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- The contagious buzz of bumble bee positivity, and when snow crabs vanishFirst up on the podcast, the Bering Sea’s snow crabs are bouncing back after a 50-billion-crab die-off in 2020, but scientists are racing to predict what’s going to happen to this important fishery. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss what’s next for snow crabs. Next on the show, freelance producer Elah […]
- Hunting ancient viruses in the Arctic, and how ants build their nests to fight diseaseFirst up on the podcast, Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt takes a trip to Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago where ancient RNA viruses may lie buried in the permafrost. He talks with host Sarah Crespi about why we only have 100 years of evolutionary history for viruses such as coronavirus and influenza, and what we can learn […]
- How birds reacted to a solar eclipse, and keeping wildfire smoke out of wine First up on the podcast, producer Kevin McLean talks with Associate Online News Editor Michael Greshko about the impact of wildfires on wine; a couple horse stories, one modern, one ancient; and why educators are racing to archive government materials. Next on the show, research that took advantage of a natural experiment in unnatural […]
Expert Insights
- Clean Tech Firms Have Canceled Dozens of U.S. Projects, Costing More Than 20,000 JobsSo far this year, clean tech firms have abandoned or scaled back close to $24 billion in new projects, from solar farms to battery plants to electric vehicle factories.Read more on E360 →
- Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offshore Wind Is in RetreatOffshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to be abandoned, with only seven farms now moving ahead or in operation.Read more on E360 →
- Biggest Meat Producers Unleashing More Methane Than Biggest Oil FirmsThe five biggest meat and dairy producers are generating more methane than the five largest oil and gas companies, according to a new report. While sheep and cattle are a prolific source of the highly potent heat-trapping gas, few countries have set targets to cut emissions from livestock.Read more on E360 →
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