2008 (1)
- Deborah Byrd Is amphibian decline linked to global warming? Maybe not.
- Penn State issued a press release this morning - and EarthSky reported last week - on a bizarre ancient fungus now identified by scientists as […]
Posted by Deborah Byrd November 12, 2008 (10)
- Dan Kulpinski Marine census update reveals octopus ancestor, shark cafe
- The Census of Marine Life won't be complete until 2010, but scientists are already sharing some of their discoveries, including 5,300 new species, an octopus […]
Posted by Dan Kulpinski November 10, 2008 (0)
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