Jun 17 Watch Can Obama’s Pacific Ocean sanctuary plan balance environmental and economic interests? By PBS News Hour President Obama launched a plan to create the world's largest marine preserve by adding to the existing national monument in the Central Pacific. Drilling, fishing and other activities would be off limits. Joshua Reichert of the Pew Charitable Trusts and… Continue watching
Jun 17 Scientists zero in on what’s causing starfish die-offs By Ashley Ahearn, KUOW/EarthFix, Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix Starfish are dying by the millions up and down the West Coast, leading scientists to warn of the possibility of localized extinction of some species. As the disease spreads, researchers may be zeroing in on a link between warming waters… Continue reading
Jun 17 Nobel Prize-winning prototype microchip arrives in New York for auction By Justin Scuiletti A piece of computing history has arrived in New York, and is due to go up for auction on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 17 Obama seeks to protect Pacific Ocean by creating world’s largest marine preserve By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is looking to create the largest marine preserve in the world by protecting a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean from drilling, fishing and other actions that could threaten wildlife, the White House said. Continue reading
Jun 16 Dinosaurs were neither cold-blooded nor warm-blooded, study says By Justin Scuiletti New research published Friday by the University of New Mexico postulates that dinosaurs were not cold-blooded creatures as previously believed, yet not warm-blooded like mammals either. Instead, the study claims that dinosaurs were mesothermic -- an intermediate stage… Continue reading
Jun 15 New analysis focuses on pollution as global killer By Deepashri Varadharajan Pollution causes three times as many deaths as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis combined, according to a Global Alliance on Health and Pollution analysis released this week. Continue reading
Jun 14 World’s largest ocean may lie below the ocean floor By Hari Sreenivasan, Vic Pasquantonio A study in Science reveals that a massive reservoir of water -- in its molecular form -- may lie hundreds of miles below the earth’s surface and may hold more water than the earth’s oceans. Continue reading
Jun 14 7 questions to ask before you eat that shrimp By News Desk According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, eating seafood sustainably can drastically help us meet our seafood needs without compromising the needs of future generations. But what does sustainability mean when it comes to the seafood we consume?… Continue reading
Jun 13 Innovative research focuses on family role of overlooked dads By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Psychologists often focus on role of mothers in children’s development. Writer Paul Raeburn asks: when it comes to raising children, what does dad have to do with it?… Continue reading
Jun 11 Suffocating cells for science By Jenny Marder If you believe that all living things need oxygen to breathe, you’re not only wrong, but hopelessly human-centric. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Most mammals are biased toward multicellular organisms. It’s true that humans, along with mammals, birds,… Continue reading