logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2021
6m 31s

Imperiled Freshwater Turtles Are Eating ...

Scientific American
About this episode
We know a lot about how sea turtles are threatened by our trash, but new research has just uncovered an underreported threat hiding inside lakes and rivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
Up next
Today
Want to smell more attractive? Try these foods
Many people turn to expensive perfumes to elevate their natural scent and smell more pleasant to others. But what if you could achieve that just by switching up your diet? In this episode of Science Quickly, host Kendra Pierre-Louis talks with freelance journalist Sofia Quaglia a ... Show More
12m 52s
Jan 26
A historic moon mission, AI that helps restore stroke patients’ voice and the oldest cave art ever found
In this episode of Science Quickly, we look at the stakes behind Artemis II, NASA’s historic lunar flyby mission that’s preparing to launch soon. We’ll also dive into the science behind Revoice, an artificial-intelligence-powered wearable device that could help stroke patients wi ... Show More
11m 21s
Jan 23
The quest for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA
In this episode of Science Quickly, host Kendra Pierre-Louis speaks with forensic scientist Rhonda Roby about an ambitious effort to uncover traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA using modern forensic techniques. Roby and her colleagues are carefully sampling centuries‑old artworks, ... Show More
18m 33s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2021
BrainStuff Classics: Why Do Turtles Have Shells?
It seems obvious that turtles' shells would have evolved to protect them from predators, but researchers have found that they probably first evolved to help turtles dig. Learn what that's all about in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.hows ... Show More
3m 29s
Mar 2020
Were Turtles Once the Size of Cars?
Spoiler alert: Yep. A prehistoric species of freshwater sea turtles was a hundred times heavier than its modern relatives. Learn more about this giant in today's episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/list ... Show More
3m 11s
Jul 2023
Sea squirts and 'skeeters in our science news roundup
Science in the headlines: An amazingly preserved sea squirt fossil that could tell us something about human evolution, a new effort to fight malaria by genetically modifying mosquitos and why archeologists are rethinking a discovery about a Copper-age leader. All Things Considere ... Show More
8m 59s
Feb 2018
Sea Turtles Are Hatching Up to 99 Percent Female
<p>A sea turtle's sex is determined by the temperatures in its hatching site, and global warming is making the Great Barrier Reef warmer than ever before. What could this mean for the future of sea turtles?</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.ihea ... Show More
3m 8s
Aug 2023
Drowning coastal ecosystems
Global sea levels are rising more than 3mm per year under current climate conditions. At this rate we are due to hit an alarming 7mm rise per year by the end of the century. If this is not slowed, it could lead to the drowning of essential coastal ecosystems like mangroves and la ... Show More
28m 5s
May 2024
Korallenbleiche – Wie lassen sich die Riffe retten?
Korallenriffe gelten als Regenwälder des Meeres. Der Klimawandel bedroht die Existenz dieser einzigartigen Ökosysteme. Forscher wie Christian Voolstra erforschen Methoden, um sie zu retten (SWR 2024) | Video und mehr zur Sendung: http://swr.li/korallenbleiche | Bei Fragen und Anr ... Show More
29m 47s
Feb 2010
Do animals use toilet paper?
We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf ball swings in mid air, answering whether warmer waters attract more sharks and if there's a genetic basis to intelligence. We also get an update on what geolog ... Show More
59m 9s