Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...

Hank's news this week informs us on a couple of crazy science experiments, updates us on some earlier topics (dangerous asteroids and ancient phallic rock art), and briefs us on a new study that seeks to find the evolutionary origins of...

Hank and Dr. Rebecca Bendick talk about her work in the science of earthquake forecasting, and then Jessi joins the show to show off Sandy the sand boa!

Hank briefs us on the news of earthquakes in Indonesia and helps us understand why these had less impact than earthquakes which hit the area in 2004.

Hank introduces us to Alfred Wegener, a voraciously curious guy who proposed the original theory of continental drift - and was laughed at for it.

A conversation with Brian Glass, Principal Investigator of the Atacama Rover Astrobiology Drilling Studies (ARADS) project at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

As Earth warms, much of the extra heat is stored in the planet’s ocean – but monitoring the magnitude of that heat content is a difficult task.



A surprising feature of the tides could help, however....

Geophysicists from the University of Maryland analyzed seismic waves around the world and found large unusual structures near the Earth’s core.

We tend to think of Earth's landmasses as being fixed in place, but in reality they are attached to moving tectonic plates that constantly jostle for position. In some areas these tectonic plates slide over a hotspot - an...

Seawater is an electrical conductor, and therefore interacts with Earths magnetic field. As the tides cycle around the ocean basins, the ocean water essentially tries to pull the geomagnetic field lines along. Because the salty water is...

Earth magnetic field with compass points. The magnetic pole at the North Pole (in the Arctic) pole is technically a south magnetic pole in physical terms, as it attracts the north pole of a navigators compass needle

1. Wide of rubble of house where a survivor was pulled out from on Tuesday

2. Mid of firemen and workers at the
scene
3. Pile
of rubble
4. Closer of firemen and workers talkin
g to...

1. Wide of rubble of house where a survivor was pulled out from on Tuesday

2. Medium of firefighters and workers at the
scene
3. Pile
of rubble
4. Closer of firefighters and workers talkin
g...

Volcanologists and other scientists observe volcanic eruption from observatory, Philippines, Dec 2009

Animation of the Earths magnetic field and compass points. Magnetic fields, by convention, point from north to south magnetic poles. The Earths geological north pole is actually a magnetic south pole

1. Various of professor and assistant examining items including ancient elephant and hippo bones and Hominid tools

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Professor Eitan Tchernov,...

English/Nat

The space shuttle Columbia is set to blast off on Thursday morning from the Kennedy Space Centre in Flor
ida.
The shuttle's seven astronauts will be taking part in a 16-day laboratory...

AP Television

Dead Sea, Israel, 4th May
2009
1. Pan from dead sea shore to
sinkholes
2. Wide of man and woman floa
ting in the...

NASA feature on their newest communications spacecraft, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite.

1. cu ERTS gr
aphic
2. cu comp
uter panel
3. ms solar cell banks unfo
ld on satellite
4. vs cameras...

HEADLINE: Experts predict high probability of more Haiti quakes

CAPTION: A month after Haiti''s earthquake, scientists fear another one could strike before demolition crews can even reach toppled...

1. Mid of police driving through streets, sirens blaring during tsunami warning period

2. Wide from hotel balcony showing police goi
ng by
3. Wide of hotel guest looking out on their...

HEADLINE: Scientists in Hawaii: Tsunamis on the rise?

CAPTION: A team of NOAA scientists that monitors the largest water masses in the world for any signs of seismic activity says the recent series of terrifying natural...

1. TB Silalahi, special envoy for Indonesia assigned to island of Nias

2. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia) TB Silalahi, Presidential envoy to
Nias:
"Around 3am this morning, I managed to contact the deputy...

Channel 9 - No Access Peru

Querapi, Peru - 24 April, 2
006
1. Zoom out from Ubina
s volcano
2. W
ide of volcano
3. Pan of smoke co
ming out of volcano

4. Wide of...