Earth & Sky

Listen to materials expert Anthony Andrady talk about the potential ecological consequences of the increasing amount of plastic waste in Earth’s oceans.

Listen to Richard Feely talk about how carbon dioxide emissions are changing Earth’s oceans, and how this could threaten ocean life.

Listen to Peter Moeller talk about a sea sponge he discovered that could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Geophysicist John Goff talks about the effects of Hurricane Ike on some of the slim barrier islands running parallel to the Texas coast – including Galveston Island.

Marcus Eriksen of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation describes an enormous floating soup of plastic garbage in the north Pacific — and the impact it could have on humans.

Listen to oceanographer Paul Baker talk about how oceans help regulate global temperature, and how global warming could bring the cooling of northern Europe.