Earth and Sky:Aqua Spacecraft 水资源监测太空船

Aqua Spacecraft 水资源监测太空船 NASA's latest and most ambitious weather satellite is measuring Earth's water cycle. Learn more about the Aqua satellite -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: I'm Deborah Byrd. JB: And I'm Joel Block for Earth and Sky. This

Earth and Sky:Spider Widows 蜘蛛寡妇

Spider Widows 蜘蛛寡妇 Spiders give many of us the shivers, though they usually leave people alone. Sometimes these spectacular predators instead prey on each other. Learn more about when spiders serve themselves as dinner -- today on Earth and Sky.

Earth and Sky:Amazon Trends 亚马逊河流域

Amazon Trends 亚马逊河流域 More than 1/3 of Earth's species -- and about 30% of the total living plants and animals on Earth -- live in the Amazon. Discover a noted scientist's perspective on the perils and promise of this region -- today on Earth a

Earth and Sky:Plants vs. Insects 植物和昆虫

Plants vs. Insects 植物和昆虫 New research is shedding light on one of the longest running battles of all time -- the war between plants and insects. Plants may seem helpless, but they have complex chemical defenses. Plants vs. insects -- today on E

Earth and Sky:Water Cycle 水循环

Water Cycle 水循环 All the oceans on earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. How does water become salty? We'll answer a listener's question -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. We recently visited the Austin Childr

Earth and Sky:Narrowing Uncertainties 新发现

Narrowing Uncertainties 新发现 In science, theories abound. Some are proven true, some are modified, some are completely abandoned. But even discrediting a theory is progress. Learn more about sorting through the uncertainties -- on today's Earth an

Earth and Sky:Black and White　黑与白

Black and White黑与白 Sometimes you hear it said that white is a combination of all the colors of the rainbow -- and that black is the absence of color. Find out more about whether black and white are colors -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Ear

Earth and Sky:Estrogen Mimics 雌性激素

Estrogen Mimics 雌性激素 It may not surprise you that pollution from chemical plants and farms can harm fish. But there's growing evidence that we're all hurting fish and frogs by what we flush down the drain. Discover estrogen mimics -- today on Ea

Earth and Sky:Electric Fish 发电鱼

Electric Fish 发电鱼 One way that Harold Zakon and his team find fish to study is to put electrical detectors into the bottom of murky streams in Venezuela. This works because certain fish emit pulses of electricity. Discover electric fish -- on tod

Earth and Sky:By Lisa Bryant Paris

Paris Conference to Discuss Climate Change, Rising Oceans Some of the world's leading experts on oceans and climate change are meeting in Paris this week to discuss why oceans are rising, and where to channel scarce research funds to study the pheno

Earth and Sky:Greatest Brilliancy 金星光辉最大之时

Greatest Brilliancy 金星光辉最大之时 The planet Venus now shines as a eerily brilliant light low in the western twilight sky. We'll talk about why Venus appears at greatest brilliancy this week -- on today's Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky

Earth and Sky:By Jeff Swicord Sarah Creek, Mary

Scientists Working to Save Chesapeake Bay Oyster Population Chespeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay, on the Atlantic coast, is the largest estuary in the United States. It is famous for its seafood, especially crabs and oysters. However, in the last centur