Jan 01 Is the Amazon Rainforest Drying Out? A river rises in the Andes and flows east to the Amazon, Ucayali River in Peru. Photo by Bates Littlehales/National Geographic/Getty Images TARAPOTO, Peru -- For tropical ecologist Gregory Asner, flying over the Peruvian Amazon from the town… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far As EPA Chief Steps Down, an Evaluation of Obama's Environmental Policy So Far… Continue watching
Dec 27 Miles O'Brien: Crawling in Sewage, Sleeping With Dolphins in 2012 EmbedVideo(5319, 482, 304); Over the past year, Miles O'Brien has jogged, drank and slept on the job. He's suited up, strapped in and goofed off. He swam with dolphins to study sleep, played ball with chimps, tracked radiation… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch Best of Science Correspondent Miles O'Brien Watch the video for some highlights of the year from our fearless science correspondent. Continue watching
Dec 26 Commentary: A Tech To-Do List for Washington in 2013 Rob Pegoraro tries to make sense of computers, consumer electronics, telecom services, the Internet, software and other things that beep or blink through reporting, reviewing and analysis -- from 1999 to 2011 as the Washington Post's tech columnist, now… Continue reading
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Dec 21 2012's Wild Weather Passes 2011 Billion-Dollar Disaster Record By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Aerial view of the damage from Superstorm Sandy over the Atlantic Coast in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 31. Sandy was one of 11 billion-dollar disasters to hit the U.S. this year. Pool Photo by Doug Mills via Reuters. Frankenstorm… Continue reading
Dec 21 Remembering a Year of Wild Weather By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Wild winds, a searing drought, fires and a superstorm -- 2012 was a year of unusual and devastating natural disasters. These photos show what those erratic weather patterns meant for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Dec 20 Superheated Jet Dominates Black Hole A University of Maryland astrophysicist makes a discovery that could change the way we understand the behavior of black holes. Continue reading