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Earth Day special: How to save the planet (again)

In this special Earth Day episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman turns to three environmental experts for a healthy dose of climate hope. Climate scientist Kate Marvel, atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon and environmentalist Bill McKibben share stories about times in the ... Show more

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‘Cocaine hippos,’ underground bees, and surprising science on aging and the heart

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