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Haiti’s Seismic History, Rome’s Metro System, Excess Flu Vaccines
Podcast 49: Geologists had warned Haiti about an impending earthquake. Engineers and archaeologists collaborate on Rome's new Metro line. Europe is trying to dispose of extra doses of H1N1 vaccine. »
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 Anu Ramaswami about why technological fixes often fail. »
Tuna in Trouble, Swine Flu Fears in Africa, Mummy CAT Scans
Podcast 21: Watching for swine flu in Africa. Germany leads the way on renewable energy. Mediterranean bluefin tuna, in deep trouble. A mummy CAT scan. »
Fusion Controversy, Radiocarbon Forensics, Tentacled Snakes
Podcast 19: A fight over nuclear fusion, nuclear residues ID the dead, sneaky tentacled snakes, a journalist comes down with swine flu, and a new find near Stonehenge. »
Typhoons and Earthquakes; Swine Flu Up North, Stingers Galore
Podcast 18: Swine flu among the Inuit, typhoons trigger earthquakes, elephants afraid of bees, too many jellyfish, and bigger black holes. »
Frogs at Risk, Flu Redux, Bumbling Bees
Podcast 14: Swine flu may not be so bad after all. Good news and bad on climate. An aircraft manufacturer tries to green its image. A giant frog flies to safety. »
The World Science Forum
The future for tigers looks dismal. Poaching and habitat-loss threaten the last remaining tigers in the wild.
"If there isn’t an incentive to make live tigers worth more than dead tigers, we’ll lose tigers,” says John Seidensticker. He is a conservation biologist at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. and is an adviser for the Global Tiger Initiative.
Seindesticker is also the guest in our latest World Science Forum.
Learn how we can protect wild tigers. Join the online conversation. The discussion is live now!
The World Science Podcast
