Although Americans may know that 1/3 of the food they eat is pollinated by animal pollinators, they may not know the harsh impact of our agricultural system on managed European honey bees and native “wild” bees. Join Kim Eierman as she talks with Peter Nelson about his new documentary, “The Pollinators” that explores the threats to managed honey bees and what this means to our food security.
Over the course of hundreds of scuba dives, marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson fell in love – with a fish. In this ode to parrotfish, she shares five reasons why these creatures are simply amazing (from their ability to poop white sand to make colorful “wardrobe changes”) and shows what’s at stake – for us and them – as climate change threatens the future of coral reefs.
Climate and weather are not the same thing. But climate change is making extreme weather events even more extreme. How do scientists pick apart how much stronger a storm is or how much hotter a heat wave is due to climate change and global warming?
