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Waters near Ponce de Leon Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, where ocean temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global average.

Our oceans are heating up—what does that mean for all the life that lives in the sea...and us?

The UN reports that 94% of global fish stocks are overfished. So if we want to keep loving our seafood and making sure there are still shrimpers, fishers, and oyster harvesters able to make a living along our coast, then we’ve got to think about sustainability.

Your expert guide to sustainable seafood is here! Get ready to feel the salt spray, and tuck into a wide-ranging conversation about what's on your plate and the future of our ocean.

LSU's campus circa 1938. The university's close ties to the fossil fuel industry date back nearly a century.

Fueling Knowledge: Part One

Universities have grown cozy with the oil and gas industry. In Louisiana, one college’s bond dates back nearly a century.

Louisiana has millions of acres of coastal wetlands. There is an ongoing, massive effort to save them. Pictured here is a canal dug through the wetlands by oil and gas companies in Jean Lafitte National Park’s Barataria Preserve.

Wetlands Radio: Part One

Louisiana is a world leader in coastal restoration. Many would even say number one. The media is full of stories about the coastal land loss crisis in Louisiana, the dire predictions of climate change and sea level rise, and polarizing accounts of controversial projects, but what is also true is that Louisiana is making tremendous strides in piecing this ragged shoreline back together little by little.

An Airbus A320 on display during Airshow China 2012 at China International Aviation Exhibition Center in Zhuhai on Nov. 13, 2012. Increasing prosperity and urbanization in China and elsewhere in Asia will drive the global demand for aircraft, Airbus said Tuesday.

World Economic Growth Points To More Planes In Asian Skies

Airbus, the second-largest aircraft-maker, says that in 20 years China will overtake the U.S. as the world's top aviation market. The estimates are similar to projections issued by Airbus' bigger rival, Boeing, earlier this year.

The Race To 270: A Swing State Scorecard

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

A 2014 photo shows a tuberculosis patient preparing to take his medication at Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Hospital in Varanasi, India.

World Health Organization Warns Tuberculosis Is Not Under Control

A new report shows tuberculosis was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2015, and that the United Nations health body is not on track to meet its goals for reducing deaths from the disease.

A few jars of strawberry jam bask in the light of what made them: the summer sun.

Simple Summer Jam Session Calls For Strawberries And Sunshine

When strawberries are in season, the Food Network's Amy Thielen's thinks of jam — sun jam. She shares her grandmother's method for making preserves with little more than sugar and the summer sun.

Election Day campaign volunteers greet motorists at an Uptown New Orleans intersection Nov. 8, 2022. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Louisiana voters undecided on Democrat utility regulator, sending race to runoff

Congressional delegation reelected; Duplessis tops Landry for state senate

People crowd Saara, a popular market in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is one of the world's largest economies and is attracting job seekers from around the world.

In Brazil, Economic Opportunity Beckons Westerners

Brazil's economy is still going strong compared to the U.S. and Europe. The country's unemployment rate is just 6 percent — with companies looking overseas to fill top-end jobs.

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