Wind And Solar Were Europe’s Top Energy Sources In 2022
The European Union reached a major renewable energy milestone in 2022. For the first time, wind and solar generated more energy in the European Union than any other power source. Ira talks with science writer Roxanne Khamsi about Europe’s energy future and other top science stories of the week, includin ... Show More
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Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation
Winter in Colorado looked very different this year. Many parts of the state experienced record-high temperatures and record-low snowpack, which had downstream effects on farming, sports, tourism, and more. For those economies and livelihoods that rely on snow, what happens when s ... Show More
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Aug 14
How do you find a ‘lost’ species?
The earth is facing a biodiversity crisis, and there’s a lot of attention on species that are threatened, or at risk of dying out completely. But, there’s another critter category that’s a little more mysterious: species that are “lost to science.” This means scientists aren’t qu ... Show More
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Feb 2023
The Fungal Science Behind HBO's 'The Last of Us'
The video game series that spawned the new hit HBO drama, The Last of Us, is the zombie genre with a twist. Instead of the standard viral pandemic or bacterial disease that's pushed humanity to the brink, but a fungus that has evolved to survive in human bodies in part due to cli ... Show More
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Apr 2023
Your Urine Could be our Next Renewable Power Source
We've all heard of solar and wind as power alternatives, but what about the weirder ones like sand, trains and even wee?
Cosmos Science Journalist, Petra Stock, is here to explore the many and much weirder powers we could be tapping into!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in ... Show More
12m 39s
<p dir="ltr">On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! We’re sending LISA to space, and she’s gonna detect black hole collisions for us! Will nuclear fusion power our future? All that and more today on All Around Science...</p> <p dir="ltr">RESOURCES</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"><a hre ... Show More
