Updating the Science of Global Warming: A Q&A with Marine Biologist Katherine Richardson
An international climate change congress aims to gather the world's top scientists to update the book on global warming
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Icey proposition in space
It looks like tiny tropical bamboo, or a new form of ocean coral. But this spikey strawlike structure is actually frozen water that may be found in outer space.
Readers Respond on "The Self-Organizing Quantum Universe"--And More...
Letters to the editor on no-till Farming, spacetime triangles and dancing animals
Is a Global Recession Good for the Environment?
Seems like when the economy's bad, the environment improves, but history shows otherwise
The Role of Random Events in Extinction
Chance disaster as a bigger extinction threat than once thought
That Burger You're Eating Is Mostly Corn
By tracing the unique chemical signature of corn, scientists have shown that most of the meat in fast food is raised on corn
Dispatches from the Bottom of the Earth: An Antarctic Expedition in Search of Lost Mountains Encased in Ice
Marine geophysicist Robin Bell is leading an expedition to Antarctica to explore a mysterious mountain range beneath the ice sheet and will be updating Scientific American readers regularly...
Kayaking Antarctica with Jon Bowermaster
How a warming climate leads to freezing penguins, with journalist and author Jon Bowermaster, who has kayaked the world's seas, most recently in Antarctica. And Cynthia Graber takes us on a tour with a new M.I.T...
Feds Push Satellite Technology to Make Skies (and Runways) Friendlier
The Federal Aviation Administration awards contracts to replace aging radar systems
The Future of the Poles
Both the North and South poles are undergoing unprecedented changes as a result of man-made climate change. What does this mean for the region's wildlife and natural resources as countries make claims for territory?...
To Save the Southern Polar Environment--Dump the Antarctic Treaty
How letting nations establish territorial claims on Antarctica could save its threatened marine ecosystems.
Drawing Lines in the Sea: Nations Stake Claims on Arctic Ocean Riches
The year 2009 will see a rendezvous between science, politics and big business in the high Arctic. Though frenzied seabed mapping clarifies the geology, economic incentives cloud the discussion...
Life at the Poles: Eight Polar Animals That Face the Promise and Peril of Climate Change
When sea ice disappears some polar inhabitants advance, whereas others retreat
Life at the Poles: Eight Polar Animals That Face the Promise and Peril of Climate Change
When sea ice disappears some polar inhabitants advance, whereas others retreat
Sound Method to Save Manatees
Slowing down boats is the remedy for keeping manatees from getting hit. But a Florida Atlantic University scientist says that manatees can't hear the low frequencies of slow boats. Alarms could do the trick...
Will the Opening of the Northwest Passage Transform Global Shipping Anytime Soon?
With the melting of Arctic Ocean ice, the fabled waterway between Europe and Asia has been open to shipping the past two summers--or has it?
