Earth Wise
A look at our changing environment.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 2 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2025
Climate change and hunger
Worldwide, people are producing more food than ever, but most of that production is concentrated into only a handful of places. For example, fully one third of the world’s wheat and barley exports c…
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Mon 14 Jul 2025
Indoor air and outdoor pollution
The majority of us spend about 80% of our time indoors. The quality of the air that we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy along with any sources of indoor pollution that may …
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Fri 11 Jul 2025
Extending the shelf life of produce
More than 30% of the world’s food is lost after it has been harvested. That’s enough to feed more than a billion people. Much of that loss is fruits and vegetables that go bad before they can be ea…
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Thu 10 Jul 2025
New nuclear power for New York
Nuclear power has been around since the 1950s, but it has fallen out of favor in recent decades, in part due to a couple of traumatic disasters at nuclear power plants. In fact, only two new nuclear…
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Wed 09 Jul 2025
Can birds outfly climate change?
As global temperatures continue to rise and ecosystems shift, animals are left with limited options. They must either adjust to the changing conditions in their habitats or relocate to cooler environ…
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Tue 08 Jul 2025
More trouble from sea urchins
Sea Urchins are real troublemakers. On the West Coast, the sea urchin population exploded when the sunflower sea stars that eat them were decimated by a wasting disease. Urchins devour kelp and the…
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Mon 07 Jul 2025
Solutions for cleaner air
Air pollution is a problem for most of the world’s cities. Many cities in India and China continue to face major public health crises due to their polluted air. American cities also don’t escape fr…
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Fri 04 Jul 2025
Record forest loss
The world lost a record amount of forests last year. The biggest factor for the unprecedented losses were wildfires that raged around the world. According to the annual update by the University of M…
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Thu 03 Jul 2025
It’s only getting warmer
Climate science is not popular with the current administration. Phrases like “climate crisis”, “clean energy”, and “climate science” itself are prohibited from websites, reports, regulations, and ot…
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Wed 02 Jul 2025
Saving birds from buildings
Researchers estimate that hundreds of millions of birds die hitting buildings every year in the United States. Striking buildings is believed to be one of the major factors behind the nearly 30% dec…
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Tue 01 Jul 2025
Sun powered carbon capture
As the world struggles to implement technologies and find the political will to reduce carbon emissions, there are also ongoing efforts to find ways to capture carbon from emitting sources and from t…
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Mon 30 Jun 2025
Fuel from Corn Waste
A substantial amount of corn is grown in this country for the purpose of producing ethanol. The value of doing so is debatable for many reasons. Nevertheless, the majority of the corn crop is grown…
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Fri 27 Jun 2025
The coastal squeeze
Globally, coastal areas are being squeezed between rising seas on one side and human development on the other. The average distance from the high waterline to the first built-up area with human stru…
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Thu 26 Jun 2025
Self-healing concrete
Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth. It has a dangerous and costly flaw: it cracks easily. Cracks in concrete can lead to inconvenient damage or to catastrophic structural …
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Wed 25 Jun 2025
Our cities are sinking
A new study by the Columbia University Climate School has found that all of the 28 most populous cities in the United States are sinking to some extent. This phenomenon of subsidence is not just tak…
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Tue 24 Jun 2025
Coexisting birds and solar energy
Floating photovoltaic systems – known as floatovoltaics – are becoming increasingly popular. These are arrays of solar panels installed over artificial water bodies such as irrigation ponds, wastewa…
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Mon 23 Jun 2025
Tracking emissions by satellite
Carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides are two of the most problematic human-generated air pollutants that negatively impact air quality, the climate, and human health. Satellites are an important tool …
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Fri 20 Jun 2025
Advantages of vertical farming
Vertical farming has been increasingly used for leafy greens like lettuce and kale, as well as for herbs and a few fruits like strawberries and tomatoes. A recent study by the Technical University o…
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Thu 19 Jun 2025
The cicadas are coming
After hiding underground for the last 17 years, billions of cicadas are taking to the skies this summer. This batch of insects, known as Brood XIV, will cover more of the U.S. than any other 17-year…
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Wed 18 Jun 2025
Empire Wind resumes
In April, the Trump Administration issued a stop order for the Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York, pushing the $5 billion project to the brink of collapse. The project is being built by t…
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Tue 17 Jun 2025
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