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Matt Smith
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Climate
By Matt Smith

How Climate Change Is Forcing Changes on the Farm

Global warming is likely to increasingly disrupt American farming with extreme heat, drought, wildfires, and heavy downpours.

By Matt Smith

Climate
By Matt Smith

Extreme Weather’s Link to Climate Change Is Becoming Clearer

“The science is advancing fast, and that may surprise a lot of people.”

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

‘The Swim’ Ends in Hawaii After Spotlighting Ocean Plastic Crisis

After repairing their boat, Ben Lecomte and the crew will return to the Pacific to collect data from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

By Matt Smith

Conservation
By Matt Smith

Citizen Scientists Are Tracking Plastic Pollution Worldwide

A nonprofit called Adventure Scientists has put outdoor enthusiasts to work in a global effort to trace plastic pollution.

By Matt Smith

Health
By Matt Smith

Duke Study Highlights Hog Waste and Health Risks in North Carolina

A study on the impact of hog farms on local communities was published shortly after Florence flooded lagoons filled with excrement.

By Matt Smith

Climate
By Matt Smith

Carbon Capture Is Needed to Avoid Catastrophe, Says Dire Climate Report

The IPCC's alarming climate change report says that limiting global warming will require unproven carbon dioxide removal technologies.

By Matt Smith

The Swim
By Matt Smith

Ben Lecomte's Trans-Pacific Swim Breaks the 1,000-Mile Mark

Now 1,000 nautical miles from Japan, Lecomte's swimming campaign across the Pacific for ocean health and conservation is kicking into high gear.

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

Drier Summers Are Stoking Western Wildfires

As wildfires rage, a US Forest Service study finds fewer incidences of rainfall and less total rainfall in the West.

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

Weather Report in F Major: New Orleans Musician Turns Weather Data Into Sound

Weather Warlock is the invention of New Orleans musician David Rolston, aka Quintron.

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

Bad Science: The Fiction and the Reality of The Matrix

Seeker’s Bad Science podcast discusses how the 1999 film predicted today’s debates about AI, neurokinetics, and epistemology.

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

One Pill Makes You Smarter: The Science Behind Limitless

Seeker’s Bad Science podcast examines the 2011 hit film starring Bradley Cooper.

By Matt Smith

Earth & Conservation
By Matt Smith

Bad Science: Gettin’ Pruney With ‘The Abyss'

Seeker’s Bad Science podcast examines James Cameron’s deep-sea classic The Abyss.

By Matt Smith

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