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WATCH: The Universe Through Hubble's Eye
Author Michael Benson's book gives context to visually stunning images of space.
WATCH: What Is a Parsec?
The director of the Hayden Planetarium explains this popular astronomy term.
WATCH: How Can Infinity Be Bigger?
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the notion of the infinite.
WATCH: The Case Against Pluto
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on why Pluto is no longer considered a planet

Global Warming Watch

Sloppy Glacier Mistake Chills U.N. Panel
Despite error, report's glacier warning "consistent with underlying science."
NO, Cold Snap Doesn't Negate Global Warming
Scientists say there's a difference between weather and climate.
Jury Still Out on Climate Summit Success
There was success -- but maybe not in the way some had expected.
American Pikas: Terminally Cute, in Serious Trouble
Tiny bunny "falling off the tops of mountains" because of climate change.
Nine 'Psychologies' of Global Warming
Various "psychologies" bubble up as people seek to digest possible global doom.
Fierce Climate Arguments Raise Hopes
Passionate discussions at Copenhagen show world leaders are "engaged."
Stubborn Scientific Fact Helps Humanity Organize
Some call Copenhagen a failure, but maybe it's just a beginning.
WATCH: Nature's Edge
World leaders are still trying to come up with an agreement in Copenhagen.
Global Climate Agreement at 'Critical Juncture'
Nations agree on gravity of the crisis, but climate deal remains elusive.
Has Obama 'Changed Dynamic' on Climate?
U.N.'s Ban Ki-Moon says world looks to Obama to lead on climate warming.
Climate Talks: Gore, Schwarzenegger Command the Stage
Binding agreement elusive, so Gore urges that the next meeting be moved up.
Dead Coral, Maize: Eco-Offerings in Church?
Archbishop of Canterbury offers comfort at Copenhagen climate conference.
Napping With the Walruses on Arctic Ice
Showing city people the mysterious paradise they're helping destroy.
WATCH: WEBCAST: Nature's Edge: Island Nations' Plea
World's small island nations stir things up in Copenhagen.
Seeing the Unseeable: Greenhouse Gases
New imaging technology provides first-ever look at CO2 in the environment.
WATCH: See the Invisible Cause of Global Warming
Unseeable by Definition, Greenhouse Gases Are Seen With a New Camera.

Top Videos

WATCH: Paradise Faces Virtually Certain Obliteration
Vast Micronesia with ancient culture is eroding in rapid sea level rise.
WATCH: Other Nations 'Have Written Us Off'
Ambassador says climate negotiations focus on exactly the wrong thing.
WATCH: 'Polar Obsession': Beauty, Science and Loss
Paul Nicklen naps with wild walrus and photographs wonders.
WATCH: 'Patient From Hell' and Climate Change
Professor Schneider battles cancer in his body and a fever in the atmosphere.
WATCH: Pikas: Tiny, Cute and Facing Extinction
"Third cutest North American animal" falls off mountains as temperatures rise.
WATCH: 'Science as a Contact Sport'
Stanford's Steve Schneider says global warming continues, despite headlines.
WATCH: The Single Cause Fallacy
Professor Schneider's optimism for the planet, and some simple logic.
WATCH: Why Dogs Are Great at Frisbee
A look at why dogs' eyes are so unique with the author of "Inside of a Dog."
WATCH: Can Dogs Really Smell Time?
Author of "Inside of a Dog" explains why a dog's sense of smell is so powerful.
WATCH: How Dogs' Hearing Is Different From Humans
Author of "Inside of a Dog" explains how dogs learn words and possibly language.
WATCH: U.S. Military: Global Warming Helps Taliban
Former Army chief of staff lists security blows resulting from climate change.
WATCH: Global Warming-Taliban Connection
Vanishing snow and increasing droughts assist terrorists.
WATCH: Global Warming Brings in Billions for Taliban
Journalist Gretchen Peters documents the increase in poppy production.
WATCH: 'Global Warming's Six Americas'
A look at a study about how Americans view climate change.
WATCH: A Closer Look at Climate Change in the U.S.
Scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains the impact of climate change in each region.
WATCH: How People Respond To Global Warming
Yale Professor Anthony Leiserowitz talks about opposing views of climate change.
WATCH: Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
Goodall redefines the sixth extinction with proof of what's possible.
WATCH: Goodall: Animals Think and Plan
Nature's resilience and surprising smarts, if given a chance.
WATCH: Jane Goodall's Insight on Man vs. Nature
The cleverest animal "makes no sense" and vested interest extinctions.
WATCH: Birds Suffer in Extreme Weather
How the Birds of Prey Foundation rehabilitates injured birds.
WATCH: Climate Change's Impact on Your Region
Climate scientist Gerald Meehl explains how the latest findings affect you.
WATCH: Inside the Mysterious World of Fireflies
Why these creatures light up the night and how high moisture helps them thrive.
WATCH: Quack! Quack! Come Along the DC Duck Tour
We check out the nation's capital over land and through water.
WATCH: The National Mall's Big Mess
A closer look at how the National Mall is being "loved to death."
WATCH: Giant Pandas: Ambassadors with 'Major Awe Factor'
A look at why the giant pandas at the National Zoo are so popular.
WATCH: The Fight to Save the Fastest Land Mammal
Dan Harris takes us deep into Namibia to run with the cheetahs.
WATCH: A Close Encounter With Western Lowland Gorillas
Dan Harris takes us to the Central African Republic to meet gorillas.
WATCH: Tribe on the Brink of Extinction
Dan Harris takes us to meet the last six members of a remote tribe.
WATCH: Global Leaders Warned On Global Warming
Leading scientists step outside their comfort zone to say situation is dire.
WATCH: Nature's Edge: Central Park
Nature and humanity meet right in middle of Manhattan.
WATCH: N.Y. Hawk Stars in His Own Film
A film 16 years in the making documents the city-dwelling hawk named Pale Male.
WATCH: Shakespeare Comes to Central Park
At night, nature is host to William Shakespeare in New York's Central Park.
WATCH: Ed Wilson -- Gentle Scientist and Rock Star?
Glenn Close, Joshua Bell and Alan Alda explain why Wilson gets star treatment.
WATCH: What Makes Us Human
What evolved two million years ago that sets us (and furry marmosets) apart.
WATCH: Biophilia, Your Behavior, and Your Home
Ed Wilson defines biophilia, sociobiology and discusses how it affects you.
WATCH: 'Extreme Mammals': Sugar Gliders & You
The outrageous range of mammal adaptation fascinates homo sapiens.
WATCH: Meet the Tiniest Mammal Ever
This small creature is small enough to sit on the tip of a pencil.
WATCH: Making an Intimate Museum Exhibit
Like no other medium, great dioramas give you wild animals' experience.
WATCH: Frogs and Orchids: Fragile and Vanishing
From Costa Rica to Madagascar to California: Global warming's deadly trail.
WATCH: Scientists' Hidden Work
Years of dedication in jungle sites find global warming's impact on Eden.
WATCH: The Scientist's Heart, the Pain of Perception
World class scientists share thoughts on the human assault on creation.
WATCH: Exploring Evolution in the Solomon Islands
Looking for more of Darwin's answers in the South Pacific.
WATCH: Buried Time Bomb and Burning Ice
Vast natural stores of carbon dioxide and methane start to thaw out.
WATCH: Eskimo Wisdom
The hard realities of advancing global warming.
WATCH: 'Ill Wind' and Savoonga's Baby
The resilience of American hunter-gatherers and their great natural menu.
WATCH: Waterless World in Our Future?
Alternative energy sources could use too much of earth's most precious resource
WATCH: Central Park Bird-Watching
Long-time follower says fewer birds are migrating through the park.
WATCH: Global Warming Data Buried in Mud
Scientists study sediments to see how warming water affects marine life.
WATCH: Icebreaker Healy: Tour a Lab on the Sea
Stem to stern, crawling all over an icebreaker and sunny frozen sea surface.
WATCH: How to Stalk a Walrus
Scientists show how and why to get extremely close to wild walrus.
WATCH: Cuttlefish: Chameleons of the Sea
Amazing video of the cuttlefish and how it keeps predators at bay.
WATCH: Aspen Institute: Confronting Climate Change
Scientists, spies, and engineers gather to confront climate issues.
WATCH: Cooling Earth With Dust?
Experts' big ideas for staving off a global warming catastrophe.
WATCH: Turning a Gallon of Water Into Energy
MIT inventor has "split a bottle of water" to power without carbon emissions.
WATCH: Costa Rica Revisited
Biologist Karen Masters gives an update on her orchid and climate research.
WATCH: Costa Rica and Climate Change
The co-founder Costa Rica's National Park System voices climate change concerns.
WATCH: Learning About Liverworts
Scientists look to liverworts as possible litmus tests for climate change.
WATCH: Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting Faster
Rising sea levels could impact New York, London in just a few decades.
WATCH: The New Science of Play
Play proves vital for many species surviving in this dangerous world.
WATCH: Parrot's Think! - A lot!!
Dr. Pepperberg explains, with help of Griffin, complexity of birds' brains.
WATCH: Zoo Director Ponders Animal Thinking
Bronx Zoo's Jim Breheny continues to be captivated by animals' minds.
WATCH: Linking Droughts to Global Warming
Scientists say weather is increasingly influenced by warming.
WATCH: Ocean Acidification
Increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere damage marine ecosystems.
WATCH: Counting All the Fish in the Sea
Biologist Jesse Ausubel explains how scientists take a census of marine life.
WATCH: Google the Ocean
Dive under the water with the computer mapping search engine Google Earth.
WATCH: Warming to the Task
New York Mayor Bloomberg outlines challenges posed by global warming.
WATCH: Never Seen Before: The Greenhouse Gases
A new camera shows images of the massive emissions for the first time.
WATCH: The Psychology of Global Warming
Twenty years after Michael Oppenheimer's warnings, people are slow to act.
WATCH: Solution: Suck CO2 out of the Air
How an imaginative engineer plans to remove harmful CO2 from the air.
WATCH: State of the Planet
What causes global warming and how to stop it.
WATCH: Climate Change Casualties
Australia's white lemuroid possum is gone; other species in danger.
WATCH: Mission to Carbon Neutral
Former CIA Director takes us on a tour of his newly converted green home.
WATCH: Why 'Unicorns' are Eco-Warriors
Meet the horned sea creatures that are monitoring climate change.
WATCH: The Fears of Global Climate Disruption
Bill Blakemore explains why the Earth may be headed to another Jurassic Age.
WATCH: Nature's Edge Notebook
Author discusses the possible catastrophic effects of global warming.
WATCH: Obama's Climate Plan
President-elect says halting global warming is a top priority.
WATCH: Is 'Clean Coal' Just an Ad Slogan?
Scientists disagree about whether clean coal is worth the money, or even doable.
WATCH: Melting Polar Icecaps
Disappearance of ice shrinks wildlife habitat, damages ecosystems.

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