Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade
Mario’s nervousness is evident on the other end of the phone as he speaks about how three men tried to stab him in November 2020. This wasn’t the first time something…
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Episode for January 15, 2021
We've come to the end of our Trump on Earth podcast. After four years and 100 episodes, we take a look at the biggest rollbacks of the Trump administration, and…
Trump on Earth: Series Finale!
We made it! Our Trump on Earth podcast is coming to an end. We take a look at the last four years under Trump. The post Trump on Earth: Series…
Will states use the Capitol riot to crack down on pipeline protests?
Earlier this week, with national attention focused on accountability for the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the capitol building in Washington, D.C., Ohio quietly became the 13th state since 2017 to…
New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group
The cliffs of Acopán-tepuí in Venezuela where the new orchid species, Epidendrum katarun-yariku, grows. Photo courtesy of Mateusz Wrazidlo. On an expedition in the tepuis, or “sprouting rock,” landscape…
Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air?
From NPR Journalist Beth Gardiner and activist Yvette Arellano explain the long-term health effects of air pollution. Yvette lives in a Houston neighborhood near the largest petrochemical complex in the…
Emma Schachner: How Did Dinosaur’s Lungs Help Them Dominate The Earth For So Long?
From NPR Dinosaurs ruled Earth for 180 million years, but to dominate they had to outcompete a slew of other animals. Paleontologist Emma Schachner thinks their lungs could have been…
Brazil elections boost environmental violators to high office in Amazon
More than a hundred candidates who ran in municipal elections last November in cities across Brazil’s Amazonian states are on the environmental regulator’s “dirty list” for violations committed over the…
Humanity’s ‘ecological Ponzi scheme’ sets up bleak future, scientists warn
Earth’s future looks decidedly bleak, according to a group of 17 prominent international scientists. But understanding the magnitude of the world’s problems is not an easy feat, even for knowledgeable…
Rare beaked whale sighting could be a world first for the species
On a calm, cloudy morning in May 2019, a lookout on a research vessel lowered his binoculars and shouted, “Beaked whales! Beaked whales!” As lead scientist Massimiliano Rosso recalls it,…