Ari Daniel Shapiro

palau

In Palau, a glancing blow from Typhoon Haiyan prompts a glance toward climate change

Before slamming into the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan blew across the northern part of the Pacific island nation of Palau, wreaking havoc and elevating concerns about climate change.

In Palau, a glancing blow from Typhoon Haiyan prompts a glance toward climate change
The World

National Moth Week

National Moth Week
The World

Invasive Beetles and Moths On the March

Invasive Beetles and Moths On the March

Deadly Neighbors: Australia's Saltwater Crocodiles

Deadly Neighbors: Australia's Saltwater Crocodiles

Australia's Great Artesian Basin: A Life-Giving Resource in the Unforgiving Outback

Australia's Great Artesian Basin: A Life-Giving Resource in the Unforgiving Outback

Dual Epidemics Threaten Australia's Koalas

Australia's koala population has been hit hard by two rapidly spreading diseases: chlamydia (a sexually transmitted infection) and a retrovirus similar to HIV. Scientists are working to develop vaccines, while lay citizens help care for sick koalas.

Dual Epidemics Threaten Australia's Koalas

The Polluter Pays Principle: Mexico Considers Chewing Gum Tax

Discarded chewing gum is a common eyesore, and removing it from city streets and sidewalks can be costly. A Mexican congressman wants to solve the problem by borrowing a concept widely used in environmental regulation: making the polluters pay.

The Polluter Pays Principle: Mexico Considers Chewing Gum Tax
The World

Creating Tulips

When it's spring again, millions of tulips bloom across the Dutch landscape, and new hybrids in a myriad colors are being created every year.

Creating Tulips

Spanish scientists & fishermen work together to save seagrass

In the waters off Spain's Mediterranean coast, scientists and fishermen are working together to try to save sea grass, which is a key player in the local marine ecosystem.

Spanish scientists & fishermen work together to save seagrass
The World

The Vital Role of Bacteria

Without the bacteria in our own bodies, or deep in the soil and the oceans, we could not flourish and grow, and nor could any of the plants we depend on.

The Vital Role of Bacteria

New Species in the Old World

In Europe, home to history's greatest taxonomists, professional scientists and amateurs are scouring the countryside for new species — and finding them at an astonishing rate. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.

New Species in the Old World

Mexico's Bat Man: Fighting to Protect Maligned Creatures

Rodrigo Medellin is Mexico's premier bat biologist, and he's out to save the animals he studies. After all, he says, if Mexico had no bats, there would be no tequila. NOVA's Ari Daniel Shapiro reports.

Mexico's Bat Man: Fighting to Protect Maligned Creatures

In Mexico City, Harvesting Water from the Sky

Faced with chronic water shortages, many residents of Mexico City aren't wafting for the city government to fix things. They're turning to the sky.

In Mexico City, Harvesting Water from the Sky
The World

Fungi

Fungi break down and destroy dead plants and trees. And in the process, they release nutrients, so plants and trees can grow.

Fungi
The World

Costa Rica Bans Hunting

Costa Rica, a tropical country known for its national parks and ecotourism, has taken a step to protect its environment. But in this environmentally conscious nation, a new ban on hunting faces obstacles.

Costa Rica Bans Hunting