Episodi

  • A Long-Awaited Climate Experiment Is Poised to Launch in the Amazon. What Will It Find?
    Apr 26 2024
    Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 min
  • A Singular Climate Experiment Takes Shape in the Amazon
    Apr 24 2024
    After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?
    Apr 22 2024
    Years in the making, a project in the Amazon rain forest is finally set to determine whether a rise in carbon dioxide could save one of the world’s largest carbon sinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 min
  • How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?
    Apr 19 2024
    Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 min
  • How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the Ashes
    Apr 17 2024
    Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 min
  • Do Sperm Whales Have Culture?
    Apr 15 2024
    These marine mammals are very hard to observe, but in the past two decades the roughly 20 or so people in the world who study sperm whales have found some compelling evidence of culture among them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 min
  • Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary
    Apr 12 2024
    Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 min
  • Did the Eclipse Give You the Amateur Astronomy Bug? Here’s How to Get Started
    Apr 10 2024
    Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a professional astronomer—with a passion for amateur astrophotography—and she's here to offer tips and tricks for want to get into capturing the night sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min