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The Coelacanth May Live for a Century. That’s Not Great News 13.07.2021 14:20

Scale markings reveal that this weird fish's lifespan is double what scientists first estimated. That also means they’re closer to extinction than we thought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat Sometimes 12.07.2021 10:29

Don’t mess with Texans’ air conditioning. Here’s why some customers in the state had their thermostats remotely controlled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Northern Farms Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon 09.07.2021 9:50

Humans have been draining peatlands to grow crops for centuries. It's a huge, underestimated source of greenhouse gas, scientists say. Â Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lakes Are Losing Oxygen—and Their Inhabitants Are in Danger 08.07.2021 11:18

Hundreds of temperate lakes around the world are showing trends toward anoxia, becoming warmer, murkier, and less hospitable to cold-water species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's With All This Ooey, Gooey Sea Snot? 07.07.2021 7:27

A phlegmy film is coating the coast around Istanbul—and warmer water could be to blame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, Covid-19 Vaccines Won't Make You Magnetic. Here's Why 06.07.2021 10:08

No matter how many videos you’ve seen of people sticking spoons to their faces, that’s just not how magnets work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mystery of Betelgeuse's Dimming Has Finally Been Solved 05.07.2021 8:59

Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in brightness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Delta Variant and Low Vaccine Rates Could Spell Trouble 02.07.2021 7:53

Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about states where fewer people are inoculated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Clever Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean's ‘Twilight Zone’ 01.07.2021 9:15

Mesobot looks like a giant AirPods case, but it's in fact a sophisticated machine that tracks animals making the most epic migration on Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Challenge of Covid-19 Vaccines for the Immunosuppressed 30.06.2021 15:52

Recent studies find transplant patients and immune-suppressed people who get the shot don’t make many antibodies. But that research is just beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It's a Steep Challenge 29.06.2021 12:01

Meet SpaceBok, a little four-legged machine that's taking the first steps toward walking on the Red Planet's brutal terrain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once 28.06.2021 12:06

A major new report calls on humanity to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises simultaneously. Here's what that might look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New Way to Understand the Brain's Intricate Rhythm 25.06.2021 12:12

Researchers have found evidence in humans that individual neurons time their firing to a deeper beat. But there’s a mystery: What does it mean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Zombie-Fire Outbreak May Be Growing in the North 24.06.2021 9:56

“Overwintering” fires smolder under the snow, reigniting vegetation in the spring. New research shows the zombies may proliferate in a warmer world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Risky Is It to Send Jeff Bezos to the Edge of Space? 23.06.2021 12:30

Today's commercial spacecraft have a safety advantage, thanks to simpler designs and suborbital missions. But with rockets, nothing is certain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New Way to Shape Metal Nanoparticles—With a Magnetic Field 22.06.2021 10:14

Making the tiny nanoparticles used in everything from electronics to paint isn't easy. But a new experiment creates order out of chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tour Clothes Spew Microfibers Before They’re Even Clothes 21.06.2021 11:11

The clothing supply chain releases some 265 million pounds of microfibers that wash into the environment each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Drought Is Making the Klamath River’s Baby Salmon Sick 18.06.2021 8:34

Dry conditions are worsening a warm-water disease that’s sweeping through juvenile fish. Their deaths will create a future crisis for both fish and human populations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You Need to Weigh Some Water. All You’ve Got Is a Paper Clip 17.06.2021 9:58

OK, so you might need a couple other supplies, but your best option is to do what MacGyver would do: Turn it into a scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sneaky, Lying Flower That Pretends to Be a Rotting Beetle 16.06.2021 9:24

Aristolochia microstoma finds love by smelling like death. Coffin flies can’t resist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peanut the Waiter Robot Is Proof That Your Job Is Safe 15.06.2021 11:23

Restaurants are struggling to hire people, so one Jersey Shore grill employed a machine. It confirms that humans remain indispensable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Many People Die When Polluters Exceed Their Limits? 14.06.2021 13:52

A new report tallies the death toll from excess emissions by looking at air pollution and spikes in local ozone levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Climate Change Is Erasing Humanity’s Oldest Art 11.06.2021 11:01

Extreme weather is rapidly eroding the limestone caves where people first drew images 40,000 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nature Can Save Humanity From Climate Doom—but Not On Its Own 10.06.2021 11:19

By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Evolutionary Gift May Protect Coral From Climate Change 09.06.2021 11:15

Coral in the Red Sea is unusually heat tolerant. The secret to its success may lie in the lucky confluence of geography and genetics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices