Unlocking green hydrogen, and oxygen deprivation as medicine

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Destroying forever chemicals, hyperlocal pollution sensing, and an experiment in queer parenthood

First up on the podcast, thousands of tons of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been released into the environment. It’s not always that difficult to round them up, but what to do next has been a tougher call. Until now, the default has been to burn PFAS—but that ha ...  Show more

Birds make decisions faster than we do, rewriting DNA’s history, and combining science and poetry

First up on the podcast, News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about an x-ray image that is upsetting the narrative of DNA’s discovery as told by James Watson. A newly resurfaced photo taken by Rosalind Franklin—photo 49—shows she was aware of the helical st ...  Show more

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