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Episode 1215
Researchers in Japan have created a plastic-ish material that is strong and flexible, but dissolves when it gets salty... like in an ocean!
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Update: Future Chocolate? Cocoa Gel! 🍫
Episode 1214
An update to a story from about a year ago. Researchers have found a way to use more of the cocoa pod to make delicious, delicious chocolate!
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1 year ago
National Park Cities 🏞🏙
Episode 1213
A new designation encourages people to think about their cities differently.
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Incognito Bear Care 🐻
Episode 1212
Caretakers in California are dressing up to help a young bear get ready to face the wilderness.
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Less Splashy Urinals 🚽
Episode 1211
Engineering, science, and mathematics have all been leveraged to design less-gross urinals, that's good news!
Read more about the urinal designs here …
1 year, 1 month ago
Streaming Streams 🎧, Repeat
Episode 1210
From the archive, if you like to listen to nature sounds like rain to relax, you can do that and help the planet at the same time.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Better Glass for Birds 🐦
Episode 1209
A giant, glassy building in Chicago has upgraded it's windows to make them safer for birds flying on by.
Read more about the glass and the birds here…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ronan Has the Rhythm 🥁
Episode 1208
Ronan, a 15yr old sea lion has great rhythm and it's raising questions about music and what it means to be musical.
Read more about the research here…
1 year, 1 month ago
Voyager 1: Thrusters Thrusting 📡🛰
Episode 1207
Another update from Voyager 1 and 2 out in interstellar space. A 20-year-old bug needed to get figured out- and fast!
Read more about the repair effor…
1 year, 1 month ago
Lasocados ⚡🥑, Repeat
Episode 1206
From the archive, avocados get a high-tech new label and it could save a lot of plastic! Also, the avocado producer making these laser-etched avocado…
1 year, 1 month ago