Polarized Mirages
Insects and other animals may mistake shiny, hard surfaces for water, disrupting their life cycle.
Recovering Reefs
Coral reefs hit hard by 2004's tsunami in Southeast Asia are recovering at a rapid rate.
Global Warming
A listener asks: If it's so cold outside this winter, how can we be experiencing global warming?
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CLIMATE CHANGE: A listener asks: How can it be "global warming" when it's so cold outside? And the chilling effects of deadly disease on the climate of the past.
Eco Plants Roundup
Researchers try a new approach to protecting tropical mangrove forests.
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Blue bananas hide in plain sight, life spurred earth's mineral diversity, boats sport manatee alarms, and more.
Thoreau’s Plants
Global warming has altered the composition of plants on the shores of Walden since the time of Henry David Thoreau.
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THE SCIENCE OF TREES: Electricity from trees, building a tree from the ground up, a forest of aspirin, and trading rainforest conservation for healthcare.
Carbon Roundup
Climate change could melt the Arctic permafrost – which would release even more greenhouse gases.
Trees for Healthcare
On the island of Borneo, impoverished families often turn to illegal rainforest logging to pay for healthcare. But a new project trades medical services for rainforest protection.
Skeeters & Bees Roundup
Mosquitoes think DEET just stinks, and researchers team up to save native bees.
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THINGS THAT FLY: How bats can hear themselves, Bats and windmills don't mix, Big bird brains evolved faster, and how DEET really works.
Ascending Plants
Plant species are seeking refuge from climate change at higher altitudes.
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OUT TO SEA: What fish can tell us about human speech. An unwanted underwater invader hits the waters off Florida, and unusual albatross partnerships.
Fish Roundup
The beautiful but invasive lionfish is wreaking havoc on its adopted ecosystems.
Solar Concentrators
New technology could make solar panels far more cost-effective.
Cloud Imaging
A flotilla of satellites will closely monitor the effects of cloud pollution on climate.
Birdsong Bandwagon
A songbird species finds good nesting sites by listening for other birds in the neighborhood.
Amphibian Conservation
Amphibians are going extinct at an alarming rate, but zoos and aquariums have an ambitious plan to save them.
Asteroid Deflection
A new research center will look for ways to deflect incoming asteroids.
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COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and more.
Frog Legs
Scientists estimate that the global trade in frog legs is worth about 50 million dollars per year.