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- Did meat or fruit give people big brains, and protecting bison diversity using ancient DNAFirst up on the podcast, Deputy News Editor Michael Price discusses the history of the North American bison population, its decline, and resurrection—and links to Indigenous cultures. He’s joined by University of California, Santa Cruz evolutionary molecular biologist Beth Shapiro and Greg Wilson, a wildlife ecologist with Parks Canada. They talk about their Science paper […]
- AI’s influence on society, measuring muscles, and a Crick biographyFirst up on the podcast, we catch up with Celina Zhao, a staff reporter for Science’s AI In Science reporting initiative. She talks with host Sarah Crespi about artificial intelligence’s knack for finding legal loopholes and how philosophers are navigating conflicts of interest around advising companies on AI. Next on the show, it’s hard to […]
- Death in a gene-editing trial, and insect larvae surviving in deep watersFirst up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Brendan Borrell talks about his work reporting on the previously undisclosed death of a 6-year-old girl in a gene-editing clinical trial in China and the reasons her parents came forward. This story was produced in collaboration with Retraction Watch and supported by the Science Fund for Investigative […]
Expert Insights
- Amid Drought, Hundreds of French Rivers Are Drying UpAn ongoing drought in Europe has sapped French rivers. Officials say that 43 percent of small waterways in France have been partially or completely dried up.Read more on E360 →
- As Deforestation Falls in Brazil, It Surges in Neighboring BoliviaAs Brazil cracks down on the illegal clearing of forests, farmers and ranchers are moving into Bolivia, helping to fuel a wave of deforestation in a country where land is cheap and enforcement lax. Read more on E360 →
- Last Month Was the Hottest July on Record for the World's OceansOceans globally recorded their hottest July ever last month, according to a new analysis. The severe ocean heat was evident around Europe, which is coping with a scorching summer.Read more on E360 →
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