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Next month's climate summit in Copenhagen seeks to transform the way we run the planet, from the generation of energy, to the building of homes and cities, to the shaping of the landscape. It would also shift wealth from rich to poor countries in the process. Complete Story...
Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from failure in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
Earth's temperature is likely to jump nearly 6 degrees between now and the end of the century even if every country cuts greenhouse gas emissions as proposed, according to a United Nations update.
One of the options for future space exploration has been criticized as a "look but don't touch" strategy, but the flexible-path option may turn out to be NASA's best bet. Commentary by NBC News' James Oberg.
How do you make a movie when the whole planet is your set?
Saturday would be a great time to be an astronaut with a window seat in a rocket ship circling the earth.
Google Inc. on Monday launched a new version of Google Earth that allows users to explore the oceans, view images of Mars and watch regions of the Earth change over time.
Recent satellite observations have revealed the largest breach yet seen in the magnetic field that protects Earth from most of the sun's violent blasts, researchers reported Tuesday. The discovery was made last summer by Themis, a fleet of five small NASA satellites.
If you’re looking for chuckles this holiday season, bypass the miserably unfunny “Four Christmases” and go where the real comedy is — “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” a clumsy, moronic remake of Robert Wise’s brilliant 1951 classic about an alien invader trying to save the human race from its own self-destructive impulses.
Water covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and is vital to life, yet science knows more about the moon than it does about the oceans.
Online photo albums I had prepared for family and friends weren't capturing the essence of my travels to the southern reaches of the world. Then a light bulb clicked as I was exploring Google Earth: Why not use that?
An asteroid at least 500 feet long will make a rare close pass by Earth next week, but there is no chance of an impact, scientists reported Thursday.
The global ocean "conveyor belt" draws cold, subarctic waters south and brings warm waters up to Europe
Some of the most beautiful national parks in the US are threatened by a mining boom prompted by soaring metal prices, according to an analysis of government data.
The amount of carbon emissions that are avoided depends on which crop is used to produce the biofuel (top six bars) and if forest is cleared for crops (red). Converting cropland to forests or grassland can also save emissions (bottom three bars) (Image: AAAS/World Land Trust)
The North Atlantic is stirring fitfully. A new monitoring system has shown that the ocean's currents change rapidly, surging or slowing from one week to the next. That makes it difficult to judge whether they really are slowing down over the long term, as one study has suggested.
You've heard of urban heat islands. Now researchers have confirmed the existence of their opposite: cool farm patches.
An 8-million-year-old bacterium that was extracted from the oldest known ice on Earth is now growing in a laboratory, claim researchers.
The team are distributing 2007 flood forecasts in five regions in Bangladesh (Image: Climate Forecasting Applications in Bangladesh)
Each stretch of an artificial muscle attached to a buoy can generate 20 watts of power (Image: SRI)
Rainfall was dramatically reduced in 1992, as a result of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption, even if the effects of El Niño were eliminated from the record (bottom graph); arrows indicate the eruptions of Mount Agung, El Chichón, and Pinatubo (Image: GRL/Trenberth/Dai)
Siberia is experiencing earlier springs, a study of satellite images has revealed. The trend is likely to be triggering more forest fires, say researchers, and to be linked to global warming.
A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Google Earth to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon reservation.
Chile has asked Google Inc. to correct its popular online mapping service that shows a southern Chilean town — named after a national hero — as part of neighboring Argentina.
Severn Suzuki – "The Girl Who Silenced The World"Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only 12 years old when she spoke before the UN earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. A child speaking before adults representing all the countries in the world – yet her speech was anything but childish.
OK, boys and Girls, here's the premise. The Earth is about to be completely destroyed. There is no possible rescue mission. Bruce Willis is not going to guide a shuttle mission that has any chance of stopping the total destruction of every life form on the planet.
Atlantis astronaut's wife gives birth 220 miles belowJOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston--Astronaut Randy Bresnik carried out a spacewalk Saturday awaiting word of the birth of his second child.
Marxism for a Green Planet (Groucho}4. "The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made." Decoded: Smells like greenwashing to me. 5.
Photo: Crescent EarthThis dazzling picture of our planet, all dark but the cerulean sliver of the South Pole, was a long time coming. More Articles
Dark Red Spot Found on Kuiper Belt Object HaumaeUnlike all other large Kuiper Belt Objects, which are covered in methane ice and so slightly red in colour, Haumea and its two moons are covered in water ice, giving them a blue tinge. Moreover, Haumea is much denser than water and so must have a rich rocky core.
Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New OceanA 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm. The crack, 20 feet wide in spots, opened in 2005 and some geologists believed then that it would spawn a new ocean.
WirelessTech Taking a Toll on Earth Science and AstronomyNearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless...is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific instruments that likewise need access to the electromagnetic spectrum.
Starhawk: Pagan Spiral Dance–and a broken bridge!once a year, we do the big, blowout ritual—The Spiral Dance. This is our chance to honor the arts as sacred endeavors, the work of musicians, dancers, altar makers, to create a true temple for a night, albeit in a basketball gym.
Asteroid explosion reveals holes in Earth's defences As the US government ponders a strategy to deal with threatening asteroids, a dramatic explosion over Indonesia has underscored how blind we still are to hurtling space rocks.
I have seen many theories on intelligent life being on other planets. But I have to ask this question.
Earthships, which I will hereafter refer to as earthhomes, are a concept introduced in the 1970s, of using waste tires, glass bottles, and cans to create a structure that would be minimally impacting of the environment; off the grid and making its own water, heat and cooling.
Controversial Moon Origin Theory Rewrites History : Discovery NewsIf a new twist on a decades-old theory is right, conditions in the early solar system suggest the moon formed inside Mercury's orbit and migrated out until it was roped into orbit around Earth.
Asteroid discovered just Thursday flew inside moon's orbit last night!!!Realistically, it will be a near-miss in astronomical terms. The small asteroid, named 2009 TM8, will pass just inside the orbit of the moon, at get within 216,000 miles of Earth while traveling at 18,000 MPH.
An Asteroid Could Have Killed Us TonightRejoice, because you are alive: An asteroid named 2009 TM8 just passed only 216,000 miles from Earth, racing at 18,163mph. That's closer than the moon.
Oh, @!$%#! ( Global Warming and C02 Emissions )The IPCC says that by 2020 rich industrial countries must cut emissions 25 to 40 percent (compared with 1990) if the world is to have a fair chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change.
TED Blog: How food shapes our cities: Carolyn Steel on TED.comEvery day, in a city the size of London, 30 million meals are served. But where does all the food come from? Architect Carolyn Steel discusses the daily miracle of feeding a city, and shows how ancient food routes shaped the modern world.
However, I'm not laughing. It leaves me in a daze trying to comprehend the absurdity of everyone trying to sell some 'climate change' agenda.
Mysterious 'star-like luminary' amazes onlookers worldwideSomething is being spotted in the sky, and it defies conventional logic.
How much longer will the space station fly?(CNN) -- It's the most complex construction project in history.
Matridynamics: A New Vision of Being There is little doubt that we have reached the time where there must be not only a turning away as Phil Ochs once put it, but also a very major change in paradigm.
Into the wild: Photographers go to ends of the earth to capture these amazing wildlife shots They spend weeks, months or even years waiting to track down and shoot their prey. But when wildlife photographers eventually capture their target, the results - as these picture show - are worth it.
This little young lady is preaching to the world on how we are and the wastefulness that we put ourselves. She is only 13 years of age, and came 5000 miles on her as well as others money that they collected just to give the message that she gave.
Whistle at the Fizzle by Saman MalikIndia claimed to have conducted a 45kt thermonuclear (fusion) test, a 15kt fission test and a 0.2kt experimental test on May 11, 1998, besides a 0.5kt test and a 0.3kt test on May.
"Quiet" Sun can also hit Earth with wild windsSINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Sun can lash the Earth with powerful winds that can disrupt communications, aviation and power lines even when it is in the quiet phase of its 11-year solar cycle, U.S. scientists say.
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