2.20.2020

How bachelor parties abroad harm the environment

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About half of the flights that young men make each year are for deer and that causes a lot of emissions.

2.15.2020

Record astronaut: "Do what scares you"

Christina Koch spent 328 days on the International Space Station and was part of the first female spacewalk.

The astronaut also surpassed the previous female record that Peggy Whitson had achieved in June 2017 for her time in space.

He returned to Earth on February 6th.

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Coastal erosion: lost houses at sea

As sea level rises, a senior environmental agency official wants the country to initiate "difficult talks" about areas that need protection and those that should not. ,

Scientific author David Shukman examined the dilemma of where to save and where to retire.

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How mattresses can solve hunger

Syrian refugees from the Zaatari camp in Jordan and scientists from Sheffield University are working together to find a way to grow fresh and healthy food with nothing but water and old mattress foam.

These "recycled gardens" use mattresses instead of dirt, which solves two problems in one: they reuse the mountain of plastic mattresses that have been stacked in the warehouse and allow everyone to grow fresh food in a desert and crowded environment.

Victoria Gill went to the Jordan camp to see how it works.

Produced by Vanessa Clarke. Filmed and edited by Stephen Fildes.

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2.13.2020

Record Astronaut: "Do What Scares You"

Christina Koch spent 328 days on the International Space Station and was part of the first female spacewalk.

The astronaut also beat the previous women's record that Peggy Whitson set for space time in June 2017.

He returned to Earth on February 6th.

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2.12.2020

How mattresses can relieve hunger

The refugees from the Za'atari camp in Jordan and a team of scientists from Sheffield in the UK work together to grow fresh food from the old moss mattress.

Moss serves as a substrate instead of soil in a system called hydroponics and solves two problems in one: recycling old mattresses piled up in the warehouse and creating a way to grow fresh food in a place where the land is closed agriculture is poor and too salty for anyone

Victoria Gill went to the Jordan camp to see how it works.

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2.10.2020

What do a coyote and a badger say about animal relationships?

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A zoologist explains why the images on which the two animals work together may be more common than you think.