Implosion Interruptus: Silo Needs Extra Push To Come Down

Mark Memmott — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6zG2lTNjcE

What Did 'Prisoner X' Do? There May Be An Answer

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:23:00 +0000

If you've followed the story of "Prisoner X," the mysterious Israeli-Australian national, who allegedly committed suicide in an Israeli prison after being secretly held, you have no doubt asked yourself: What did Ben Zygier, who worked for Israel's spy agency, do for the country to imprison him and then keep everything about his arrest — or even his existence — secret for years?

The Australian Broadcasting Co., which unearthed Zygier's story to begin with, just

This Scientist Aims High To Save The World's Coral Reefs

Richard Harris — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:45:00 +0000

Most scientists find a topic that interests them and keep digging deeper and deeper into the details. But Ken Caldeira takes the opposite approach in search for solutions to climate change. He goes after the big questions, and leaves the details to others.

We caught up with Caldeira on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where he was conducting an experiment to measure how coral reefs are coping with increasing acidity in the world's oceans. People are causing this change by burning fossil fuels and putting carbon dioxide into the air.

At Golf's Masters, A Nice Guy Finished First

Mark Memmott — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Search the morning-after stories about Sunday's dramatic finish at golf's Masters Tournament and one thing becomes clear.

Coal And Coral: Australia's Self-Destructive Paradox

Richard Harris — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:17:00 +0000

NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris traveled to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to find out how the coral reefs are coping with increased water temperature and increasing ocean acidity, brought about by our burning of fossil fuels.