1+ week, 6+ day ago  (433+ words) MOTAVALLI: Great to be on. O'NEILL: Well, so Jim in 2026, if there is a prospective car owner who has a gas car but is thinking that their next purchase might be an EV, what should they keep in mind? O'NEILL:…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (738+ words) CURWOOD: Time for another creek now, one from a memory. If you tuned in last week, you may have heard Living on Earth's Don Lyman share his story about "The Frozen Creek." Don recalled a boyhood moment of seeing a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (643+ words) CURWOOD: It's Living on Earth, I'm Steve Curwood. O'NEILL: And I'm Aynsley O'Neill. Women and girls make up half of humanity, yet they have been historically under-represented in many endeavors, including science and technology. But prejudice and the accusation of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (566+ words) CURWOOD: It's Living on Earth, I'm Steve Curwood. DOERING: And I'm Jenni Doering. So, maybe you're dreaming of an escape from the frigid temperatures of the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. But your tropical vacation could be disrupted by…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (507+ words) DOERING: If you're one of the millions of city-dwelling Americans who saw over a foot of snow in recent weeks, you might have felt a bit buried by the endless snowbanks. But all that snow made traffic slow down and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (379+ words) A "must-see" bird for anyone traveling in the West Indies, the Cuban Tody is a tiny bird with a lot of personality. In this week's BirdNote, Michael Stein introduces us to these striking Cuban natives. CURWOOD: In the woodlands of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (730+ words) KUBIS: It's hard to describe ski ballet until you've seen it. Speaker 2: Here comes George, building up speed for his first big maneuver, oh, a two and a half stay cross. That was fabulous. KUBIS: Picture a choreographed routine of…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (944+ words) Written by Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" questions the universality of physics and science, blending humor and philosophy. (Image: Andy Warner) Classic science fiction tends to assume that if aliens visit Earth, they will have done…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (153+ words) While Punxsutawney Phil of Groundhog Day correctly predicts when spring will come only around 40% of the time, he has been predicting earlier springs more often in recent decades, trending with the reality of climate change. National Phenology Network: Learn about…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1185+ words) Denny Breau, a singer/songwriter from Maine, joins host Steve Curwood during these cold winter months to discuss some of the moments that warm his heart. He shares stories about one of his favorite holiday meals, ice-fishing, his Acadian family…...