PBS NewsHour - Science Podcast
1) Remembering Jane Goodall and how she changed the way people see animals
One of the world’s most beloved and influential primatologists and conservationists has died. Jane Goodall spent more than half a century studying chimpanzees and advocating for animal rights an...Show More
2) AI-generated models shake up the fashion industry and raise concerns
The rise of artificial intelligence has touched nearly every industry, disrupting long-established workflows and raising concerns about job losses. Now, the fashion world is reckoning with these chang...Show More
3) How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways
Fred Tutman is the riverkeeper of Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway. He's an advocate for the Patuxent River and one of the longest-serving waterkeepers in the Chesapeake region...Show More
4) Group of rescued gray seals heads home after rehabilitation
A group of gray seals in Rhode Island are making a splash. They were rescued in March and April after becoming entangled in fishing gear and other debris near Block Island. Several were recently relea...Show More
5) Gaia space observatory bids farewell after a decade of mapping the stars
After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is retiring. The European Space Agency’s space-based observatory known as Gaia ...Show More
6) U.S. astronauts stranded in space face another delay before they can return to Earth
A pair of NASA astronauts who have been stuck at the International Space Station since June will have to wait a little longer to come back to Earth. NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni William...Show More
U.S. astronauts stranded in space face another delay before they can return to Earth
06:11 | Dec 18th, 2024
7) How Climate Corps members are tackling the climate crisis in communities across the U.S.
In another sign of the climate crisis, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year ever on record. Last year, the Biden administration established the American Climate Corps to train people for green jobs...Show More
8) Winner of Nobel Prize in chemistry describes how his work could transform lives
The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists for groundbreaking work using artificial intelligence to advance biomedical and protein research. AlphaFold uses databases of protein structures a...Show More
Winner of Nobel Prize in chemistry describes how his work could transform lives
06:10 | Oct 10th, 2024
9) Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels
Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered b...Show More
Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels
03:12 | Aug 24th, 2024
10) How America's organ transplant system can be improved
Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former...Show More