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- Shielding astronauts from cosmic rays, and planning the end of fossil fuelsFirst up on the podcast, how do we protect astronauts when they leave the shelter of Earth’s protective magnetic fields and face the slow, constant bombardment of space radiation? Freelance science journalist Elie Dolgin joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss what we know about the damage from high-velocity particles and the research being done to […]
- Tracking falling space debris via sonic booms, and getting drunk off your own microbesFirst up with Jennie Erin Smith, Science’s new senior biomedicine reporter, we delve into: autobrewery syndrome, when microbes inside the human gut make too much alcohol; how doctors can use a public repository, the Mexican Biobank, to guide patient care; and preliminary findings that surgery on the brain’s plumbing shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease. Next […]
- Reversing ecological destruction in the Galápagos, and finally mapping Antarctica’s surfaceFirst up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Sofia Quaglia talks about her visit to the Galápagos archipelago and how researchers there are working to restore the islands to their former ecological glory. *Note this episode has been updated to reflect that the Ecuadorian government is not responsible for primarily funding these efforts. Next on […]
Expert Insights
- China to See Solar Capacity Outstrip Coal Capacity This YearThis year China will see its solar capacity outstrip its coal capacity for the first time, according to an industry group.Read more on E360 →
- India Says Its Grasslands Are 'Wastelands.' Medieval Folklore Suggests OtherwiseThe sprawling grasslands of western India are, in the popular imagination, the remains of woodlands that were leveled under British rule — areas to be reforested, rather than conserved. But a recent analysis of stories, songs, and poems from centuries past reveals that western grasslands predate British colonization.Read more on E360 →
- Mojave Solar Farm a Haven for Rare Desert PlantA rare desert plant is flourishing at a solar farm near Las Vegas, new research finds. The study is the latest to show how, under the right circumstances, solar arrays can be a boon to nature.Read more on E360 →
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