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  • 17 minutes 30 seconds
    A Long-Awaited Climate Experiment Is Poised to Launch in the Amazon. What Will It Find?

    Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future.

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    26 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 19 minutes 45 seconds
    A Singular Climate Experiment Takes Shape in the Amazon

    After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots.

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    24 April 2024, 10:30 am
  • 15 minutes 21 seconds
    Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?

    Years in the making, a project in the Amazon rain forest is finally set to determine whether a rise in carbon dioxide could save one of the world’s largest carbon sinks.

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    22 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 10 minutes 31 seconds
    How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?

    Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.

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    19 April 2024, 9:50 am
  • 9 minutes 8 seconds
    How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the Ashes

    Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska.

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    17 April 2024, 9:50 am
  • 10 minutes 22 seconds
    Do Sperm Whales Have Culture?

    These marine mammals are very hard to observe, but in the past two decades the roughly 20 or so people in the world who study sperm whales have found some compelling evidence of culture among them.

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    15 April 2024, 9:45 am
  • 10 minutes 11 seconds
    Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary

    Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines. 


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    12 April 2024, 9:45 am
  • 16 minutes 29 seconds
    Did the Eclipse Give You the Amateur Astronomy Bug? Here’s How to Get Started

    Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a professional astronomer—with a passion for amateur astrophotography—and she's here to offer tips and tricks for want to get into capturing the night sky.

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    10 April 2024, 6:45 pm
  • 6 minutes 29 seconds
    A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality

    The feeling of a total solar eclipse is intense, and the sights, sensations and emotions can overwhelm you even if you think you know what's coming. And we sat down with Kate Russo, a psychologist, author and Eclipse Chaser, who's seen 13 total solar eclipses over the last 25 years, to talk about what to expect.

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    8 April 2024, 9:45 am
  • 18 minutes 8 seconds
    Three Times Eclipses Eclipsed Previous Science

    From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries.

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    5 April 2024, 9:45 am
  • 11 minutes 1 second
    Humans Find Total Eclipses Startling. What About a Komodo Dragon?

    Eclipses can affect animals, and biologists are preparing to see what happens during totality on April 8.

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    3 April 2024, 9:30 am
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