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- Farming maize in ice age Michigan, predicting the future climate of cities, and our host takes a quiz on the sounds of scienceFirst up on the podcast, we hear from Staff Writer Paul Voosen about the tricky problem of regional climate prediction. Although global climate change models have held up for the most part, predicting what will happen at smaller scales, such as the level of a city, is proving a stubborn challenge. Just increasing the resolution […]
- Tickling in review, spores in the stratosphere, and longevity researchFirst up on the podcast, Online News Editor Michael Greshko joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about stories set high above our heads. They discuss capturing fungal spores high in the stratosphere, the debate over signs of life on the exoplanet K2-18b, and a Chinese contender for world’s oldest star catalog. Next on the […]
- Strange metals and our own personal ‘oxidation fields’First up on the podcast, freelance journalist Zack Savitsky joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the strange metal state. Physicists are probing the behavior of electrons in these materials, which appear to behave like a thick soup rather than discrete charged particles. Many suspect insights into strange metals might lead to the creation of […]
Expert Insights
- Amid Devastation in Gaza, a Deepening Environmental WoundThe ongoing war in the Gaza Strip has obliterated crops and trees, according to a new assessment of the impact.Read more on E360 →
- Birds vs. Wind Turbines: New Research Aims to Prevent DeathsWindow collisions and cats kill more birds than wind farms do, but ornithologists say turbine impacts must be taken seriously. Scientists are testing a range of technologies to reduce bird strikes — from painting stripes to using artificial intelligence — to keep birds safe.Read more on E360 →
- Britain Sees Sunniest Spring on RecordThis spring was the warmest and sunniest on record in the U.K., a symptom of a rapidly warming climate, weather officials say.Read more on E360 →
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