7:05
Egypt Is Building A Massive 1.8-Gigawatt Solar Park
The $4 billion Benban Solar Park will be the country’s first utility-scale solar power plant.
4:47
Growing Cannabis Could Lead To More Air Pollution
Growing cannabis has environmental impacts, like increased water and electricity use. But it might also contribute to air pollution.
17:24
Your Smart TV Is Watching You
Smart TVs join the ranks of websites and smartphone apps that collect and share your data.
17:26
You Are What You Cook
How cooking your food changes your microbiome—and what that could say about human evolution.
12:20
Climate Denial Sneaks Into A Federal Report
Buried in the appendix of a Bureau of Land Management report about Arctic oil development is the assertion by a bureau employee that “there is not a climate crisis.”
34:48
Food Failures: Rise Your Bread Baking Skills With Science
How gluten-free flours affect bread structure and how to keep your sourdough starter happy.
7:12
NASA To Launch An Eye In The Sky For Asteroids
The space agency plans to launch an infrared telescope to spot space rocks whizzing towards Earth.
4:45
After Global Cries For Climate Action, Silence From Big Polluters
The world’s biggest emitters—India, China, and the U.S.—had very little to contribute to the UN Climate Action Summit.
15:58
How Schrödinger’s Cat Became Schrödinger’s Cats
Physicist Sean Carroll discusses the “many worlds” view of quantum mechanics.
12:00
How Whales Evolved From Land To Water, Gene By Gene
Marine mammals like whales and dolphins lost the function of 85 genes in the transition from land to water.