Laura Allen----articles & essays
















					Some articles and educational essays The Other Big Meltdown POPULAR SCIENCE, January 2009 Is global warming shifting into high gear? A new federal project aims to find out. The Shining Star of South African Astronomy AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, October 2008 With a telescope this big, the future is bright for South Africa's astronomers. Jewels of a Creative Mind AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, July 2008 When—and where—did human imagination emerge? A Mountain Theory on the Rise AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, May 2008 How do mountains grow? A new hypothesis challenges the legacy of plate tectonics. First Planet Finishes Last AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, March 2008 NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is revealing a whole new Mercury. Endangered Orbits: intro \| satellite image gallery POPULAR SCIENCE, August 2007 "Future of the Environment" issue The nation's satellites document environmental threats around the globe. So why is the future of earth observation in peril? The Fate of a Frozen Land AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, May 2007 What could happen if global warming melts Greenland completely? Capturing Phantoms: Gamma-Ray Bursts AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, January 2007 How scientists are solving a decades-long mystery of the Universe's most powerful explosions. Avian Flu: essay 1 \| essay 2 AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, January 2007 As a virus spreads, scientists stay alert to a possible pandemic. Science Confirms the Obvious! POPULAR SCIENCE, May 2006 The latest research that definitely, positively proves what you knew already. Lemurs of Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, May 2006 What happens when two types of primates—lemurs and humans—mix? The Big Questions AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, December 2005 Can the Sloan Digital Sky Survey help answer our deepest, darkest questions about the Universe? The 142-Megapixel Digital Camera AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, December 2005 For ten years, the Sloan telescope's digital camera was the most complex imaging instrument ever created. Marine Reserves: Living Local AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, August 2005 Can conservation goals and local livelihoods be reconciled in The Bahamas? The Ice Plant Cometh AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, March 2005 As a Peruvian ice cap melts because of global warming, an ancient relic is discovered thawed at its margin. Newton vs. Einstein vs. the Next Wave AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, November 2004 Our evolving theories of gravity come to blows. In three rounds.