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The Race To Save A Tree Species
Episode 863
The whitebark pine is a hardy tree that grows in an area stretching from British Columbia, Canada south to parts of California and east to Montana. It's a keystone species in its subalpine and timber…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The $20 Billion Deal To Get Indonesia Off Coal
Episode 862
Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of coal for electricity. And it's also an emerging economy trying to address climate change. The country recently signed a highly publicized, $20 billion in…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Rome wasn't built in a day, but they sure had strong concrete
Episode 861
The Roman Colosseum is a giant, oval amphitheater built almost two thousand years ago. Despite its age and a 14th century earthquake that knocked down the south side of the colosseum, most of the 150…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's Disordered Cosmos
Episode 860
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a theoretical physicist at the University of New Hampshire. It's her job to ask deep questions about how we — and the rest of the universe — got to this moment.
Her new bo…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Honoring The 'Hidden Figures' Of Black Gardening
Episode 859
When Abra Lee became the landscape manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, she sought some advice about how to best do the job. The answer: study the history of gardening. That l…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
This Navy vet helped discover a new, super-heavy element
Episode 858
As a kid, Clarice Phelps dreamed of being an astronaut, or maybe an explorer like the characters on Star Trek. Her path to a career in science turned out to be a bit different than what she expected,…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
What DNA kits leave out: race, ancestry and 'scientific sankofa'
Episode 857
Population geneticist Dr. Janina Jeff is the host and executive producer of In Those Genes, a hip-hop inspired podcast that uses genetics to uncover the those lost identifies of African descended Ame…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Measuring Health Risks After A Chemical Spill
Episode 856
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing about its remediation plan for cleaning up chemicals in and around East Palestine, Ohio. It follows the derailment of a…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Ancient Seeds: A Possible Key To Climate Adaptation
Episode 855
In the Bekaa Valley region of Lebanon, there is a giant walk-in fridge housing tens of thousands of seeds. They belong to the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Seriously...what IS life?
Episode 854
In this Back To School episode we consider the "List of Life": the criteria that define what it is to be a living thing. Some are easy calls: A kitten is alive. A grain of salt is not. But what about…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago