60-Second Earth
Summary: Leading science journalists provide a weekly one-minute report on the science of the environment and the future of energy. Scientific American offers three other podcasts: the daily "60-Second Science" and the weekly "60-Second Psych" as well as "Science Talk." To view all our archived podcasts please visit: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has a working prototype for a space-based solar energy collector and distributor that would beat the cloudy-day problem. David Biello reports
A consideration of the role of sootlike particulates and ozone implies that the climate should will not be insensitive to increasing levels of greenhouse gases. David Biello reports
Bats ate less fruit in lit areas than in dark ones, which may lessen their seed-dispersal activities needed to bring back slashed rainforests. Cynthia Graber reports.
The U.S. government has given industry permission to use of lethally loud seismic devices up and down the east coast. David Biello reports
A new study attempts to quantify CO 2 emissions if economic growth continues. David Biello reports
As more people move to cities, careful planning could mean a happy home for both humans and a substantial amount of wildlife. David Biello reports
More rain related to a warming climate soaks Magellanic penguin chicks to the skin before their waterproof feathers grow in, killing them from hypothermia. Allie Wilkinson reports
Lunar New Year means tens of millions of travelers in China, mostly by bus but increasingly by car, which is bad news for air quality. David Biello reports
A host of factors determine the role of electric and hybrid cars in reducing greenhouse gas pollution, such as whether coal is their ultimate fuel source. David Biello reports
A new analysis calculates each of the world's countries total amount of CO2 pollution, along with responsibility for the ensuing global warming
The temperature outside governs most people's response to climate change. David Biello reports
David Biello looks back at the big environmental stories of the year covered on 60-Second Earth
E-waste is a large--and growing--problem that can be addressed by thoughtful disposal, David Biello reports
The annual Christmas Bird Count is revealing big changes in the avian world, thanks to us ground-dwellers. David Biello reports
New research suggests a link between the precipitous meltdown of Arctic summer sea ice and broiling heat waves. David Biello reports
