Science Podcast

Each week, The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee brings you the latest and greatest science news from all four corners of the globe. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or email. Also, check out our Science Forum page.



 

Scientist Warned of Japan Tsunami, Gabon’s Eco-Tourism Efforts

Jan 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 144: A Japanese scientist had warned the country that a big tsunami was overdue. An update on Gabon's fledgling eco-tourism efforts. Controversy over selective publishing of results of medical research. more »

 

Stephen Hawking on Future of Humankind, Rwanda’s Lake Kivu

Jan 06, 2012 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 143: Physicist Stephen Hawking marks his 70th birthday by answering listener questions about the universe and future of humankind. Rwanda taps Lake Kivu's dissolved methane for energy supply. more »

 

Listening to the Deep Ocean, Illegal Bird Trapping in Cyprus

Dec 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 142: Scientists and the public are listening to the sounds of the deep oceans. Illegal bird trapping in cyprus is affecting populations of migrating songbirds. more »

 

Bird Flu Research Raises Terrorism Fears, Mystery Kidney Disease

Dec 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 141: Chronic kidney disease is sweeping across Central America. New bird flu research raises terrorism fears among U.S. authorities. Beethoven's deafness profoundly influences his compositions. more »

 

Sea Level Rise Speeds Up, Satellites Spot Violence in Sudan Border

Dec 09, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 140: Climate scientists say that as the world is warming up, polar ice is melting a lot faster than expected. Satellite imagery reveals human rights violation along border between Sudan and South Sudan. more »

 

New Report on the Fukushima Disaster, How Ants Wage War

Nov 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 139: A new report provides in-depth account of the Fukushima disaster. European scientists use DNA technology to catch illegal fishing. Ants and humans wage war in similar ways. more »

 

Studying Human Emotions, Climate Affects Coffee Farming

Nov 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 138: A new study teaching computers to read human emotions is taking lessons from an old experiment by Charles Darwin. Climate change poses challenges for Ugandan coffee farmers. more »

 

World Population at Seven Billion, A Dutch Science Scandal

Nov 04, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 137: World population reached seven billion this week. We look at what that means for our planet, and how we can feed our growing numbers. A Dutch scientist admits to faking data for several years. more »

 

New Hopes for Malaria Vaccine, The Dying Trees of Canal du Midi

Oct 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 136: Field trials of a new malaria vaccine yields promising results. Trees lining France's Canal du Midi are dying. Efforts to prevent water wars in the Australian Outback. more »

 

Oldest Known Paint Workshop, Australia’s Water Wars

Oct 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a Comment

Podcast 135: Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known paint workshop in a cave in South Africa. Water wars grow in Australia's heartland. The social and biological underpinnings of race. more »

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