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The Lightning Planets

2:07 PM Yes, Juno will be a major advance in gas-giant science. Fortunately, we will also get something similar from Saturn, because the "extended extended" mission of Cassini, in orbit around Saturn, has "Juno" type observations. The Scoop: No matter ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  23 Nov 2009

Saving The Sharks That Bit Us

A new guest post from shark advocate and shark attack victim Debbie Salamone of the Pew Campaign to End Overfishing in the Southeast: My fellow shark attack victims and I are celebrating today because the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  John Kerry

Sponge Bob Solves Reef Conundrum

Why are warm tropical waters so clear? Because they lack nutrients. But then how do those amazing coral reefs manage to thrive in such places? Well, sponges, of all things, may be the secret according to this article in Conservation magazine's Journal ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  17 Nov 2009

More Proof That Females Are Better Than Males

A guest post from veterinarian & veteran science writer Cynthia Mills: Sexual commerce is much like regular commerce in that there is a tendency towards short term thinking—that is, many CEO’s aim for quarterly profits at the cost of long ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  16 Nov 2009

Flight Over Earth's 'East' Pole

The glacier-shrouded mountains of the Tibetan Plateau are sometimes called the Earth's Third Pole. This is because, as reported today by NASA's Earth Observatory, it ranks 3rd -- right after the Antarctic and the Arctic -- for ice content. It's a rough, ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NASA

Saving World's Rarest Wolf

The world's rarest wolf is probably also the one that's probably had the longest relationship with humans -- the Ethiopian wolf. These canines are hemmed in on a few mountain "islands" of high altitude flanking Africa's Great Rift Valley. Global ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  11 Nov 2009

Fish Migrating Off Your Plate ...

... And you can't just stab it with a fork to make the slippery beast stay put. This is one of the many other ways climate change is making itself unmistakable: Fish are emigrating as their waters warm. Fishermen are seeing this and so are diners, who ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  10 Nov 2009

Welcome to the Climate Divide

In many parts of this world nobody has the luxury of denying climate science. That's because climate change is already causing loads of trouble. Take an island nation like the Maldives. The waves of the Indian Ocean are not only lapping ever higher ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Andrew C. Revkin

The Weak Underbelly of West Antarctica?

There is a dangerous PIG on the loose in West Antarctica. Yeah, I said PIG. This one could dump a whole lot of ice into the sea, raising sea levels worldwide. That's why scientists, including those in this fall's Operation Ice Bridge, are watching the ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  10 Nov 2009

Discovery News & Earth Pub Launch Anew

As you may be aware, this blog is part of a larger entity called Discovery News. I've been a science writer for Discovery News since 1998. Over the years it's been redesigned many times. Today, however, we are launching the most significant redesign ...

From LARRY O'HANLON, Discovery Channel,  9 Nov 2009

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