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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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The Pulse
Science

Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: December 24, 2021

Listen 49:17
Delta smelt at rearing facility
The Pulse
Science

The Species We Save

Humans have long tried to mitigate their own destructive impact on the planet through conservation efforts. Often, those efforts are atta ...

Air Date: December 17, 2021

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A rendering of a brain breaking apart into small pieces
The Pulse
Science

Amnesia, Opioids and Why We Forget

In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...

Air Date: December 10, 2021

Listen 49:32
In this Thursday Sept. 25, 2014 photo, Kenny King, 59, of Ethel, W.Va., displays a shell casing dating back to World War I on the grounds of Blair Mountain, W.Va. The Battle of Blair Mountain, a five-day skirmish between law enforcement and union miners in the coalfields of southern West Virginia, occurred here. Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, have joined King in petitioning the National Register of Historic Places to declare Blair Mountain a historic landmark. (AP Photo/Matt Stroud)
The Pulse
Health

The Memory of Land

Living on a planet that’s been inhabited by humans for hundreds of thousands of years means pretty much every piece of ground that you ...

Air Date: December 3, 2021

Listen 49:17
A human head shaped by colorful pixels of light
The Pulse
Science

How We Process Information

The human brain has an incredible capacity for processing information, from sensory data, to casual conversations, to everything we hear ...

Air Date: November 26, 2021

Listen 48:10
Thanksgiving food crossed out with red Xs
The Pulse
Health

The Food We Eat

Thanksgiving is near, which means many families will come together with loved ones over a shared meal that celebrates abundance. But alon ...

Air Date: November 19, 2021

Listen 48:36
A watercolor and collage illustration of Mars in space with satellites
The Pulse
Science

Destination: Mars

For thousands of years, humans have obsessed over Mars from afar. At first, maybe it was the fact that Mars stands out in the night sky b ...

Air Date: November 12, 2021

Listen 49:28
US military soldier's dog tags with an American Flag design
The Pulse
Health

Conversations with Veterans

There are 19 million veterans in the U.S. who have served in the armed forces. For many, the military gave them a sense of shared purpose ...

Air Date: November 5, 2021

Listen 49:26
An illustration of a health care worker helping someone into bed at home
The Pulse
Health

Health Care at Home

A lot of us had our first taste of remote medical care during the pandemic — telemedicine checkups performed right in our own homes. It ...

Air Date: October 29, 2021

Listen 48:54
Wind farm silhouette
The Pulse
Science

New fronts in the fight against climate change

The search for solutions to address climate change is urgent. People want action now, something that will move the needle. But every solu ...

Air Date: October 22, 2021

Listen 48:28
Telecommunication equipment for a 5G radio network with radio modules and smart antennas installed on a metal structure against an abstract background
The Pulse
Science

Sending Signals

The modern world is made possible by a web of electromagnetic radiation. Your phone, computer, TV, cable box, radio — all depend on mil ...

Air Date: October 15, 2021

Listen 49:43
Bobby Flynn and Jessie Flynn
The Pulse
Health

Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment

Jessie Flynn decided she’d had enough. For years, multiple sclerosis had taken more and more away from her life — her ability to move ...

Air Date: October 8, 2021

Listen 49:46
From left to right: Jaya Aysola, founder and executive director of Penn Medicine’s Center for Health Equity Advancement, Pierre Johnson, University of Chicago OB-GYN, Madi Sinha, physician and author, and Cesar Padilla, obstetric anesthesiologist
The Pulse
Health

What Will It Take to Diversify Medicine?

Who becomes a physician in this country — and who never gets that chance? On this encore presentation, we explore this question a lot o ...

Air Date: October 1, 2021

Listen 50:58
Save Download Preview Hands of woman baker kneading dough on table
The Pulse
Science

Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: September 24, 2021

Listen 48:52
A criminal record with suspect fingerprints with a lens flare and cinematic tone
The Pulse
Science

Criminology Under the Microscope

It’s one of the first questions we hear on detective shows after a heinous crime has occurred: “What’s the motive?” For hundreds ...

Air Date: September 17, 2021

Listen 49:00
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