Made your summer vacation plans yet? We'll help pick out science, technology, and environment related destinations that you might want to add to your list.

We'll get highlights from the American Geophysical Union's ocean sciences meeting.

We'll get highlights from the scientific meeting of the American Geophysical Union, going on this week.

Can robots be trusted to safely drive cars on city streets? We'll talk about a recent robot road test.

A high-speed video camera is a must for biologist Sheila Patek.

Ira talks with naturalist and author Bernd Heinrich about his life and work.

The challenge: find the geographic coordinates of 10 red weather balloons scattered across the country, as quickly as possible. We'll talk with the winner of the DARPA-sponsored contest.

Before CSI or Law and Order, how did chemical crimes come to light? Ira talks with author Deborah Blum about her new book about the dawn of medical forensics.

Researchers attempt to measure the amount of information humanity can store and transmit.

Jane McGonigal, author of Reality is Broken, explains how to make real life more 'gameful.'

Ira talks with Francis Collins, incoming director of the National Institutes of Health, about research priorities for the years ahead.

We'll talk about encouraging ingenuity through contests and prizes -- and hear from the winner of the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a major prize awarded this week for advances in car efficiency.

A new collection of essays looks at the contributions of the Royal Society to scientific knowledge.

A 1958 experiment mimicking a volcanic eruption formed many amino acids, according to new analysis.

Dr. H. Gilbert Welch discusses his book Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health.

Research plays on tricks of the brain to explore how people see their own bodies.

We'll look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies.

New research finds a small -- but present -- chance of a collision between Earth and one of its planetary neighbors in the next few billion years.

In this segment, we'll get the latest on climate news around the world -- from new rifts in the Wilkins Ice Shelf, to the new round of international climate talks now underway in Poland.

From dramatic new stem cell techniques to new ideas about cosmic rays, 2007 had plenty of scientific surprises. Join Ira and guests for a look back at the top science stories of the year.

Chemist Richard Zare and food writer Harold McGee discuss the best way to store leftover Champagne.

What's going on with the transition to digital television -- and will you need to adjust your sets?

Researchers say they have turned mouse skin cells directly into beating heart cells.

How can complicated technology be designed with humans in mind?