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- A new generation of radiotherapies for cancer, and why we sighFirst up on the podcast, Staff Writer Robert F. Service joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a boom in nuclear medicine, from new and more powerful radioisotopes to improved precision in cancer cell targeting. Next on the show, we talk about why we sigh. Maria Clara Novaes-Silva, a doctoral student at ETH Zürich, […]
- Salty permafrost’s role in Arctic melting, the promise of continuous protein monitoring, and death in the ancient worldFirst up on the podcast, Science News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss why a salty layer of permafrost undergirding Arctic ice is turning frozen landscapes into boggy morasses. Next on the show, glucose isn’t the only molecule in the body that can be monitored in real time; proteins can be, […]
- Protecting newborns from an invisible killer, the rise of drones for farming, and a Druid mysteryFirst up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Leslie Roberts joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the long journey to a vaccine for group B streptococcus, a microbe that sickens 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000. Next on the show, there are about 250,000 agricultural drones employed on farms in China. […]
Expert Insights
- Progress on Africa's 'Great Green Wall' Stalls as Seedlings Die OffCountries in the Sahel region of Africa have made little progress on the "Great Green Wall," a 5,000-mile-long band of trees planned for the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. Even where communities are planting new trees, few seedlings actually survive, new research shows.Read more on E360 →
- For the First Time, Renewables Supplying More Power Globally Than CoalFor the first time, renewables are generating more power globally than coal. But in the U.S., analysts see a tough road ahead for wind and solar. With the Trump administration dismantling support for clean energy, renewables are set to grow half as fast as previously expected.Read more on E360 →
- This Data Scientist Sees Progress in the Climate Change FightCountries are falling short on reducing emissions, but British data scientist Hannah Ritchie looks at the numbers and sees the world making real gains on climate change. In an interview, she talks about the unheralded progress she sees in the global shift to clean energy.Read more on E360 →
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