| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| The Visioneers. |
Book review |
Mar 9, 2013 |
250 |
| Nature Wars. |
Brief article |
Feb 23, 2013 |
261 |
| Mirror Earth: The Search for Our Planet's Twin. |
Brief article |
Dec 29, 2012 |
266 |
| Dear future earthlings: a message in a bottle won't be enough to communicate with distant generations. |
|
Dec 15, 2012 |
1913 |
| Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth. |
Brief article |
Dec 15, 2012 |
286 |
| The Last Lost World: Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene. |
Brief article |
Oct 6, 2012 |
246 |
| Changing seasons inspire science. |
|
Jun 30, 2012 |
343 |
| Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet. |
Book review |
Jun 16, 2012 |
268 |
| The Story of Earth. |
Book review |
May 19, 2012 |
271 |
| Concrete Planet. |
Book review |
Feb 25, 2012 |
285 |
| New takes on historic quakes: two centuries on, scientists revisit the magnitudes of New Madrid's biggest rumbles. |
|
Dec 3, 2011 |
2786 |
| Inflight Science: A Guide to the World From Your Airplane Window. |
Book review |
Dec 3, 2011 |
248 |
| Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug Are Killing North America's Great Forests. |
Book review |
Oct 22, 2011 |
273 |
| The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time. |
Book review |
Sep 10, 2011 |
283 |
| Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants. |
Book review |
Aug 13, 2011 |
256 |
| Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle. |
Brief article |
Jun 18, 2011 |
292 |
| The Natural Navigator: A Watchful Explorer's Guide to a Nearly Forgotten Skill. |
Brief article |
Apr 9, 2011 |
298 |
| North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth's Magnetism. |
Book review |
Feb 12, 2011 |
255 |
| Written in Stone: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature. |
Book review |
Jan 1, 2011 |
261 |
| Shark: In Peril in the Sea. |
Book review |
Dec 4, 2010 |
256 |
| Eels. |
Brief article |
Nov 20, 2010 |
275 |
| Smoke from a distant fire: burning forests can send aerosols into the stratosphere and around the world. |
|
Nov 6, 2010 |
1274 |
| The Weather of the Future. |
Book review |
Oct 23, 2010 |
352 |
| Potential predictor of solar storms: microwave bursts may warn of impending eruption from sun. |
|
Aug 28, 2010 |
338 |
| Forest loss slowing in Brazil. |
Brief article |
Aug 28, 2010 |
118 |
| Scour power: big storms shift coastal erosion into overdrive. |
Cover story |
Aug 28, 2010 |
2199 |
| Rare rayed crater found in Sahara: meteor impact site was first detected on Google Earth. |
Brief article |
Aug 14, 2010 |
316 |
| Africa exports bumper crop of dust: emissions skyrocketed with 19th century agriculture boom. |
|
Jul 31, 2010 |
384 |
| Of methane and microorganisms: hydrates in northern ocean basins an ecological concern. |
Brief article |
Jul 31, 2010 |
252 |
| It's Moby Dick meets Jaws. |
Brief article |
Jul 31, 2010 |
148 |
| Texas flood carves canyon in days: torrent is a model for past megafloods on Earth and Mars. |
|
Jul 17, 2010 |
391 |
| Antarctic shoal breaks the ice: Breakup of a massive berg pinpoints an undersea ridge. |
|
Jul 17, 2010 |
331 |
| Not Exactly: In Praise of Vagueness. |
Book review |
Jul 17, 2010 |
268 |
| Trash confirms Jamestown drought: oyster shells discarded in well reveal colonists' water woes. |
|
Jul 3, 2010 |
357 |
| The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea. |
Book review |
Jun 19, 2010 |
252 |
| Two ancient birds didn't make a flap: Archaeopteryx, Confuciusornis had flimsy feathers, study finds. |
Brief article |
Jun 5, 2010 |
254 |
| Gravity lows mark rock burial sites: ancient watery upwelling may explain gravitational anomalies. |
Brief article |
Jun 5, 2010 |
279 |
| Dino feather shift. |
Brief article |
May 22, 2010 |
161 |
| When a tree falls. |
Brief article |
May 22, 2010 |
99 |
| Dark ocean kept early Earth warm under a faint sun: greater light absorption may have been planet's antifreeze. |
|
Apr 24, 2010 |
628 |
| A fresh look at Mount St. Helens: nearly 30 years after the peak's major eruption, recovery has just begun. |
|
Apr 24, 2010 |
2357 |
| Here Be Dragons. |
Book review |
Apr 24, 2010 |
280 |
| How chameleons hunt with a snap: elastic tissue gives tongue zap even in cold weather. |
Brief article |
Apr 10, 2010 |
244 |
| Oceans yield huge haul of plastic: 'garbage patches' more common and deeper than thought. |
|
Mar 27, 2010 |
415 |
| Whale hunting's carbon footprint: effect of last century's whaling equal to 128,000 SUVs. |
Brief article |
Mar 27, 2010 |
265 |
| Polar bears are a modern species: fossil reveals close genetic ties to brown bears in Alaska. |
Brief article |
Mar 27, 2010 |
293 |
| To escape rivals, simply sail away: sail-backed dinos avoided T. rex by taking to the water. |
Brief article |
Mar 13, 2010 |
303 |
| The Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate Change: A Complete Visual Guide. |
Brief article |
Mar 13, 2010 |
249 |
| Feathered dinosaurs, bold and in living color: stripes, spangles and spots abound. |
|
Feb 27, 2010 |
688 |
| Water vapor drop dampens temps: global warming slowed by decline in upper atmosphere's [H.sub.2]O. |
|
Feb 27, 2010 |
504 |
| Minor air traffic delays can add up: on average, economic impact exceeds that of hurricanes. |
Brief article |
Feb 13, 2010 |
195 |
| Deep-sea vents not stable homes: small changes may spur turnover in microbial community. |
Brief article |
Feb 13, 2010 |
274 |
| Irrigation could be cooling Midwest: two studies blame drop in hot days, more rainfall on farmers. |
|
Feb 13, 2010 |
379 |
| What On Earth Evolved? 100 Species That Changed the World. |
Brief article |
Feb 13, 2010 |
288 |
| Fossil footprints could push back origin of first four-limbed animals: tracks challenge thinking on age of sea-to-land transition. |
|
Jan 30, 2010 |
709 |
| Dressing up dinos: adding soft tissue to bone helps scientists, paleoartists bring ancient creatures to life. |
Cover story |
Jan 30, 2010 |
2202 |
| Teeth are clues for dino venom: features in skull could be glands, delivery pathways. |
Brief article |
Jan 16, 2010 |
223 |
| California hit by irrigation drain: grace mission tracks drop in aquifers of central valley. |
|
Jan 16, 2010 |
454 |
| Sub records volcano video. |
Brief article |
Jan 16, 2010 |
149 |
| Tracking of C[O.sub.2] outsourcing. |
Brief article |
Jan 16, 2010 |
158 |
| Seismology in your twitter feed. |
Brief article |
Jan 16, 2010 |
127 |
| Spores tell tale of megafauna's disappearance: dung fungus finds suggest climate change not to blame. |
|
Dec 19, 2009 |
896 |
| Over the Coasts: An Aerial View of Geology. |
Book review |
Dec 19, 2009 |
259 |
| Kilimanjaro snow may soon vanish: thinning rate suggests ice caps may disappear by 2022. |
|
Dec 5, 2009 |
361 |
| Small quakes may not be predictors: midplate temblors possibly aftershocks of ancient big ones. |
Brief article |
Dec 5, 2009 |
315 |
| A possible preflower-era pollinator: scorpionflies may have carried pollen among ancient plants. |
Brief article |
Dec 5, 2009 |
292 |
| Aerosols cloud climate picture: reactions may have mixed effects on temperature. |
|
Nov 21, 2009 |
1019 |
| Deadly Johnstown flood matched torrential force of Mississippi River: new work determines flow rate after catastrophic dam failure. |
|
Nov 21, 2009 |
382 |
| Ancient beavers did not eat trees: now-extinct giant creatures had hippopotamus-like diet. |
Brief article |
Nov 21, 2009 |
193 |
| Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation. |
Book review |
Nov 21, 2009 |
244 |
| Fungi survived extinction event; study suggests abundant microfossils aren't from algae. |
Brief article |
Nov 7, 2009 |
226 |
| As the worms churn: burrowing animals mix soil and sediments, shaping the environment and scientists' understanding of it. |
|
Nov 7, 2009 |
2335 |
| Don't Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in an Age of Style. |
Book review |
Nov 7, 2009 |
265 |
| Feathered dino predates birds: peacock-sized creature had aerodynamic appendages. |
Brief article |
Oct 24, 2009 |
283 |
| King of the ancient seas. |
Brief article |
Oct 24, 2009 |
218 |
| Pitter-patter of tiny theropod feet. |
Brief article |
Oct 24, 2009 |
179 |
| Atmosphere took roller-coaster ride around time of Earth's oxygenation: minerals hint that levels of the gas rose, dipped, rose again. |
|
Oct 10, 2009 |
451 |
| Cyclones spawn more tornadoes: increase in hurricane size may explain extra twisters. |
Brief article |
Oct 10, 2009 |
230 |
| Looking for a change on climate policy in Copenhagen. |
Interview |
Oct 10, 2009 |
714 |
| Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology. |
Book review |
Sep 26, 2009 |
272 |
| New data show quickening loss of groundwater beneath India: increased crop irrigation is depleting region's aquifers. |
|
Sep 12, 2009 |
1049 |
| Spotting danger from on high. |
Brief article |
Aug 29, 2009 |
175 |
| Team identifies new path to haze; reactions turn hydrocarbon into light-scattering aerosols. |
|
Aug 29, 2009 |
311 |
| Pearls unstrung: for a while, the Great Lakes weren't connected by rivers and Niagara Falls was just a trickle. |
|
Aug 29, 2009 |
2387 |
| Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution. |
Book review |
Aug 29, 2009 |
259 |
| Lopsided lights grace the poles: observations reveal that auroras are not symmetrical. |
|
Aug 15, 2009 |
311 |
| Sign of ancient sea ice. |
Brief article |
Aug 15, 2009 |
140 |
| Warming in central Pacific Ocean may offer better cyclone predictor: find suggests shifts in activity are more reliable than El Nino. |
|
Aug 1, 2009 |
442 |
| Erosion, on the down low. |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2009 |
185 |
| Historic Photos of the Manhattan Project. |
Book review |
Aug 1, 2009 |
245 |
| Bird in the hand. |
Brief article |
Jul 18, 2009 |
191 |
| Louisiana sinks as sea level rises: state's coast threatened by global warming, settling land. |
|
Jul 18, 2009 |
396 |
| Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved! |
Book review |
Jul 18, 2009 |
252 |
| Gravity's influences could mean bumpy ride for inner solar system: new simulations describe scenarios for smashing planets. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
320 |
| Signs of hunting beneath Huron: survey finds lines and piles of boulders on lake bottom. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
316 |
| Alpine Antarctica, before all the ice: study details chain of peaks under continent's flat surface. |
|
Jul 4, 2009 |
337 |
| Flotsametrics and the Floating World. |
Book review |
Jul 4, 2009 |
262 |
| Unprecedented organic meteorite: study finds high levels of a possible precursor to early life. |
|
Jun 20, 2009 |
369 |
| Phytoliths as climate clues. |
Brief article |
Jun 20, 2009 |
199 |
| Bricks, mortar and magnetism. |
Brief article |
Jun 20, 2009 |
189 |
