EARTH Magazine - Blogging_on_Earth

Chile quake/tsunami news coverage: The bad and the good

Carolyn Gramling — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:26:40

As you would expect, there's been tons of coverage of the earthquake off the coast of Chile and the resulting tsunami in the mainstream media. And yes, some of it has been notoriously poor.

What makes a disaster? Does this blizzard count?

Carolyn Gramling — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:36:42

We recommend: One of EARTH's regular contributors, Callan Bentley, has a thoughtful post up on his blog about what makes a natural disaster. Click through for the link.

Hubble's pics of Pluto: Dark orange and charcoal-black

Carolyn Gramling — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:41:58

Today NASA released new Hubble images of dwarf planet Pluto — and far from being just an icy colorless rock, the images show a mottled, orangey-black world.

Blogging on EARTH: \"Climategate\" scientist tells his side

Carolyn Gramling — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:24:52

Climatologist Michael Mann met the press today at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting to answer questions about "Climategate" and what those hacked emails really said about climate science.

Blogging on EARTH: A proposed twist on carbon trades at AGU

Carolyn Gramling — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:53:28

Is the developed world outsourcing its carbon dioxide emissions? And if so — should we help pay for them?

New cousin joins primate family tree - but it's also no missing link

Erin Wayman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:01

Last spring, researchers claimed they had found the common ancestor of monkeys and apes, dubbed Darwinius. The discovery of another, very similar, primate fossil provides more evidence that Darwinius was no missing link after all.

NASA's LCROSS crashes on the moon

Erin Wayman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:35:54

NASA crash-landed a rocket on the moon to look for evidence of water. The collision didn't produce a notable plume as expected, but scientists are confident they have the data they need to answer their questions.

Mars' ice is pure, not dirty

Carolyn Gramling — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:52:59

A layer of pure ice, buried just a meter or two below the surface, might extend over as much as half of the red planet, scientists from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team reported today.

Online stargazing with GigaGalaxy Zoom

Carolyn Gramling — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:34:41

For a humbling sense of perspective, the European Southern Observatory has a new way to look at the universe: with a zoom button.

New USGS chief appointed

Carolyn Gramling — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:06:04

It's MBARI CEO Marcia McNutt.

White House climate report: U.S. changes already apparent

Carolyn Gramling — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:34:47

The first climate report from Barack Obama's presidency synthesizes existing scientific data and has a strong message: Climate change isn't coming; it's already here. The next question: What the country should do about it.gdmfu52rxt

Redefining Quaternary

Carolyn Gramling — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:47:30

A geologic period just got a little older.

DOE promises $2.4 billion for clean coal

Carolyn Gramling — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:52:23

FY 2010 budget cuts Yucca, oil and gas programs

Carolyn Gramling — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:25:54

Earth: The movie (not the magazine)

Erin Wayman — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:12:17

Disney's new movie about the natural world is light on storyline, but offers spectacular views of our planet and its inhabitants.