60-Second Earth

Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports

In a May 21 speech Pope Francis warned that despoiling the environment would come back to haunt humanity. David Biello reports  

Building on light-cloaking work, physicists took a small step toward the goal of shielding cities from earthquakes by deflecting incoming energy. David Biello reports  

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has a working prototype for a space-based solar energy collector and distributor that would beat the cloudy-day problem. David Biello reports  

A host of factors determine the role of electric and hybrid cars in reducing greenhouse gas pollution, such as whether coal is their ultimate fuel source. David Biello reports  

An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientsts finds that 93 percent of climate info on Fox News prime time and 81 percent on The Wall Street Journal opinion pages is misleading. Steve Mirsky reports

Warmer temperatures in the North are allowing species to shift from ocean to ocean. David Biello reports

BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico didn't just foul the ocean, it also tainted the air. David Biello reports

The background music in stores and shopping malls designed to spur sales also spur emissions of greenhouse gases. David Biello reports

Banding penguins to track them is bad for their health, a new study reports. David Biello investigates

The International Council for Science has narrowed down five top challenges the world needs to meet in order to sustain our planet. Christie Nicholson reports

Soil samples taken from a 50-mile radius around the Macondo well reveal striped layers of thick goo, possibly containing oil. Christie Nicholson reports

Warming temperatures will exacerbate crop-destructive events, ranging from fires to floods. David Biello reports

What lives in a given ecosystem depends on history. David Biello reports

A new proposal would limit whaling, by permitting small amounts of it. David Biello reports

Despite cooling in some regions, overall Antarctic temperatures are increasing. David Biello reports

That is the question facing the U.S. Supreme Court in a case on the waste from mining. David Biello reports

U.S. states are beginning to attack another major source of global warming pollution besides power plants: your car. David Biello reports

Light-emitting diodes are beginning to replace the old-fashioned light bulb as well as newer compact fluorescent models. David Biello reports.

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