State of the Future report looks 10 years ahead

The 2008 State of the Future report looks at trends in world affairs ten years down the road, based on data from the past 20 years. The idea of the State of the Future, said Jerome Glenn, Director of the Millennium Project and co-author of the report, is not just to improve education or business, but to improve the whole society. Hear more from Glenn on the State of the Future.

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Are clones safe to eat?

A 2006 stddy found that 43 percent of Americans think food from cloned animals is unsafe to eat. Mark Walton of ViaGen, a Texas-based cloning company, shares his perspective.

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Bob Brakenridge tracks world flooding in real time

Is flooding increasing around the world? EarthSky talks with Bob Brakenridge, founder of the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, about mapping global flooding in this 8-minute Clear Voices for Science podcast.

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Shipping lanes moved to save whales

In a first for the U.S., shipping lanes have been moved to avoid collisions with whales. Hear David Wiley, of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, who led the science to protect whales from the nearly 5,000 ship transits each year.

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Bob Brakenridge tracks world flooding in real time

Is flooding increasing around the world? EarthSky talks with Bob Brakenridge, founder of the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, about mapping global flooding in this 8-minute Clear Voices for Science podcast.

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Don't blame the sun for recent climate change, says expert

The sun has been implicated by some in driving climate change over the past few decades. But Caspar Ammann of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder speaks of evidence that the sun is not to blame for a warming Earth.

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August full moon named for fish or grain

August 16, 2008. The full moon rises at sundown today. The August full moon has been called the Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.

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‘Dr. Hammerhead’ on shark superhighways

Shark expert “Dr. Hammerhead” follows hammerhead sharks on their ‘superhighways’ in the sea, starting at the Galapagos islands.

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Scientists test robots at poles, aim for planets

Scientists have been testing robots they say could take exploration of the moon and planets to a new level.

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Sylvia Earle speaks of global ‘hope spots’

Take care of the ocean, says explorer Sylvia Earle, and it will take care of you. Earle talks about our human connection to the ocean, and the places around the planet she likes to call “hope spots.”

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EarthSky Blogs

Jeremy Shere The Benefits of Chewing Gum
According to a new study by British researchers, chewing three sticks of sugarless gum per day could help patients recover more quickly from colon surgery. […]

Posted by Jeremy Shere August 19, 2008 (0)

Dan Kulpinski Good news for gorillas and humpback whales
Recent weeks brought news that there are a lot more western lowland gorillas than we thought and that humpback whale populations are rebounding. […]

Posted by Dan Kulpinski August 18, 2008 (0)

Deborah Byrd Great Planet Debate focuses on Pluto controversy
Hi Debbie- The Great Planet Debate meeting is coming this week near DC. Your readers and listeners might be interested to know that they can […]

Posted by Deborah Byrd August 10, 2008 (1)

Larry Sessions Keep on truckin' with Perseus
The Perseid Meteor shower is predicted to peak before dawn next Tuesday morning, August 12. Much has already been said about it, so I will […]

Posted by Larry Sessions August 8, 2008 (1)

Beverly Spicer MIT discovery primed to unleash solar revolution
BIG STORY from MIT today. From Anne Trafton, MIT News: "In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative […]

Posted by Beverly Spicer August 1, 2008 (2)

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