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Bob Berman takes a look at what we can look forward to in 2026.

Late sunrises, dark mornings, and the sun's polarity.

New Jersey has a program called Blue Acres, started in 1995, which to date has used more than $234 million in federal and state funds to pay fair market value to purchase homes in flood-prone areas. The properties are returned to permanent open space, which can better absorb rainwater than man-made surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, and buildings.

Bob talks of the trials and tribulations of space exploration and missions.

Bob Berman speaks on the science of Groundhog Day.Bob Berman speaks on the science of Groundhog Day.

Historically, growing industry and the economy meant burning more fossil fuels. As the world faces the prospect of needing to reduce carbon emissions, the worry is that it can’t cut emissions without cutting growth. But a new analysis by a London-based think tank has found that the opposite is happening.

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.An analysis of pottery fragments from ancient Mesopotamia has revealed what may demonstrate a mathematical system developed before numbers.And in the absence of federal funding, a proposal hopes to create a new hub for medical research.

Washing clothes may seem harmless, but each load can release hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic fibers from synthetic fabrics into the water. Some of these microplastics are captured in sewage sludge that is often used as fertilizer, allowing the particles to spread onto agricultural fields. Others pass through wastewater systems and eventually into the ocean, where they accumulate in marine life. Laundry is an overlooked but major source of plastic pollution.

Food choices shape far more than our health. They influence land use, water resources, and the amount of heat-trapping pollution released into the atmosphere. Because of this wide-reaching impact, scientists have begun to measure just how much dietary change is needed to slow climate change.

(Airs 01/23/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Governor Kathy Hochul unveils her budget proposal for next fiscal year, we’ll speak with the head of the NY Immigration Coalition about their 2026 legislative agenda, and we’ll follow the migration of Bald Eagles to Upstate New York.