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The Prophet of Space Trash

Donald Kessler is leading a new study considering what to do about orbital debris, a problem he saw developing decades ago. 01.26.2012

Impatient Futurist: Science Finds a Better Way to Teach Science

After doing some much-needed research, cognitive scienctists are suggesting a new way to boost students’ lagging scores: Get rid of the hallowed (and stultifying) classroom lecture. 01.17.2012

How I Put a Murderer Away With Doppler Radar

Sometimes a smoking gun can be a weather pattern. 01.13.2012

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Changing Planet: Clean Energy and Green Jobs

07.29.2011 NBC senior environmental reporter Anne Thompson hosts a town hall discussion at George Washington University about how we can do well (economically) by doing good (for the planet).

Changing Planet: Adapting to Our Water Future

NBC's Anne Thompson hosts a town hall at Arizona State University on how we can change the game when it comes to water resources. 08.03.2011

The Road to the New Energy Economy, Redux

The NSF continues to push for a future based on cleaner, lower-carbon energy generation. 04.30.2011

Changing Planet: Impact on Lives & Values

Tom Brokaw hosts a town hall discussion at Yale University about how Earth's climate is changing and how that will affect people tomorrow and in decades to come. 04.22.2011

Grand Challenges: The Future of Video Games

DISCOVER Web editor Amos Zeeberg moderates an eclectic panel of experts at the South by Southwest conference as they discuss the future of gaming and how it will affect society. 04.29.2010

Grand Challenges: Robotics

In January, DISCOVER and the National Science Foundation continued their Grand Challenges event series with a panel discussion at Carnegie Mellon University exploring the dynamic world of robotics. 03.30.2010

Grand Challenges: Climate Change

DISCOVER editor-in-chief Corey Powell and four leading researchers discuss the science of climate change and the world-changing effects it could bring. 07.06.2009

Grand Challenges: Mysteries of the Cosmos

DISCOVER blogger Phil Plait and four eminent astronomers and astrophysicists discuss the biggest questions of all. 05.27.2009

Grand Challenges: Unlocking the Brain

Four leading experts discuss the hottest issues in brain research, from manipulating memory to pinpointing consciousness. Moderated by DISCOVER blogger & columnist Carl Zimmer. 02.26.2009

The Road to the New Energy Economy

A series of briefings to garner congressional support for pushing us toward a more efficient, lower-carbon future. 10.14.2009

Science Nation Video: Mount St. Helens: Rising From the Ashes

Life erupts once again from the once lifeless mountain 07.25.2011

Science Nation Video: IceCube and Its Frozen Secrets

Searching below the surface of Antarctica for the mysterious neutrino 07.12.2011

Science Nation Video: Science Behind Bars

Unlocking the mysteries of science in the unlikeliest of places 06.22.2011

Science Nation Video: Surgical Robotics

Robots help surgeons transcend human limits 06.16.2011

Science Nation Video: Signing Made Easy

From video games to cell phone apps, making sign language easier to learn 06.08.2011

Science Nation Video: Hidden Oil and Gas Plumes in the Gulf

Below the surface, thousands of marine creatures are still in danger from Gulf oil disaster 06.01.2011

Science Nation Video: BPS: Brain Positioning System

Keeping better track of yourself and your keys 05.19.2011

Science Nation Video: Citizen Science

Volunteers help scientists understand birds and changing habitats 04.19.2011

Science Nation Video: Make Way for Ducklings

What wood ducks are revealing about threats to our fine feathered friends 04.06.2011

Science Nation Video: Engineering and Music: A Powerful Duet for Art and Science

These engineers and musicians are hitting just the right notes 03.30.2011

Science Nation Video: Fluorescent Fruit Flies Shed New Light

Researchers genetically engineer glow-in-the-dark sperm in fruit flies, revealing much more about sexual selection 03.16.2011

Science Nation Video: Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms

Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer? 03.10.2011

Science Nation Video: Acrobotic Robots

Dennis Hong is living his dreams ... literally ... in a lab filled with wacky robots 03.02.2011

Science Nation Video: Black Holes: Peering Into the Heart of Darkness

Astronomers use infrared "eyes" to shed light on these enigmatic cosmic structures 02.23.2011

Science Nation Video: Good Vibrations

Treating brain disease with some good vibes 02.16.2011

Science Nation Video: Lice and Human Migration

What lice reveal about our evolutionary history 02.02.2011

Science Nation Video: Green Roofs

Ingenuity sprouting from the rooftops 01.27.2011

Science Nation Video: Dying Lobsters

Researcher narrows down spread of first lobster virus 01.20.2011

Science Nation Video: Creeping, Crawling Caterpillars

Roly-Poly role models for future robots 01.12.2011

Science Nation Video: Cybersickness: A Virtual Bummer

Is a trip to the 3-D movies making you sick? 01.06.2011