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July 12, 2024
Rising temperatures shut down some conchs’ impulse to reproduce. So scientists are ferrying them to colonies in deeper, cooler waters. Plus, there are currently 323 ongoing drug shortages in the U.S., leaving patients scrambling for necessary medications. And, new research shows that cats’ tendency to scratch is affected by stress, certain kinds of play, and how active they are at night.
17:33
Bangladeshi Farmers Found A Way To Save Massive Amounts Of Water
By intensively using groundwater to irrigate, the country’s farmers are creating space to capture freshwater from monsoons.
12:17
Biden Declares The COVID-19 Pandemic Over. Is It?
One country cannot declare a global health crisis over, but when a pandemic officially ends is not easy to determine.
12:13
Was ‘Soylent Green’ Right About 2022?
Climate catastrophe? Check. Here’s what this classic science fiction film got right about 2022.
4:22
Saturn’s Rings Might Be Made From A Missing Moon
A new theory suggests that Saturn’s gravity shredded up a moon and flattened it, giving us the planet’s iconic rings.
11:00
Sperm Swim Together To Help Each Other Reach The Egg
Researchers created a simulation of the female reproductive tract and, rather than compete, sperm may cooperate to swim upstream.
17:15
Mars Rover, Move Over: Making A Rover To Explore The Deep Sea
The Benthic Rover trawls an abyssal plain, 4000 meters below the ocean surface, for vital data about carbon dioxide on a warming planet.
7:44
Ukraine’s Ongoing Tragedy Inspires Teenage Inventor To Locate Landmines
There are 100 million unexploded landmines around the world. Igor Klymenko’s invention uses a drone to help find them.
8:57
Getting The Dirt On The World Of Competitive Soil Judging
In this international competition, contestants compete to analyze, identify, and describe the layers of soil in a landscape.
16:52
Diving Into The Biggest Ideas In The Universe
Can mere mortals learn real physics, without all the analogies? Spoiler: A professor of natural philosophy says yes, but there may be math.
12:09
Why The Owner Of Patagonia Gave Away The Whole Company
All the money went to a trust and nonprofit to fund climate change and conservation efforts.