This Green Earth

MIT professor and author, Lorna Gibson, shares details from her fascinating new book, Birds Up Close, which takes us into the hidden wonders of birds.

Environmental engineer, professor, scientist and author Dr. Pablo Ribiero Dias discusses his new book, Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part.

Environmental engineer, professor, scientist and author Dr. Pablo Ribiero Dias discusses his new book. Dr. Dias has just penned, Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part. (01:02)Then, MIT professor Dr. Lorna Gibson joins the program to discuss her fascinating new book on the hidden wonders of birds. The book is titled Birds Up Close, and it truly shares a microscopic look at these winged phenomenon's . (24:31)

We go deep into the soil to discuss different earthworms, including nightcrawlers with Dr. Josef Gorres, a professor of ecological soil management at the University of Vermont.

University of Utah entomologist Dr. Jack Longino shares stories about ant species he's discovered deep in tropical jungles to his own backyard in Salt Lake City.

University of Utah entomologist Dr. Jack Longino walks us through the unique biology and community dynamics of ants. Then, Dr. Josef Gorres, a professor of ecological soil management at the University of Vermont, digs deep into the world of earthworms.

Ecologist, author, and storyteller Mark Elbroch shares an intimate account of one of the world’s most magnificent and misunderstood terrestrial mammals, the mountain lion. (01:26)Then, National Geographic Explorer and photographer Anand Varma illuminates the beautiful and complex layers of the natural world that are otherwise hidden from view. (29:10)

National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Anand Varma walks us through his work to illuminate the beautiful and complex layers of the natural world that are otherwise hidden from view.

What does it mean to have the "Heart of a Lion"? Biologist, author, and storyteller, Mark Elbroch shares an intimate account of one of the world’s most magnificent and misunderstood terrestrial mammals, the mountain lion.

National Geographic Explorer Dr. Heather Lynch shares her experiences studying penguins in Antarctica.