An international group of scientists has discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile. - Un gruppo internazionale di scienziati ha scoperto più di 100 nuove specie che vivono nelle montagne sottomarine al largo delle coste del Cile.
Oct 9
Ep.390: Spring brings warmer weather...and food safety concerns - Ep.390: La primavera porta con sé temperature più miti...e preoccupazioni per la sicurezza alimentare
As spring has arrived in Australia, a leading food safety advocate group is calling Australians to also conduct a spring clean for their fridges, freezers and pantries. - Con l'arrivo della primavera in Australia, un importante gruppo di difesa della sicurezza alimentare invita g ... Show More
7m 24s
Sep 25
Ep.388: Preserving knowledge and culture with traditional medicine - Ep.388: Salvaguardare le conoscenze e la cultura con la medicina tradizionale
Surrounded by the stringybark forest of Northeast Arnhem Land, a group of Yolngu cultural educators are passing on knowledge of bush medicine to a new wave of First Nations doctors. - Circondati dalla foresta di eucalipti del nord-est di Arnhem Land, un gruppo di educatori cultur ... Show More
9m 55s
Apr 2023
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
Endangered North Atlantic right whales are disappearing from their native waters, a serious danger for a species with only 340 animals left. The mystery behind this change took NPR's climate reporter Lauren Sommer 2,000 miles away to the world's second-largest ice sheet, sitting ... Show More
12m 30s
Sep 2022
Quirks & Quarks Science in the Field special
This week we launch our season with our Summer in the Field program. For many of us, summer is the time for things like beaches, bike rides, and BBQs. For many scientists, however, summertime is also when they are at their busiest, travelling to remote locations to get up close a ... Show More
54m 9s
Nov 2021
All Aboard the Sir David Attenborough
The public wanted to name her Boaty McBoatface, but in the end she got a slightly more stately name. The UK's newest polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has just set out on her maiden voyage to Antarctica, where she'll enable scientists to research climate chan ... Show More
27m 32s
Mar 2024
Kid News This Week: New aquatic species, tiny loud fish, new water exoplanet, DST explained, “shroom frog.”
This week in kid news from around the world – new, wild looking aquatic species are discovered off the coast of Chile, scientist also discover the world’s tiniest loud fish from Myanmar – and when we say loud, we’re not joking! Plus, NASA observes a new planet covered in hot wate ... Show More
20m 59s
Sep 2023
Our ancestors lost nearly 99% of their population, 900,000 years ago
In this episode:00:30 Early humans pushed to brink of extinctionAround 900,000 years ago the ancestors of modern humans were pushed to the brink of extinction, according to new research. Genetic studies suggest that the breeding population of our ancestors in Africa dropped to ju ... Show More
13m 34s
Jan 2020
What ocean microbes reveal about the changing climate | Angelicque White
When the ocean changes, the planet changes -- and it all starts with microbes, says biological oceanographer Angelicque White. Backed by decades of data, White shares how scientists use these ancient microorganisms as a crucial barometer of ocean health -- and how we might rejuve ... Show More
12m 30s