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Gabon’s Historic Schweitzer Hospital, Climate Change in Mongolia

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 152: Historic Albert Schweitzer hospital in Gabon adapts to new Africa. Climate change threatens the lifestyle of nomadic herders in Mongolia. more »

Coral Reefs in Warmer Waters, Consequences of Shifting Seasons

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 151: Seasons are shifting and ecosystems are struggling to adapt to the changes. In our oceans, coral reefs are facing warmer waters. Russian scientists look for rare white orca in the North Pacific. more »

Developing Hybrid Pigeon Pea, Japan Gets Creative Without AC

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 129: We meet the scientist who spent his career improving a little known crop—pigeon pea. A Dutch experiment on indoor farming. Japan gets creative without AC. more »

Eating Insects for the Planet, Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheets

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 119: Colombians are enjoying an unusual spring delicacy: 'big bottomed ants.' A Dutch entomologist promotes eating insects. Greenland's ice sheets are melting faster than predicted. more »

In Praise of Leeches, Rapidly Melting Cryosphere

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 118: Mark Siddall, curator of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History talks about the fascinating world of leeches. New report documents melting of frozen regions of the planet. more »

Changing Antarctic Ecosystems, Paris’s Bushmeat Market

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 112: Rapidly changing climate is altering the Antarctic ecosystem. A bushmeat black market is thriving in Paris. Japan's nuclear crisis has led various countries to scrutinize nuclear safety. more »

Melting Permafrost, Dengue in Malaysia, Tiger Shark Navigation

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 109: Climate change is rapidly thawing permanently frozen ground in the Arctic. Dengue fever in a clean, well-planned Malaysian city. Tiger shark navigation in the Pacific. more »

Rationing Health Care, Socks for Malaria Control, Cholera in Haiti

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 97: A South African committee that rations life-saving medical treatments. Smelly socks may aid malaria control. The controversial cause of Haiti's cholera outbreak. more »

Is Coal Here to Stay?

By Jeff Goodell

Forum 24: Global consumption of coal is growing. But so are concerns over its environmental costs. Is coal here to stay? Check out our discussion with journalist Jeff Goodell. more »

Scotland’s Wildcat, A Cuba-U.S. Collaboration, Visualizing Time

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 93: Efforts to save the wildcat of Scotland. U.S. and Cuban researchers collaborate to study the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem. Some cultures visualize time very differently from others. more »