The Future We Want
5/24/2012 6:07:41 AM
We recognize that we can't continue to consume our way to prosperity. Yet we have not embraced the obvious solution.

Clean Energy 101
5/24/2012 6:07:41 AM
A group focused on youth and the National Academies offer Web primers on energy.

New Classroom Science Standards Up for Review
5/24/2012 6:07:41 AM
New standards for science education for the first time include sections on climate change.

More on the Science of Clouds and Climate
5/24/2012 6:07:41 AM
The basic problem in understanding the relationship between clouds and climate change is that scientists only have a decade of detailed data to work with.

Clouds' Effect on Climate Change Is Last Bastion for Dissenters
5/24/2012 6:07:41 AM
In recent years, climate change skeptics have seized on one last argument that cannot be so readily dismissed. Their theory is that clouds will save us.

Geological record shows air up there came from below
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:32:32 EDT
The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, according to new research that links the long-ago proliferation of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere to a sudden change in the inner workings of our planet.

Volcanic island of Santorini displaying signs of unrest
Tue, 22 May 2012 11:50:50 EDT
Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to be exploited for the long-term monitoring of volcanoes.

Stunning view of Lyrids and Earth at night
Mon, 21 May 2012 15:33:33 EDT
On the night of April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth. While NASA allsky cameras were looking up at the night skies, astronaut Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station trained his camera on Earth. Video footage from that night is now revealing breathtaking images of Earth with meteors ablating -- or burning up -- in the atmosphere.

Chocolate and diamonds: Why volcanoes could be 'a girl's best friend'
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:32:32 EDT
Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized volcanic process, similar to one that is used in chocolate manufacturing, which gives important new insights into the dynamics of volcanic eruptions. The scientists investigated how a process called ‘fluidized spray granulation’ can occur during kimberlite eruptions to produce well-rounded particles containing fragments from the Earth’s mantle, most notably diamonds.

Sulfur finding may hold key to Gaia theory of Earth as living organism
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:31:31 EDT
Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur could allow scientists to unlock heretofore hidden interactions between ocean organisms, atmosphere, and land -- interactions that might provide evidence supporting this famous theory.