SciFri Radio: Planetary and Earth Sciences

SciFri Radio: The Possibility of Earthquake Prediction
Can new forms of seismic monitoring be used to predict earthquakes?

SciFri Radio: Planetary Science Update
Mars has water ice in its soil -- and could Mercury be shrinking? In this segment, we'll get the latest from around the solar system, checking in...

SciFri Radio: What's a Planet, Anyway?
In 2006, astronomers voted to remove Pluto from the list of planets in our solar system -- but the controversy over just what should be called a...

SciFri Radio: Sensing the Atmosphere of Distant Planets
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have been able to detect the chemical signature of methane in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a...

SciFri Radio: Antarctic Glaciers Moving to the Sea
Glaciers in a remote part of Antarctica appear to be speeding up their slide towards the sea. We'll talk with a researcher trying to figure out why.

SciFri Radio: Telling Time: Leap Year, Leap Day
This Friday is a date that comes only once every 28 years - Friday, February 29th. We'll talk about leap years, leap days, and the finer points of...

SciFri Radio: See You from The Dark Side of the Moon
NASA has given the go-ahead to researchers to begin planning an array of radio telecopes on the far side of the moon.

SciFri Radio: Orbiting Carbon Observatory
NASA plans to launch an orbiting satellite observatory to map the carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.

SciFri Radio: A Return to Mercury After 33 Years
Scientists are reviewing data from a flyby of the planet Mercury earlier this week.

SciFri Radio: Helium Shortage
Though it's the second most common element in the universe, helium is in short supply on Earth.

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Particles of Science

Berry Power

New research explains why cranberry juice may ward off urinary tract infections. The berry beverage was shown to prevent disease-causing bacteria from attaching to urinary tract cells in the body.

This Just In

Baseball players beware: Maple baseball bats do not out-perform ash bats at the plate, according to SciFri's baseball bat experts Brian Boltz and Lloyd Smith. Ash bats wear down differently than maple--but neither bat hits the ball farther. Listen

Tweets from Mars

Mars addict? Read the latest mini-updates from the Mars Phoenix Lander through Twitter. Get your fix here.

Talking about Climate

Montclair State University hosted a panel called "The Environment and Sustainability, the Next 100 Years"--watch Ira, Michael Oppenheimer and others sound off on climate change.

SciFri Newsbriefs: Planetary and Earth Sciences

Newsbrief: Next Great Quake?
Are scientists getting any better at earthquake prediction?

Newsbrief: Gravity Anomaly Solved
The gravitational pull near Hudson Bay, Canada is unusually weak. A new study explains why.

Newsbrief: Tiny Time Capsule
A tiny ancient crystal is packing the geologic history of the Earth

Newsbrief: So long, Ulysses!
The sun-studying spacecraft is about to end its epic odyssey.

SciFri Videos: Planetary and Earth Sciences

Video: The Sahara: Seen Wetter Days
Did you know that the Sahara Desert used to be green? Farouk El-Baz, the director for the Center of Remote Sensing at Boston University, explains...

Featured Video: Turning Carbon Dioxide into Stone
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