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Climate Talks Grow More Complex Over Greenhouse Emissions

7:54am December 06, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Chris Joyce about the obstacles in reaching a climate deal. We hear from various countries and get a sense of the competing views and interests on reducing emissions.

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Evolution & The Club Tail

6:09pm December 05, 2015

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

SciWorks Radio is a production of 88.5 WFDD and SciWorks, the Science Center and Envir

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The Local Goes Global, As Mayors Talk Climate Change In Paris

5:28pm December 05, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

With nations struggling to agree on how to reduce greenhouse emissions, many cities have stepped in to fill the gap. Some 1,000 mayors from around the world pledged new measures in Paris this week.

Pluto's shoreline of Sputnik Planum is seen in the highest-resolution images yet to come from New Horizons. John Spencer of the Southwest Research Institute says the details support the idea that the mountains "are huge ice blocks that have been jostled a

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NASA Releases New Video Showing Higher-Resolution Closeup Of Pluto

2:42pm December 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The best photos from the New Horizons spacecraft that buzzed Pluto earlier this year are now making their way back to Earth, providing resolutions of less than 100 yards per pixel.

A family wades through the waterlogged city on Wednesday after weeks of heavy rain.

PHOTOS: Rescue Teams Respond To Historic Flood In Chennai

12:57pm December 05, 2015

by Emma Bowman

A flood in India's fourth-largest city has claimed at least 280 people so far. During a brief lull in weeks of heavy rains, the Indian government boosts its rescue missions to help stranded residents.

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Scientists Strike Giant Archaeological 'Gold'

12:13pm December 05, 2015

by Joe Palca

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have found a field of dinosaur footprints on the Isle of Skye. The footprints were made by giant dinosaurs 50 feet long that weighed nearly 20 tons.

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Representatives of 195 nations have adopted a blueprint to address climate change at the COP21 conference. Last night, Leonardo DiCaprio spoke to mayors attending the talks in Paris about pushing for local actions to fight climate change.

Nearly 200 Nations Agree On Climate Change Draft Plan At Paris Summit

8:53am December 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"It always seems impossible until it's done," French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal told the conference Saturday, quoting Nelson Mandela.

Free Enterprise Lens Opens Climate Change Conversation For Conservatives

7:57am December 05, 2015

Former congressman Bob Inglis became passionate about climate change while in Congress. He tells NPR's Scott Simon there's a way to make fixing climate change palatable to his party: make it about the power of free enterprise.

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U.N. Delegates Confront The Cost Of Stopping Climate Change

7:23pm December 04, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Climate conferences over the past decade have foundered on finance, especially on who's going to pay for the huge cost of shifting away from fossil fuels. Most difficult is the disconnect between developing countries, who want money from the rich countries, and the reluctance by those rich countries to agree to open-ended commitments. Moreover, getting risk averse private investors into the new green energy market is turning into a big obstacle in Paris.

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The British astronaut Tim Peake says he'll be running the London Marathon virtually — from around 250 miles above the Earth's surface.

A Man, A Plan ... To Run A Marathon In Space

6:38pm December 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

"The London Marathon is a worldwide event. Let's take it out of this world," says British astronaut Tim Peake, who will run the course virtually, on a treadmill in the International Space Station.