Seeker - Science & Exploration | Always Curious

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S2 E18

This is the Future of Finding Lost Civilizations

What will the future of archaeology look like?

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S2 E17

The Controversial Dark Side of Archaeology

We’ve learned so much about ancient humans through archaeology over the years but this feels like a good time to talk about whether we should be digging up ancient people and the objects that once supported their livelihoods in the first place.

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S2 E16

How Do Archaeologists Know How Old Things Are?

Ultimately the goal of archaeology is to find out about historic humans and their lives.

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S5 E74

This Forgotten Ecosystem Holds Twice as Much Carbon Than Forests

As more of the world’s forests are destroyed, it makes you wonder: what’s going to absorb CO2 in their place?!

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S5 E70

Can Soil Actually Capture Carbon? Maybe Not

Researchers may have miscalculated soil’s ability to capture carbon...meaning our current global climate models might be off.

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S5 E67

The Next Generation of Nuclear Power Is Here

After a decade of research and development, China is ready to test its first-ever thorium-powered molten salt reactor.

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S1 E3

We’ve Been Wrong About How We Build Homes

Before we had powerful heaters and air conditioners, people built houses to maintain certain temperatures because it was the only option they had.

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S1 E2

Here’s Why Hydropower Isn’t Really Green

Dams were first put into rivers around the world as one of the earliest sources of clean energy.

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S1 E1

Save the Forests? Set Them On Fire.

We’ve done a lot of damage to our forests over the years through logging and poor fire management.

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S5 E64

Carbon Credits Don’t Really Work, But Could They?

In theory, carbon credits are a way for individuals and companies to offset their emissions from carbon-intensive activities, like flying.

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S5 E62

The Threat to Our Food Supply You Never Knew Existed

The European honey bees are crucial to our food systems, but they may soon be under threat from a microscopic pest.

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S5 E61

The Wild Plan To Bring Back Woolly Mammoths

Woolly Mammoths could soon make a comeback.