60-Second Earth

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**60-Second Earth**

Tune in every Sunday for quick reports on the science of the environment and the future of energy. It’ll just take a minute!

Latest Episodes:

Take Me Out to the Renewably Powered Ballgame Apr 15, 2012

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Baseball teams across the country are investing in renewable power for their stadiums. David Biello reports

It's Not Dead, It's Resting Apr 08, 2012

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There are a wide variety of life forms that can come back to life. David Biello reports

135 Years of Records Reveals Deep Ocean Warming Apr 01, 2012

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The ocean surface is warming. Using records going back more than a century to the British Challenger expedition, researchers calculate that the deep ocean is experiencing its own temperature rise. David Biello reports

How Industrial Noise Helps and Hurts Plants Mar 25, 2012

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By encouraging and discouraging certain animals, human noise has an effect on vegetation. David Biello reports

Global Energy Hunger Leaves Little Room to Displace Dirty Fuels Mar 18, 2012

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One of the promises of renewable energy is its ability to displace polluting fossil fuels, but is it fulfilling that pledge? David Biello reports

Fukushima: We Listen Back Mar 11, 2012

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Newly released audio takes us through the first week of the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi on this first anniversary of the crisis. David Biello reports

Living Plastic Eats Spilt Food Mar 04, 2012

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Researchers impregnate layers of plastic with fungus to produce a living--and self-cleaning--material. David Biello reports

How Raindrops Calm the Wind Feb 26, 2012

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New research suggests the drag on falling precipitation helps slow atmospheric circulation. David Biello reports

Is the Keystone Pipeline a Shortcut to Catastrophic Climate Change? Feb 19, 2012

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The Keystone XL pipeline wouldn't be a major environmental calamity, but oil addiction is. David Biello reports

What Does a Coup in the Maldives Mean for Climate Change? Feb 12, 2012

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The fate of an island chain's president may mean more--or even less--progress to combat climate change. David Biello reports

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