There are still mysteries in astronomy, says Eric Mamajek. He talks about a surprisingly hot object 170 million light years from Earth that could be the result of a collision between two distant planets.
NASA's Bruce Wielicki talks about how clouds affect the energy Earth receives, keeps, and emits back to space - what scientists call Earth's energy balance - in this 8-minute EarthSky podcast
Now, as never before, the systems that safeguard and give us life are in trouble. And that means we're in trouble. Deep sea explorer Sylvia Earle says that the natural world is showing signs of wear and tear - desperate signs in many cases.
Scientists have linked car exhaust with higher risk of heart disease. That's according to a study led by research toxicologist John Incardona that started with fish.
In a first for the U.S., shipping lanes have been moved to avoid collisions with whales. Hear David Wiley on how to save whales by moving shipping lanes.
"Now people don't say 'There are sharks in the water!' and run out of the water. Now people run in the water to see them." says shark expert 'Dr. Hammerhead.' He follows sharks on their superhighways in the sea, starting at the Galapagos islands.
In his years with EarthSky, Jorge Salazar conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with scientists. He knows a lot about as diverse as nanotechnology, ecosystem-based management, climate change, global health, international environmental treaties, astrophysics and cosmology, and environmental security. Jorge currently works as a Technical Writer/Editor for the Texas Advanced Computing Center, which designs and deploys powerful advanced computing technologies and innovative software solutions for scientific researchers.