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National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been walking across the globe for over a decade as part of the Out of Eden Walk. He often walks through sparsely populated, extremely remote places. That trek comes with a major concern: What do you do when you get sick? Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler how he stays healthy on the road, noting that health care comes in many forms.
As the world faces stronger and more frequent storms, a new play honors the extensive discussions that led to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, which brought world leaders together to address greenhouse gas emissions.
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where the vessels are left abandoned. In a prison on the outskirts of Milan, inmates are transforming those discarded boats into something unexpected: musical instruments.