The surface temperatures in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic have shown to dramatically increase along with global warming over the last few decades. The average temperature in Longyearbyen in Svalbard has increased by approximately 4 degrees Celsius since the opening of the University Studies at Svalbard about 30 years ago. ...
Happy New Year! 2024 brought us a lot of exciting space news, from a total solar eclipse to the launch of Europa Clipper and our celebration of 40 years as the SETI Institute. What does 2025 hold? Join hosts Beth Johnson and Franck Marchis for our first show of the ...
Professional pest management - the deliberate exclusion and removal of unwanted nonhuman life - is a form of overlooked and undervalued ‘dirty work’. Its unglamorous labour carries the stigma of engaging with squalid environments as well as the moral taint of animal execution. In light of this, and in a ...
GE Vernova was established in 2024 when General Electric spun off its energy businesses, including GE Power, GE Renewable Energy, and GE Digital.Building on 130+ years of experience, GE Vernova is leading a new energy era - electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. With a portfolio of 55,000 ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: Warm and FuzzyEnjoy a cozy night out at our galleries, where you’ll find dazzling artworks, fun programs, and warm company.Ages 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95 General, free for members
NightLife x SoulovelySlide through for NightLife's first-ever musical artists-in-residence with Oakland's groundbreaking cultural affair Soulovely featuring Aïma the Dreamer, Lady Ryan, Emancipation, and more.Plus, you can:Step inside the iconic Shake House and our four-story Osher Rainforest, where you can explore the Amazon’s treetops surrounded by free-flying birds and butterflies.Venture into our aquarium exhibit Venom ...
In the past decade, new studies of ancient DNA from fossils have shown that, until as recently as 40,000 years ago, our ancestors shared the planet with two close relatives, the Neanderthals and a mysterious group called the Denisovans. Both of those groups became extinct, but traces of their DNA ...
Where: Cost: Free
Fungi Fundamentals Part II: Top 10 Mushrooms of the Bay Area - LivestreamGet ready to level up your fungi knowledge with expert Christian Schwarz, co-author of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast, back for a fungi-tastic evening! Last year’s Fungi Fundamentals event was so popular that we couldn’t cap it there. Christian returns to share his expertise and passion for Bay Area mushrooms ...
Shorebirds are some of the most migratory species on the planet. However, their populations in the Western Hemisphere have been declining over the past 40 years. To better understand what is driving changes in shorebird populations and to turn data into knowledge and then conservation action, in 2011 Point Blue ...
