Researcher Elise Amel talks about the ways our brains can work against us when it comes to making sustainable choices, and how to overcome these barriers. Listen to the interview on the Science Podcast.
Starting in the next century, atmospheric carbon levels could begin to approach those of hundreds of millions of years ago, and have their warming effect augmented by a brighter sun. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
The storm that swept across the Rockies in September 2013 unleashed huge amounts of sediment downstream, doing the work of a century of erosion. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
Researcher Caitlin Hicks Pries discusses her study on the response of soil carbon to a warming world. Listen to the interview on the Science Podcast.
Researchers used ancient climate cycles to confirm the solar system’s chaotic planetary orbits. An Earth–Mars collision is one distant outcome. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
Critters living more than six miles below the ocean surface contain high levels of harmful compounds like PCBs and flame retardants. Listen the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
Arctic heat waves melt sea ice, which promotes more warming and even more ice loss. In other words, it’s a snowball effect—or in this case, an anti-snowball effect. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
When the sun, moon and Earth are aligned, high tidal stress may increase the chances that an earthquake will grow bigger than it otherwise might have been. Listen to the 60 Second-Science podcast at Scientific American.
Great frigate birds may stay aloft for up to two months, eating and sleeping on the wing. Listen to the podcast at Scientific American’s 60-Second Science.
South Africa has an ambitious plan to address its HIV/AIDS epidemic. I interviewed Jon Cohen about his article in Science magazine chronicling the country’s efforts. Listen to the podcast at Science.
