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Climate Migrants, Tool-using Octopuses, A New Super-Earth
Podcast 45: Octopuses join the ranks of tool-using animals. A new Super-Earth discovered. And Bangladesh's people and wildlife are struggling to survive the impacts of rising seas. »
Life in the Deep, Saving Potatoes, Marine Mucilage
Podcast 42: Meet some creatures in the census of marine life's latest report. Learn about efforts to save Peruvian potatoes and potato farmers. Scientists are worried about rising number of sea-blobs. »
Beyond Copenhagen, Mammograms Around the World
Podcast 41: Looking at international climate negotiations post-Copenhagen. International recommendations on mammograms. China is looking to remove some dams on the Yangtze River. »
Naming Planets in Hebrew, Toward Copenhagen, Mayan Daily Life
Podcast 40: Danish Climate Minister on new climate treaty. The Israelis are trying to give Hebrew names to Uranus and Neptune. And environmentalists are trying to get wildlife of the Vietnamese menu. »
Swine Flu in the Amazon, Fixing Technological Fixes, Tsavo Lions
Podcast 39: Swine flu spreads far and wide. A story about bringing renewable energy to the rural poor in Nicaragua. And a conversation with engineer Au Ramaswami about why technological fixes often fail. »
Nile Delta, Humming Bears, A Jurassic Sea Monster
Podcast 38: Nile Delta is among the top three places at risk from rising seas. American researchers find that Black Bears hum. Male French Brown bears short of females. And a Jurassic Sea Monster fossil. »
Bangladesh Protects Against the Sea, China Promotes Creativity
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. »
Monarch Navigation, Whale-eating Worms, UN Climate Summit
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. »
Tiny T. Rex, Low-Carbon World Tour, Iceland Buries CO2
Podcast 32: A fossil find from Inner Mongolia. French President wants a carbon tax. A Londoner sets out on a low-carbon world tour. Iceland pumps CO2 underground. »
Indonesian Mangroves, Plastic in the Pacific, A Fake Moon Rock
Podcast 30: Struggling Senegalese fisheries. A volcanic island reborn. New evidence of a warming Arctic. Plus mangroves, ocean garbage and earthquake trauma. »
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