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Ep. 63: For Deep Ocean Mining, Questions Abound

This month: Some regions of the deep ocean contain vast amounts of key minerals, like cobalt and...

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Ep. 62: Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Western Bosnia

This month: Twenty-six years after the end of the Bosnian War, farmers in Livno are once again...

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Ep. 61: When Accents Speak Louder Than Words

For scientists who come from abroad to live and work in America, accents can be personal. It's...

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Ep. 60: Cascading Effects of Pollution in Lebanon’s Litani River

Residents of Lebanon's Beqaa Valley say pollution in the Litani River is responsible for a host...

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Ep. 59: Water Cremation Ignites Debate Over Dignified Death

Alkaline hydrolysis is an end-of-life option that’s gaining popularity in Canada and the U.S....

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Ep. 58: When an Intellectual Disability Means Life or Death

When Pervis Payne was sentenced to death more than three decades ago, it was permissible to...

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Ep. 57: In Lagos, Vulnerable Communities Buried by Urbanization

Urbanization in Lagos, Nigeria, is moving at a rapid clip — burying mangrove forests and wetlands...

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Ep. 56: Understanding a Terrorist's Brain

Scientists and counterterrorism experts believe understanding the underlying motivations of...

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Ep. 55: In Pursuit of Climate-Friendly Refrigerants

In December of last year, Congress passed legislation that gives the Environmental Protection...

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Ep. 54: Translating Portugal’s Approach to Drugs and Addiction

Twenty years ago Portugal decriminalized all drugs as part of a bigger national strategy to fight...

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Ep. 53: ‘Mainstreaming’ Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Mental Health

Amid a worldwide mental health emergency, the discovery of new pharmaceuticals to treat...

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Ep. 52: In India, Mismanaging the Monkey Menace

In India, macaque monkeys are a menace — attacking people for food, breaking into offices, and in...

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Ep. 51: A Scramble to Define ‘Habitat’ — and the Future of Conservation

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the dusky gopher frog now has conservationists and...

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Ep. 51: A Scramble to Define ‘Habitat’ — and the Future of Conservation

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the dusky gopher frog now has conservationists and...

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Ep. 50: Studying and Surviving the Pandemic's Collective Trauma

In South Africa, trauma researchers are studying — and working to ease — the psychological toll...

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Ep. 49: When Wildfires and a Pandemic Collide

As smoky summers resulting from wildfires have become the new normal across much of the West...

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Ep. 48: Capturing the Songs of a Changing Climate

This month: Acoustic ecologists are racing to record Earth’s shifting soundscapes before they...

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Ep. 47: The Toll of the Culture of Silence in Animal Research

This month: Communicating about animal research with the public can open early career scientists...

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Ep. 47: The Toll of the Culture of Silence in Animal Research

This month: Communicating about animal research with the public can open early career scientists...

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Ep. 46: A Debate on the Dregs of Asbestos Mining

This month: Ground-up waste leftover from asbestos mining still lines the landscape of Quebec....

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