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These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria 18.05.2022 11:59

Researchers have created autonomous particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will tote lifesaving drugs through bodily fluids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ticks Are Spreading in the US—and Taking New Diseases With Them 17.05.2022 13:17

The vast majority of tick-borne disease goes unrecorded, meaning life-threatening pathogens are traveling under the radar to new locations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Delegates at the United Nations Have Begun Forging New Rules for Space 16.05.2022 9:59

International experts are using earthly policies as models to hash out regulations for orbiting spacecraft, from preventing conflict to limiting trash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Burning Crops to Capture Carbon? Good Luck Finding Water 13.05.2022 12:09

The technique uses plants as fuel and sequesters the emitted CO2, removing it from the atmosphere. But scaling up would use gobs of water and land. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Desert’s Fragile Skin Can’t Take Much More Heat 12.05.2022 11:34

Climate change and human activity are destroying the layers of fungi, lichen, and bacteria that protect deserts from erosion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Vast Underground Water System Helps Drive Antarctica’s Glaciers 11.05.2022 9:55

Scientists have finally found Antarctica’s missing groundwater, which will help them predict ice flows on the continent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet—Just Eat Less 10.05.2022 6:50

If everyone ate just 20 percent less beef, deforestation rates by 2050 could be half as bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Australia Moves Ahead Cautiously With '3-Parent IVF' 09.05.2022 10:54

The nation follows the UK in permitting mitochondrial donation, which aims to prevent the transmission of rare but often fatal conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone Wants to Build Green Energy Projects. What's the Holdup? 05.05.2022 11:17

Proposals for wind, solar, and battery storage projects are running into a logjam of paperwork and grid connection issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Give Fitbits (of Sorts) to the Trees 04.05.2022 10:35

You can tell a lot about a tree by its sway, so scientists are outfitting them with accelerometers. That could help the West better manage its water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hepatitis Cases in Kids Have Scientists Hunting for Answers 03.05.2022 12:13

Young children across the world are inexplicably coming down with the liver illness, putting parents and doctors on alert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Blood Test Detects Cancer in Dogs. But Do You Want to Know? 02.05.2022 15:05

A startup just showed that its OncoK9 test accurately sounds the alarm for aggressive and advanced cancers. The catch? These often have no cure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Surprising Climate Cost of the Humblest Battery Material 28.04.2022 11:09

Graphite is made in blazing-hot furnaces powered by dirty energy. Until recently, there has been no good tally of the carbon emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Making Science More Open Is Good for Research—but Bad for Security 27.04.2022 12:44

The open science movement pushes for making scientific knowledge quickly accessible to all. But a new paper warns that speed can come at a cost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For mRNA, Covid Vaccines Are Just the Beginning 26.04.2022 13:02

With clinical vaccine trials for everything from HIV to Zika, messenger RNA could transform medicine—or widen health care inequalities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drones Have Transformed Blood Delivery in Rwanda 25.04.2022 12:22

The autonomous aircraft have shuttled blood to rural, mountainous areas for years. A new analysis proves they’re faster than driving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay 22.04.2022 12:01

Rooftop solar panels are gaining popularity as the UK faces higher energy prices. But lower-income people are being left behind once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA Rolls Back Its SLS Rocket for Repairs 21.04.2022 9:43

After three attempts to run through a test of the Space Launch System, engineers spotted a leak and a faulty valve. The fixes may delay the first Artemis moon mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Kids Fleeing Ukraine, Wartime Trauma May Leave Lasting Wounds 20.04.2022 11:35

Volunteers are rushing to provide online counseling, art therapy, and stress relief for the more than 2 million Ukrainian children who have become refugees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived 19.04.2022 12:28

The area around the defunct power plant has been an unexpected rewilding success story. Now attempts to monitor progress are hampered by the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Does a Newt Cross the Road? With Lots of Human Help 18.04.2022 12:31

Brigades of volunteers are coming to the rescue of thousands of Pacific newts that perish each year as they migrate to their breeding grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Global Boom in Fences Is Harming Wildlife 15.04.2022 12:44

Barriers are going up rapidly as border projects and livestock farming increase, but they impede wildlife migrations and genetically isolate threatened species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Drug-Releasing Contact Lens Is Here 14.04.2022 9:46

The FDA has approved daily disposables that release anti-allergy medication. Experts hope lenses could one day help treat cataracts and glaucoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Killer Parasite Is Wiping Out Hordes of Ants—in a Good Way 13.04.2022 9:04

A microsporidian pathogen is annihilating tawny crazy ants, an invasive menace of the highest order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Companies May Soon Have to Reveal a Hidden Risk: Carbon Emissions 12.04.2022 13:36

Big businesses set splashy climate targets but don’t always reveal their data. The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to change that—to protect investors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices