Jan 14th, 2008 · Rising sea levels from global warming threaten to turn California's Sacramento Delta into a salty marsh. But the delta provides drinking water for millions, and locals fear competing interest groups are blocking solutions.
Nov 26th, 2007 · Dr. Lindsay Marsh says it's worth waiting until marriage to engage in sexual activity. A virgin, Marsh urges abstinence for the sake of both health and spirit and advises men and women to avoid masturbation. She runs the program "Worth The Wait," which promotes abstinence.
Sep 17th, 2006 · Scientists in New England are trying to find the cause of a recently observed death in the coastal landscape. Patches of vibrant green grasses in the salt marshes are dying off, and it could have serious consequences for animals and humans. Nancy Cohen from member station WNPR in Hartford reports.
Jun 14th, 2006 · Hurricanes Katrina and Rita not only destroyed human habitats, they laid waste to animal habitats as well. The storms altered the map of Louisiana's southern wetlands. Wild things are only now slowly starting to return.
Dec 18th, 2005 · A few years ago, for reasons nobody fully understood, salt marshes in the Southeast started turning into barren mudflats, where the few remaining patches of grass were covered with hordes of snails. A new paper in Science explains what happened and why it might happen again in the future if global temperatures rise.
Dec 8th, 2005 · Former Tulane University basketball player Waitari Marsh, an American citizen, has made a dramatic career move: He now plays for a team in Iran. Madeleine Brand speaks with Marsh about living and playing point guard for the Pega Hamedan team in a nation President Bush has dubbed part of the "axis of evil."
Sep 25th, 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.
Sep 23rd, 2005 · The vast marshes of the Mississippi Delta that help protect New Orleans from hurricane storm surges have been weakened by ship channels and flood controls. But some say both the city's shipping port and the marshland can be saved, if it's done right.