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Category: Podcasts

Ice Age Temperatures Help Predict Future Warming

September 23, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Scientists determined that temperatures were 11 degrees cooler during the last ice age—and that finding has implications for modern-day warming. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Ice Age Temperatures Help Predict Future Warming

Alaska’s Salmon Are Shrinking

September 23, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Every year, Alaska’s big salmon runs feature smaller salmon. Climate change and competition with hatchery-raised salmon may be to blame. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Alaska’s Salmon Are Shrinking

The World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal Lives atop a Volcano

August 17, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Scientists spotted a mouse at the summit of Llullaillaco, a 22,000-foot-tall volcano on the border of Chile and Argentina. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

The World’s Highest-Dwelling Mammal Lives atop a Volcano

How COVID-19 Decreases Weather Forecast Accuracy

July 23, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Meteorologists take advantage of weather data collected by commercial jetliners at difference altitudes and locations. Fewer flights means less data. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

How COVID-19 Decreases Weather Forecast Accuracy

Animals Appreciate Recent Traffic Lull

July 9, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Researchers saw a third fewer vehicle collisions with deer, elk, moose and other large mammals in the four weeks following COVID-19 shutdowns in three states they tracked. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Animals Appreciate Recent Traffic Lull

Nature’s Goods and Services Get Priced

July 9, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN The gross ecosystem product, or GEP, tries to take into account the contribution of nature to the economy. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Nature’s Goods and Services Get Priced

Unicorns of the Sea Reveal Sound Activities

July 9, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Narwhals, recognizable by their large single tusk, make distinct sounds that are now being analyzed in depth by researchers. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Unicorns of the Sea Reveal Sound Activities

How to Keep COVID-19 Conspiracies Contained

July 9, 2020

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN An expert on climate denial offers tips for inoculating people against coronavirus conspiracy notions. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

How to Keep COVID-19 Conspiracies Contained

Ships at Sea Stoke Lightning Strikes

November 21, 2017

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Exhaust fumes from oceangoing vessels lead to an almost doubling of lightning activity over shipping lanes compared to adjacent areas of the sea. Listen to the podcast on Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.  

Ships at Sea Stoke Lightning Strikes

Springtime Now Arrives Earlier for Birds

September 29, 2017

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN A trove of scientific notes from the early 1900s suggests a warming climate is driving birds to migrate earlier to New York’s Mohonk Preserve. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.

Springtime Now Arrives Earlier for Birds

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