Beetles, Wildfires, Woodchip Bioreactor. May 7, 2021, Part 2
A Beetle’s Chemical (And Plastic) Romance For many species of beetle, the key to finding a mate is scent: Both females and males give off pheromones that signal their species, their sex, and even thei...
7 Maj 202147min
Herd Immunity, Crossword Program. May 7, 2021, Part 1
Weighing COVID-19 Vaccinations For Teens Federal officials are reporting that the Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 by early next...
7 Maj 202147min
Viking Metal, Possible Futures, Global Pollination. April 30, 2021, Part 2
Uncovering Metal Crafts Of The Viking Age Vikings are often associated with scenes of boats and fiercely-pitched battles. But new research, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological ...
30 Apr 202146min
The Past And Future Of Plastics Tech. April 30, 2021, Part 1
The Future Of Plastics Plastics do a lot of good. They’re sturdy, they’re clean, and the COVID-19 pandemic has really highlighted their benefits, with personal protective equipment like disposable glo...
30 Apr 202147min
Gender-Affirming Health Care, Defining ‘Life’. April 23, 2021, Part 2
Proposed Legislation Threatens Trans Rights Nationwide Since the start of the 2021 legislative session, members of more than 30 state legislatures have proposed over 100 bills that would limit transge...
23 Apr 202147min
Climate Summit, Offshore Wind, Hummingbirds. April 23, 2021, Part 1
World Leaders Gather Virtually For Climate Summit Forty world leaders attended an international summit on climate change to discuss how each country would commit to decreasing emissions. Sophie Bushwi...
23 Apr 202147min
History Of Conservation, Right Whales Decline. April 16, 2021, Part 1
Conserving More Than Just the Planet’s ‘Beloved Beasts’ Historically, “conservation” simply meant not overhunting a game animal, preserving sufficient populations to continue to hunt the following yea...
16 Apr 202147min
Understanding Caribbean Volcano Eruption, Billions Of T-Rexes, Pterosaur Necks, Lost Feasts. April 16, 2021, Part 2
Understanding St. Vincent’s Volcanic Eruption Since April 9th, the Caribbean island of St. Vincent has been rocked by eruptions at the La Soufrière volcano. Over the last week, plumes of ash and gas h...
16 Apr 202147min
