Dr. Ronald Klatz shared information on the advancement of technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging related disease and to promote research into methods to retard and optimize the human aging process. Further details and audio featured in the Art Bell Vault.

Polar Ice Caps

During the first hour of the broadcast, Art referred to a recently published NASA study that shows the extent to which the polar ice caps have melted and predicts the Arctic Ocean will lose all perennial ice by end of century. The following animation shows Arctic sea ice extent from January 1, 1990, and January 1, 1999, respectively. Click the two-directional arrow below and drag it along the timeline to see the polar ice caps recede.