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China’s Water Woes, Rebuilding a Footbridge Across the Blue Nile

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 54: China's water pollution problems are worse than previously thought. American volunteers rebuild an ancient footbridge across the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. New facts about whale evolution. »

Preventing Future Bhopals

By Henrik Selin

Forum 6: A quarter century after the worst industrial accident in Bhopal, India toxic chemicals still threaten lives in the developing world. What can be done to safeguard the public such from toxic hazards? »

Beyond Copenhagen, Mammograms Around the World

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 41: Looking at international climate negotiations post-Copenhagen. International recommendations on mammograms. China is looking to remove some dams on the Yangtze River. »

Bangladesh Protects Against the Sea, China Promotes Creativity

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 35: Bangladeshi farmers protect their land from rising sea levels. China promotes creativity. Queen Victoria's descendants had hemophilia B. Saturn's giant ring. »

Ancient Human Ancestor, Ig Nobel Awards, Champagne Bubbles

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 34: Meet Ardi, an ancient human ancestor. Bubbles are key to Champagne's flavors. This year's Nobel contenders -- and Ig Nobel winners. China's inventive past. »

Monarch Navigation, Whale-eating Worms, UN Climate Summit

By Rhitu Chatterjee

Podcast 33: World leaders meet at a UN climate summit. India promises to cut carbon emissions. Worms feed on dead whales. A new clue to monarch butterfly migration. »

Dog Origins, DNA & Identity, Medical Isotope Shortage

By David Baron

Podcast 31: Were dogs domesticated for food? Papua New Guinea's bizarre creatures. Genes and human identity. And hospitals cope with a global shortage of medical isotopes. »

Indonesian Mangroves, Plastic in the Pacific, A Fake Moon Rock

By Elsa Youngsteadt

Podcast 30: Struggling Senegalese fisheries. A volcanic island reborn. New evidence of a warming Arctic. Plus mangroves, ocean garbage and earthquake trauma. »

A DDT Controversy, Reforesting Ghana, Senegalese Healers

By admin

Podcast 26: Controversy over DDT and malaria in Uganda. Traditional healers upstage Western doctors in Senegal. Planting trees, to forestall climate change, in Ghana. »

Pedal Power in Europe, Solar Power in Africa, Pandas Galore

By admin

Podcast 25: Three energy-related stories – two on solar power, and one on a European bike mecca. Plus an old animal who’s learned a new trick. »