60-Second Earth

Scientific American

  • 3 minutes 26 seconds
    New Map Knows Noise
    National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness. David Biello reports
    23 February 2015, 2:28 pm
  • 3 minutes 4 seconds
    Oil-Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections
    Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports
    15 February 2015, 11:00 am
  • 2 minutes 55 seconds
    Siberian Winters See Temp Uptick
    The long-term winter warming of Russia’s far north has gotten a boost from industrialization. David Biello reports
    8 February 2015, 12:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 48 seconds
    Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production
    The biggest single source of global warming pollution actually started to shrink in 2014. David Biello reports
    1 February 2015, 2:30 pm
  • 2 minutes 55 seconds
    Is Recycling Worth the Effort?
    The value of recycling depends on the material in question and whether all hidden costs and benefits go into the analysis. David Biello reports

     
    28 January 2015, 1:25 pm
  • 2 minutes 43 seconds
    Tropical Forests Pay Price for Gold Rush
    Desire for gold has made mining in tropical forests financially worthwhile, leading to ecosystem destruction. Cynthia Graber reports

     
    20 January 2015, 10:44 pm
  • 2 minutes 43 seconds
    Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word
    Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change. David Biello reports

     
    12 January 2015, 9:58 am
  • 2 minutes 56 seconds
    Meet the (Newest Known) Beetles!
    Researchers announced the discovery of 98 beetle species previously unknown to science. David Biello reports

     
    30 December 2014, 6:57 pm
  • 2 minutes 51 seconds
    Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site
    The Sundarbans, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and stretching across India and Bangladesh, have been tarnished by a 350,000-liter oil spill. David Biello reports

     
    22 December 2014, 6:55 pm
  • 2 minutes 43 seconds
    Plummeting Petroleum Price Gases Up Global Warming
    Good news for gas and oil consumers can be bad news for the environment. David Biello reports
    15 December 2014, 12:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 43 seconds
    Movies Can Boost Solar Power
    The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reports
    28 November 2014, 9:00 am
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