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Crab Ranching in the Chesapeake, Hoping for Change

The Chesapeake Bay blue crab, a tasty and valuable crustacean, is in big trouble. Populations are down 80 percent. Desperate to reverse the trend, scientists are hoping to boost populations by hatching thousands of baby crabs and releasing them into the bay. Such ranching or "stock enhancement" programs have drawn criticism in the past. Skeptics say they raise false hopes and do little to boost wild populations. But the ranchers say they have improved their practices.

Crab Ranching in the Chesapeake, Hoping for Change

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John T. Edge on Food

Tamales, Another Treat from the Delta

How did "red hot tamales" get to be a staple of the Mississippi Delta? Southern Foodways Alliance director John T. Edge tells Debbie Elliott that it happened a century ago, when migrant Mexican farmworkers came to pick cotton side by side with African Americans in the deep South.

Tamales, Another Treat from the Delta

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Brown and White Eggs, Unscrambled

Many listeners were disturbed by an April 15 interview that attempted to explain why some eggs are white and some are brown. Debbie Elliott conducted exhaustive follow-up research into the subject and shares her findings.

Brown and White Eggs, Unscrambled

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100 Years After the San Francisco Quake

San Francisco's Great Quake, Recalled in Jello

Artists are commemorating the 1906 earthquake in a variety of ways, some traditional -- poetry, prose -- and some not-so, including a Jello model of the city by the bay.

San Francisco's Great Quake, Recalled in Jello

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White Eggs, Brown Eggs: What's the Difference?

Eggs hold symbolic significance for those marking both Easter and Passover. Marie Simmons, author of The Good Egg answers Debbie Elliott's simple question: What's the difference between white and brown eggs?

White Eggs, Brown Eggs: What's the Difference?

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Science

Author Michael Pollan: 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'

In his new book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, journalist and writer Michael Pollan argues that many Americans suffer from a national eating disorder based on super-sized, corn-fed diets.

Author Michael Pollan: 'The Omnivore's Dilemma'

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Science

Do Benefits of Seafood Outweigh the Risks?

A recent investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that local supermarkets sold seafood contaminated with unsafe levels of mercury. And the FDA recently warned pregnant women and children to curb their consumption of big fish -- such as tuna -- that contain high levels of mercury. How safe is the fish Americans consume?

Do Benefits of Seafood Outweigh the Risks?

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Science

Examining the Effects of Strict Calorie Restriction

Studies in animals as diverse as mice, worms and fish show the lifespan of these animals can be extended on a strict diet. Can a very low-calorie diet help humans live longer?

Examining the Effects of Strict Calorie Restriction

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Diversions

An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke...

What happens when you put a handful of Mentos candy into a bottle of diet soda? As many fans of Web video have found out, the results are pretty explosive. And there is actually a scientific explanation.

An Explosive Pair: Take a Mentos, and a Diet Coke...

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Tourists and Tasters Take Up Wine in Chile

Chile is becoming a destination of choice for amateur wine enthusiasts. The size of the country's vineyards has doubled in the past 15 years. A California-like climate is ideal for making wine in Chile, which has a Pacific coastline stretching over 2,600 miles. In 2006, wine exports from Chile are expected to top $1 billion for the first time -- with most of it bound for the United States.

Tourists and Tasters Take Up Wine in Chile

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