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Are life-saving medicines hiding in the world's coldest places? | Normand Voyer
May 25, 2023Could the next wonder drug be somewhere in Canada's snowy north? Take a trip to this beautiful, frigid landscape as chemist Normand Voyer explores the mysterious molecular treasures found in plants th...
What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall
Apr 11, 2023As Arctic ice melts, polar bears are being forced on land -- and they're hungry. With the apex predators frequently turning to human junkyards for a snack, northern towns have had to get creative in o...
The fantastically weird world of photosynthetic sea slugs | Michael Middlebrooks
Mar 06, 2023Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving deep into these often overlooked creature...
Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthaswamy
Jan 19, 2023Our memories and bodies give us clues about who we are, but what happens when this guidance shifts? In this mind-bending talk, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy shares how the experiences of "altered s...
Can we feed ourselves without devouring the planet? | George Monbiot
Jan 18, 2023Farming is the worst thing humanity has ever done to the planet, says journalist George Monbiot. What's more: the global food system could be heading toward collapse. Detailing the technological solut...
How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi | Colin Averill
Jan 06, 2023If we want to better understand the environment and combat climate change, we need to look deep underground, where diverse microscopic fungal networks mingle with tree roots to form symbiotic partners...
The wheat field that could change the world | Guntur V. Subbarao
Nov 14, 2022Crop physiologist Guntur V. Subbarao and his team have developed an antibiotic-infused strain of wheat that naturally combats harmful, fertilizer-eating bacteria -- a "monster" contributor to climate ...
A virus-resistant organism -- and what it could mean for the future | Jason W. Chin
Oct 28, 2022What if we could use the power of DNA to create a sustainable, circular economy? In a talk about breakthrough science, synthetic biologist Jason W. Chin describes his team's work rewriting the genetic...
How green hydrogen could end the fossil fuel era | Vaitea Cowan
Sep 08, 2022As climate change accelerates, finding clean alternatives to fossil fuels is more urgent than ever. Social entrepreneur Vaitea Cowan believes green hydrogen is the answer. Watch as she shares her team...
A giant Jurassic sea dragon, unearthed | Dean R. Lomax
Sep 06, 2022Among the dinosaurs, giant sea dragons roamed the ancient ocean. Millions of years later, paleontologist Dean R. Lomax and his team freed the remains of one of these colossal creatures from the Earth....