But DSCOVR remains grounded. That fact is key to interpreting the so-called ‘climategate’ emails. by Mitchell Anderson | TheTyee.ca | January 20, 2010 The media missed the real story about the so-called “climategate” scandal. After thousands of emails were mysteriously stolen from the University of East Anglia and distributed just before the climate conference in Copenhagen, many [...]
By Wired Science | December 31, 2009 With so many incredible scientific advances and discoveries this year, Wired Science had a tough time choosing which 10 were the biggest. So, we went with the ones that stood out for us. From the amazing collective power of jellyfish, to a new human ancestor, to a cancer-detecting [...]
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | The New York Times | November 13, 2009 PLAYA GRANDE, Costa Rica — This resort town was long known forLeatherback Sea Turtle National Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum. So Kaja Michelson, a Swedish tourist, arrived with high expectations. “Of course we’re hoping to see turtles — [...]
By JOHN HEILPRIN | ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER | SEATTLE PI | DECEMBER 18, 2009 MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, Calif. — Far from Copenhagen’s turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global deal to [...]
By Faiz Shakir, The Progress Report. Posted December 10, 2009. This story was written by Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Matt Corley, Benjamin Armbruster, Zaid Jilani, and Alex Seitz-Wald. As delegates from countries across the globe gather at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, the world is waiting to see if international leaders will [...]