Jeff Key connects polar winds with local weather

Jeff Key gets wind information from NASA’s polar-orbiting satellites, and uses this wind information to analyze the jet stream, to predict global weather.

Are jellies taking over?

The news and blogs are full of doom-and-gloom stories of (jellies) jellyfish and stingrays are very thick and taking over the oceans.

New hope for fisheries to curb overfishing

A new study shows that letting some fish grow up and reproduce - to replenish the fisheries - is good for fishers' incomes.

Is cuteness dangerous for huggable, endangered animals?

Endangered species are popular pets, but some say that for exotic animals prized as pets, cuteness could be their downfall.

Lisa Epifani on trade-off between energy and water

"Some of our choices to move away from foreign oil mean using more domestic water," says the DOE's Lisa Epifani. Water is very complicated.

Marty Mlynczak: ‘Our atmosphere breathes sun’s energy’

Marty Mlynczak compares this in-and-out movement of Earth's atmosphere to breathing and says it corresponds to solar cycles.

Stephen Blake, on the memories of elephants

A student from Spain wonders if it's true that elephants have good memories. Elephant ecologist Stephen Blake answers the question, and talks about what makes elephants so special.

Camille Parmesan: ‘Some species need human help to survive’

Some species might need human help to survive, said Camille Parmesan. "We should help them move and help them shift along with the climate."

Vicky Meretsky on new endangered species rules

Listen to conservation biologist Vicky Meretsky talk about how endangered species could benefit from renewed protections from the Obama administration.

Climate action: Who will pay for it?

"The important and very difficult issue to deal with climate action is who is going to take action, where is this action going to take place, and who is going to pay for it," said Lorents Lorentsen.