Chaiten Eruption
This is a YouTube video done by Geotimes that looks at the latest developments on the reawakening of Chaiten volcano is this videocast.
Black Gold Agriculture
This is a YouTube video done by Geotimes. Charcoal is making a comeback — but not where you might think. Instead of putting charcoal into the grill, some scientists are advocating putting it into the ground.
State of the Nation's Ecosystems
This is a YouTube video done by Geotimes. On Wednesday, the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment — a nonprofit environmental think tank — released its second assessment of how these activities affect the nation's ecosystems.
|
Nitrogen Cycle out of Whack?
This is another YouTube video done by Geotimes that covers new research on the global nitrogen cycle. It explains how the cycle is out of balance and can have wide-ranging impacts on society.
Sea Surface Temperature Data Issues
This is another YouTube video done by Geotimes. Scientists recently solved a longstanding puzzle about Earth's climate record. And human error is to blame.
Platinum from the Deep
This is a YouTube video done by Geotimes. One of the most famous sources for both diamonds and platinum is South Africa's Bushveld Complex, a giant geological mishmash of ancient magmas that welled up into the crust more than 2 billion years ago. And it's unusually rich in platinum and similar elements.
Finding such wealthy deposits is difficult, so exploration geologists have been studying the Bushveld Complex to find out what's special about it.
|
View Why Earth Science? on 
