A Ban on Biodiversity?
Despite being the voice of the world's flora and fauna, will the delegates at the 10th meeting of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity actually bring real change? David Biello reports
Oct 24, 2010•3 min
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Episodes
The Little Energy Program That Could?
The innovative research and development program known as ARPA-e is in imminent danger of losing funding--and putting the U.S. even further behind in its bid for a clean-energy economy. David Biello reports
Oct 17, 2010•3 min
The Sound of the Automobile's Future?
Automobiles go back to the future and become electric, but are they too quiet? David Biello reports
Oct 10, 2010•3 min
Wasted Food Equals Wasted Energy
Wasting food isn't just bad in its own right, it also represents a profound waste of energy. David Biello reports
Oct 03, 2010•3 min
Tapping the Power in Hot Rocks
So-called geothermal power has been around for more than a century. What will it take to heat up this energy source? David Biello reports
Sep 26, 2010•3 min
Life Is Tough, Especially for Microbes
A newly discovered extremophile can subsist on a modicum of energy. David Biello reports
Sep 19, 2010•3 min
Corals Face Catastrophic Bleaching
This year could be a very bad year for coral reefs, thanks to warm waters as a result of El Nino and climate change. David Biello reports
Sep 12, 2010•3 min
Carbon Dioxide from Cars, Part 2
Transportation is the fastest-growing source of emissions of carbon dioxide. The U.S. aims to change that with stickers. David Biello reports
Sep 05, 2010•3 min
The Price of Traffic in China
It's not just the inconveniences of traffic jams that may last for months outside of Beijing, it's also the global climate. David Biello reports
Aug 29, 2010•3 min
How Will Climate Change Impact Bread?, Part 2
Warming temperatures will exacerbate crop-destructive events, ranging from fires to floods. David Biello reports
Aug 23, 2010•3 min
Keeping Oil Underground in Ecuador
The United Nations partners with Ecuador in a bid to pay for the privilege of keeping oil underground and a tropical forest undisturbed. David Biello reports
Aug 15, 2010•3 min
Can Charcoal Slow Climate Change and Improve Agriculture?
Adding biochar to soil might be a good way to cut pollution from agriculture while improving fertility. David Biello reports
Aug 08, 2010•3 min
Global Warming Is Undeniable
Yet more scientific research highlights ongoing climate change--as the U.S. enjoys the hottest July on record. David Biello reports
Aug 01, 2010•3 min
China Surpasses U.S. in Energy Use?
China is now the world's number-one user of energy--unless you ask the Chinese. David Biello reports
Jul 25, 2010•3 min
Sea Level Rise Swamps Islands
The seas are already overlapping islands and coasts from Panama to India. David Biello reports
Jul 18, 2010•3 min
Floating Wind Turbines Promise Clean Power
Ocean-based wind turbines don't need to be firmly anchored to the seafloor, according to a new study. David Biello reports, with narration by Christie Nicholson
Jul 11, 2010•2 min
Gulf Coast Dead Zone Set to Grow
Scientists predict a bigger than average dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico this year. David Biello reports (with narration by Christie Nicholson)
Jul 04, 2010•3 min
Are Modern Cities for People or Cars?
The cities of the future might be greener, cleaner and more vibrant if people are put before automobiles. David Biello reports
Jun 27, 2010•3 min
Will the Oil Spill Kill Sperm Whales?
A group of endangered sperm whales live in the vicinity of the oil spill--and now one of them has turned up dead. David Biello reports
Jun 20, 2010•3 min
The Full Price of Oil
The ongoing oil spill is just one cost of our ongoing addiction to fossil fuel. David Biello reports
Jun 13, 2010•3 min
Sex Lives of Crickets Revealed
Infrared cameras have enabled scientists to determine what makes for a successful cricket sex life. David Biello reports
Jun 06, 2010•3 min
How to Re-Create an Ecosystem
What lives in a given ecosystem depends on history. David Biello reports
May 30, 2010•3 min
Save the Whales--by Hunting Them?
A new proposal would limit whaling, by permitting small amounts of it. David Biello reports
May 23, 2010•3 min
Lizards Feel the Heat from Climate Change
Extinction already stalks lizards, thanks to global warming. David Biello reports
May 16, 2010•3 min
How Bad Is the Oil Spill?
As bad as it is, BP's Gulf oil spill dwindles compared with gushers of the past. David Biello reports
May 12, 2010•3 min
Cracking the Genetic Code of a Frog
What does the genome of an amphibian tell us about ourselves? David Biello reports
May 02, 2010•3 min
What's the Most Recycled Product in the U.S.?
It's not paper, plastic or even aluminum. David Biello reports
Apr 18, 2010•2 min
Keeping Coal Mines from Exploding
Preventing explosions in coal mines isn't rocket science. David Biello reports
Apr 11, 2010•3 min
How Will Climate Change Impact Bread?
Warming temperatures have already impacted wheat yields--in the U.S. David Biello reports
Apr 04, 2010•2 min
Bye-Bye Bluefin Tuna
By failing to curb trade in the endangered ocean giant, the international community may have doomed it to extinction. David Biello reports
Mar 28, 2010•3 min
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