60-Second Earth
A weekly podcast discussing the science of the environment and the future of energy.
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Movies Can Boost Solar Power
The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc ...
The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Sun's Magnetic Field Boosts Earth Lightning
When the Sun's magnetic field is pointed away from Earth, ...
When the Sun's magnetic field is pointed away from Earth, lightning strikes in the U.K. go up 50 percent. Christopher Intagliata reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Wildlife Crime? There's an App for That
A new tool may help officials crack down on the ...
A new tool may help officials crack down on the illegal wildlife trade. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Protected Areas Get Short Shrift
Protected land and sea areas serve the wildlife within them ...
Protected land and sea areas serve the wildlife within them as well as the humans who live near them. But countries are backtracking on their financial commitments to these vital regions. Steve... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Clock Ticking on Climate Change Prevention
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new synthesis report ...
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new synthesis report adds urgency to the need to cut additional greenhouse gas pollution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Better E-Waste Handling Helps Environment and Health
Plastic-removal machines will enable Ghana's e-waste recoverers to get at ...
Plastic-removal machines will enable Ghana's e-waste recoverers to get at valuable metal guts without burning off the exteriors. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Bottling the Sun's Power on Earth
A breakthrough in fusion could solve the world's energy problems, ...
A breakthrough in fusion could solve the world's energy problems, but remains improbable. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Ebola Gorilla Vaccine Could Prevent Human Outbreaks
Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind ...
Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind Ebola outbreaks. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Wildlife Population Plummeted Since 1970
A World Wildlife Fund report estimates losses of 40 percent ...
A World Wildlife Fund report estimates losses of 40 percent of all individual land and sea animals, and a 70 percent population crash of all river animals, since 1970. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
