Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDisposable vapes can’t be reused, recycled, or trashed. So what happens to them?
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of mi…
2 years, 3 months ago
New deadly bird flu cases reported in Iowa, joining 3 other states as disease resurfaces
Two commercial turkey farms in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Healthy aging essential as Europeans of retirement age will soon outstrip youth
As the number of elderly people in Europe starts to outnumber the young, the World Health Organization is warning it’s time to introduce healthier li…
2 years, 3 months ago
Stockholm to ban gasoline and diesel cars in downtown commercial area
Stockholm city council has drawn up plans to ban diesel and gas cars from its downtown commercial area. The aim is to reduce pollution, but some opp…
2 years, 3 months ago
In the Amazon, millions breathe hazardous air as drought and wildfires spread through the rainforest
Thick smoke enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a …
2 years, 3 months ago
Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir
Now that she's stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal …
2 years, 3 months ago
Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medicati…
2 years, 3 months ago
So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says
Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary, and “nutriti…
2 years, 3 months ago
Amazon, Tripadvisor, and other companies team up to battle fake reviews while FTC seeks to ban them
Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said on October 12 that they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, revi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Natural wine uncorks back to basics movement in the U.S.
Natural wine – wine produced with minimal chemical intervention – is growing increasingly popular in the United States. But critics say the lack of …
2 years, 3 months ago