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Bitcoin, blockchain, and burgeoning energy use
Episode 150
Blockchain is an increasingly popular technology with quite a few applications and iterations, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Non-fungible tokens (N…
3 years, 10 months ago
Mongabay Reports: Chimpanzee tool innovation reveals cultural evolution
Episode 149
Sonso Chimpanzees in Uganda began using a new method to drink water pooled in logs, 'moss-sponging.' Previously known to use balled-up leaves, the ch…
3 years, 11 months ago
Mexico's Maya Train chugs forward, but at what cost?
Episode 149
A multi-billion dollar, 958 mile-long, railway project known as the 'Maya Train' threatens to displace locals and degrade or destroy habitats across …
3 years, 11 months ago
Mongabay Reports: New Guinea has the most plant species of any island
Episode 148
A report published in the journal Nature concludes that New Guinea is the most floristically diverse and speciose island on the planet. In addition …
3 years, 11 months ago
'Water always wins' but 'slow' solutions to water scarcity are growing in popularity
Episode 148
Human-made 'gray' infrastructure is crumbling, causing some urban areas to lose up to 40% of this precious resource: several major cities across the …
3 years, 11 months ago
Mongabay Reports: Will the vaquita vanish?
Episode 147
This week the world marks Save the Vaquita Day.
Our featured article examines a threat to this critically endangered marine mammal (Phocoena sinus), …
4 years ago
How marine conservation benefits by blending Indigenous knowledge and western science
Episode 147
We discuss the effectiveness of combining traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge and Western science for conservation and restoration initiative…
4 years ago
Mongabay Reports: 'Lost' Amazonian cities reveal sustainability secrets
Episode 146
Our featured article this week examines archaeological research revealing details of a massive, Pre-Columbian urban settlement in the Amazon, 4,500 s…
4 years ago
New whale calls and dolphin behaviors discovered with bioacoustics
Episode 146
Host Mike G. dives into new discoveries from the exciting field of marine bioacoustics research that are helping us better understand the lives of wh…
4 years ago
Mongabay Reports: Palm oil investigation with BBC and Gecko Project exposes corporate theft from communities
Episode 145
Our featured article this week summarizes a joint investigation Mongabay recently conducted with BBC News and The Gecko Project, uncovering how compa…
4 years, 1 month ago