Science journalist Rebecca Boyle joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the partnership between the Earth and the Moon is so critical for life on our planet.
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Dying insects and migrating trees: our planet in peril
Of all the species on Earth, humans have easily had the biggest impact. We’ll look at how our actions have affected everything from the bug population to the plants and trees many animals call home.
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Meet The Creatures Living Above And Below Us
Two pioneering female scientists speak with us: one who describes life in the tops of trees as an eighth continent, and an oceanographer who studies bioluminescent marine animals that light up the ocean floor.
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Darwin’s Guide To Alien Life
Arik Kershenbaum, a zoologist and fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge, joins us to talk about understanding evolution on Earth and how that might parallel alien life forms elsewhere.
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Gimme Shelter: Staying Alive In Extreme Places
Dan Richards joins us to talk about surviving in remote places – and what makes isolated sites worth the journey.
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Forged In Fire: The Origins Of Life On Earth
David Deamer joins us to talk about what studying volcanoes can tell us about the planet’s ecosystem.
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Earth’s Extinctions: Past And Future
Peter Brannen joins us to talk about the common threads that run through Earth’s five mass extinctions – and about what they can tell us about our future.
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Digging For The Origins Of Earth
This hour, we’ll talk about how the Earth and living creatures may have evolved together, the subject of the upcoming NOVA documentary “Life’s Rocky Start.”
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