Earth Science Archives
October 13, 2016Biodiversity Is Good for the Economy
(via Minute Earth) Research suggests that more diverse ecosystems are better for the bottom line. 
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| Earth Science - Thursday October 13th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Where Should We Put the Next Billion People?
(via Nature) The world's population is set to increase by one billion by 2030. In this Nature Video, we take a look at where on Earth they are all going to live. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Wednesday September 28th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Faint Young Sun Paradox: Explained
If the sun was so faint many billions of years ago, why was the Earth apparently so warm? Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Wednesday September 7th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Why Humans Have Gone to War Over Salt
Joe Hanson explains the science and history of salt and pepper. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Monday July 11th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
What Happened Before History?
(via Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell) Humans. We have been around for a while now. When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Thursday June 23rd, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Is an Ice Age Coming?
(via PBS Space Time) We’re living in a brief window of time where our planet isn’t frozen underneath a giant layer of glaciers. How much longer will the moderate climate that we’ve come to know as “normal” continue? What causes these dramatic shifts in temperature that thaw our planet and then throw it back into a state of deep freeze? This episode looks at how the changes in our planet’s orbit and rotation impacts our climate. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Wednesday May 25th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Cave Sealed Off for 5 Million Years
(via SciShow) In 1986, a prospecting crew in southern Romania was looking for a good place to build a geothermal power plant, when they accidentally discovered one of the oddest caves of all... Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Monday May 16th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Waterfall That Disappears Underground
(via SciShow) A waterfall that seems to just disappear into the ground sounds pretty unbelievable, but scientists are still bewildered by the mysteries of Devil's Kettle Falls. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Monday May 2nd, 2016 | Send to a Friend
The Fern That Cooled the Planet
(via SciShow) Over it’s lifetime, the Earth has seen plenty of climate change. About 50 million years ago the planet experienced extreme cooling, and all from a little fern. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Monday April 18th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Watch as Scientists Move the South Pole
(via Sixty Symbols) Each year the geographic south pole marker is moved (and replaced) as the Antarctic ice slides across the continent. This year we had a man on the scene - astrophysicist Denis Barkats. More videos from Denis at the pole are coming soon. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Earth Science - Sunday April 17th, 2016 | Send to a Friend