Mar 09 Watch Fukushima Survivor: ‘I’ve Hardly Smiled This Whole Year’ Carl Pillitteri was one of 38 Americans at the Fukushima plant when the earthquake hit. Describing the "demonic" sounds he heard and the pit of fear he felt inside the turbine building that day, Pillteri recently spoke with Alex Chadwick,… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Near Fukushima, a Big ‘Guessing Game’ Over Radiation’s Long-Term Risks Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game' Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks… Continue watching
Mar 09 Tracking Japan’s Tsunami Debris By Larisa Epatko Although a year has passed since Japan's tsunami sucked tons of wood, nets and other debris into the Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to track the rubble and urges others to do so to help focus… Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Oregon Farmers Surprised to Find Fish in Fields Researchers in Oregon's Willamette Valley found young native fish thriving in ditches that fill with water during the winter months. The unrecognized habitat meant farmers had been inadvertently raising fish in their fields, in addition to their intended crops, for… Continue watching
Mar 08 Endangered Animals Say ‘Cheese’ for Nature Photographer EmbedVideo(2856, 482, 304); For most portrait photographers, odds that their subjects will defecate in front of them, rip their backdrops or charge at the camera tend to be low. But that's just a day's work for Joel… Continue reading
Mar 07 O No! Climate Change Shortens Canada’s Pond Hockey Season By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, the world's largest natural frozen skating rink, had to close before March 1 this year, making its skating season a short 28 days; Flickr photo courtesy National Capital Commission The Rideau Canal, which… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Nature Photographer Captures Biodiversity on Film Hari interviews nature photographer Joel Sartore about his biodiversity project… Continue watching
Mar 06 Plants Boldly Go Where They’ve Never Gone Before By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The interactive USDA Plant Hardiness Map allows users to view the plants most likely to thrive in any U.S. region. Image by United States Department of Agriculture. Chihuahuan desert plants like autumn sage, hummingbird mints, and desert willow… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Snow, Cold Hinder Midwest’s Recovery Efforts After Tornadoes The National Weather Service confirmed 51 tornadoes across 11 states from Friday into early Saturday, from the Great Lakes spreading south of the Gulf Coast and as far east as Georgia and the Carolinas. Hari Sreenivasan reports on cleanup efforts… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Deadly Tornadoes Symptomatic of Strong ‘Transition Season’ Weather Deadly Tornadoes Symptomatic of Strong 'Transition Season' Weather… Continue watching