A common antibiotic found in wastewater reduces plant leaves' ability to capture sunlight.
Powerful winds and heavy snow are expected to hit the eastern U.S. this evening.
Can meteorologists find a deeper cause behind recent wild weather?
Posted by Jorge Ribas 6 HOURS AGO | 0
Snowmageddon churns along here in the Washington, DC metro area, preparing to bring us a possible 6-16 inches more of the white stuff (argh, Snowverdose!) today and tomorrow. And as we prepare to break some snowiest winter records (just 10 ... Read more
Posted 6 HOURS AGO | 0
Does human civilization need nuclear energy if it's to survive the next century? Michael Reilly chats with nuclear scientist Hae-Yong Jeong to find out. Read more
Posted by John D. Cox 10 HOURS AGO | 0
Meteorologists would like nothing better than to be able to tell you in no uncertain terms about the causes and effects of major weather events, but the truth is, day in and day out, the system they are trying to ... Read more
Posted 12 HOURS AGO | 0
Powerful winds and heavy snow are expected to hit the eastern U.S. by this evening. Read more
Posted by Jessica Marshall 17 HOURS AGO | 0
A common antibiotic that can be found in wastewater reduces the ability of plant leaves to capture sunlight. Read more
Posted 19 HOURS AGO | 0
Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital, killing at least 28 people and leaving hundreds more stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads. Read more
Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 05:23 PM ET | 0
Core samples from Antarctica tell a fascinating story about how the Earth's climate has changed over thousands of years. Discovery News' James Williams digs into the details. Watch video
Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 04:54 PM ET | 0
A huge oarfish was caught on camera in the Gulf of Mexico recently, giving scientists a rare glimpse of the bizarre fish in its native deep sea habitat. Researcher Mark Benfield describes the fish, a likely inspiration for the sea serpent myth. Watch video
Posted by Michael Reilly Mon Feb 8, 2010 03:39 PM ET | 0
Earth can do strange things to continents. Like eat them, for example. Previously, the planet's hot interior was only known to have an appetite for ocean crust, consuming it in subduction zones around the world. Continental crust was thought to ... Read more
Posted by Jorge Ribas Mon Feb 8, 2010 10:54 AM ET | 0
If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and chat ... Read more
Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 06:54 AM ET | 0
Satellite images from the massive Nor'easter that dumped incredible amounts of snow over the mid-Atlantic. Read more
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Sun Feb 7, 2010 01:27 PM ET | 0
Sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean grew by an average of 13,000 square miles a day last month. Great news, right? Well, not so much. For one thing, it was January. Mid-winter. Sea ice cover is supposed to grow. ... Read more
Posted Sun Feb 7, 2010 08:33 AM ET | 0
Heavy rains caused mud and water to overflow basins and flood streets and homes north of Los Angeles. Read more
Posted by Kieran Mulvaney Fri Feb 5, 2010 06:14 PM ET | 0
I remember well the first time I set foot on Antarctica. It was, amazing as it seems to me, almost exactly 17 years ago: February 11, 1993. I was co-leader of a Greenpeace expedition to find Japanese whaling ships in ... Read more
Posted by Michael Reilly Fri Feb 5, 2010 02:12 PM ET | 0
Submitted by guest blogger Debbie Salamone of the Pew Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast. Polar bears won’t be the only ones paying the price as the Arctic melts. The economic impact of losing the Arctic’s climate-cooling services could ... Read more
Page 1 of 38
|
|
|
|
our networks
video
shop
customer service
corporate
