April 2006


News: Drilled Core Exposes Hitherto Unseen Layer of Earth’s Crust

David Biello

Reviews: What Makes a Revolution?
Can Field Notes from a Catastrophe spark a revolution over global warming?
Marguerite Holloway

Artificial Life
Are scientists on the verge of making living things from little more than dust?
NOVA scienceNOW

Dispatch: What We’re Thinking About: Use Old Parts
In part three of the ongoing head-to-head between series host Robert Krulwich and his interlocutor, contributing editor Jonah Lehrer, familiarize yourself with the zombie bartender method for creating artifical life.
Robert Krulwich, Jonah Lehrer

Groups launch energy ‘manifesto’
Thirty-five environmental and energy organisations have issued a joint manifesto in response to the UK Government’s energy review.

Earth Viz | Sea Ice

During the winter months, a layer of ice forms across vast expanses of the Arctic Ocean. Each summer, more than half of that ice vanishes.

Car makers ‘failing’ on climate
Car makers are defaulting on a key target to tackle climate change, according to an environmental group.

Dig for ancient pyramid in Bosnia
Archaeologists dig for what they believe might be a pyramid hidden beneath a hill in the town of Visoko, Bosnia.

Bird flu’s ‘risk to biodiversity’
The spread of bird flu poses serious risks to endangered species in many Asian countries, say scientists.

Ask the Experts: How do neon lights work?

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