Planetary Boundaries Framework
Scientists define environmental limits within which humanity can continue to thrive on earth.
Polar Bear Genetics
Melting sea ice is has resulted in a recent northward shift in polar bear genes.
Penguins & Climate Change
Comparing the evolutionary histories of Antarctica’s penguin species may predict how they’ll respond to climate change.
Science Breakthroughs of 2014: CubeSats
2014 Science Breakthroughs of the Year: The rise of the pint-sized satellite.
Storm Detecting Birds
Some birds may use their excellent hearing to detect approaching storms.
Mountain Legacy Project
Scientists are using the science of computer vision to document climate change in the Rocky Mountains.
Changing Foliage
Climate change may affect fall foliage in many different ways.
Yacht Data Collection
A plan to turn recreational sailors into citizen scientists.
Hurricane Names
Feminine hurricane names may lull people into inadequate preparations.
Cyclone Drift
Cyclones have been peaking in intensity closer and closer to the poles over the last 30 years.
Fish on Acid
Fish in acidified waters exhibit strange and often reckless behaviors.
Krypton & Ancient Ice
Scientists are using the radioactive properties of krypton to determine the age of Antarctic ice and reconstruct the ancient climate.
Clean Air Act Success
Samples from Greenland's ice cores suggest that the U.S. Clean Air Act has helped curtail acid rain.
GPS Weather Jets
GPS devices on commercial flights could predict hurricanes.
Wind Temperature
Moving air feels colder than still air, but what does the thermometer say?
Wind Farms & Hurricanes
Massive offshore wind farms could have a surprising fringe benefit: disrupting hurricanes.
ENCORE PRESENTATION
WHEN SCIENCE MEETS HISTORY (Encore Presentation) - Ocean temperature records from a 19th century research ship confirm global warming. Reviving plants hidden under glaciers for centuries. Tracing the genetic origins of the blight that started the Irish Potato Famine. And uncovering evidence of lead pollution in Spain from 4,000 years ago.
Beluga Parasite
A parasite called toxoplasma gondii is invading Arctic beluga whale populations thanks to global warming.
Condors & Drones
Drone aircraft could help teach endangered California condors where to find food.
Storm Decisions
Can people ignore hype about the weather in order to protect themselves from real storm threats?
Walden Trees
Trees described by Henry David Thoreau in Walden are adapting to
earlier spring thaws, but face stiff competition from invasive species.
Whales & Oil
The exploitation of natural resources in the Arctic due to melting sea ice has consequences for marine mammals.