National Stormy Weather on Energy Outlook September 30, 2005 • With rising energy costs, President Bush reverses course and says he favors energy conservation. An energy expert offers his take on what should be included in an effective energy conservation policy.
New Orleans Termites on the Move September 30, 2005 • The floodwaters of New Orleans may have unexpected consequences for some of its residents: termites. Did floodwaters drown the dreaded wood eaters? What will be the effect as termite-infested wood is bulldozed and carried to other states? Guests: Gregg Henderson, professor, entomology, Louisiana State University Duncan Murrell, journalist, Pittsboro, N.C.
The Universe and 'Hidden Dimensions' September 30, 2005 • Harvard physicist Lisa Randall talks about her new book Warped Passages, Unraveling The Mysteries Of The Universe's Hidden Dimensions. Guests: Lisa Randall, author, Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions; professor, Department of Physics, Harvard University
Paying at the Pump Do Hybrid Cars Save Money? September 30, 2005 • Hybrid cars certainly save gas, but it's debatable whether they save money for consumers. Steve Inskeep talks with Joseph White, Detroit bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, who argues that -- at least for now -- they don't.
Environment House Approves Revised Endangered Species Act September 30, 2005 • The House voted Thursday to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The bill is designed to give landowners more say in what happens on their property when endangered species live there. Critics say the proposal will cripple efforts to save vanishing species.
Environment Endangered Species Act Faces Major Overhaul September 29, 2005 • A bill before Congress would overhaul the Endangered Species Act. Supporters of the change say the legislation is broken and needs fixing. Critics say the proposal would cripple efforts to save vanishing species. It's the most serious attack on the act in many years.
Business Biomedical Research Firm's NYSE Listing Held September 29, 2005 • The New York Stock Exchange has postponed its planned listing of Life Sciences Research without explanation. The biomedical research firm says its finances are in order, but that animal rights groups are putting pressure on the NYSE.
Research News Archeologists Locate Source of Mayan Relics September 28, 2005 • In the mid-1960s, a trove new Mayan artwork began appearing in museums and auction houses. Archeologists quickly determined that those pieces probably came from a single site -- known to looters but not to scholars. Now, the site has been found. It's in Guatemala near the Mexico border.
Environment Researchers Race to Catalog Arctic Species September 28, 2005 • The Arctic Ocean is home to species completely unknown to science -- and also a place of rapid change. The summertime ice is melting and could be gone entirely by the end of the century. In the second of a two-part series, NPR's Richard Harris continues his journey with a biological expedition to this remote part of the world.
Environment The Arctic's 'Hidden Ocean' September 28, 2005 • Scientists recently surveyed the sea beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean and discovered a number of exotic new species. But climate change could mean a big shift in the biodiversity of this largely unexplored region of the planet.
First Photos of a Giant Squid in the Wild September 28, 2005 • Japanese researchers have captured an elusive prey, taking the first pictures of a live mature giant squid -- at a depth of 3,000 feet in the North Pacific.
Environment Assessing Katrina's Environmental Impact September 27, 2005 • Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson joins Ed Gordon to discuss the EPA's efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. And Erik Olson, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, offers another perspective on the EPA's Katrina cleanup.
1905: Science's Miracle Year E=mc² at 100 September 27, 2005 • September 27 marks the centennial of the most famous equation in the world: E=mc². On this day in 1905, Albert Einstein submitted the paper that laid out the formula. We hear archive tape, and physicist John Rigden, author of Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness, explains the seminal formula.
Katrina & Beyond After Katrina: Web Exclusives September 26, 2005 • Read original essays, Q&As and more from NPR correspondents on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Katrina & Beyond Wetlands Suffer from Two Hurricanes September 25, 2005 • Cities and towns along the Gulf Coast have seen more than their share of destruction from this month's hurricanes, but the land itself -- particularly the marshes of Louisiana -- has also suffered.