• Reviving Extinct Birds and NASA’s Solar Wind Mission

  • Feb 22 2025
  • Length: 15 mins
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Reviving Extinct Birds and NASA’s Solar Wind Mission

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  • Explore the groundbreaking efforts to bring back the dodo using chicken genetics, reminiscent of 'Jurassic Park'. Discover NASA's PUNCH mission, set to transform our understanding of solar wind and its effects on Earth. Plus, delve into the peculiar eating habits of gulls and the impact of federal science funding cuts. Join us for a journey through innovation, conservation, and the future of science. Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/21/chickens-could-bring-dodo-back-help-jurassic-park-science/ https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-punch-mission-to-revolutionize-view-of-solar-wind/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2erkry8jn8o https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/aaas-federal-cuts-to-science/ Outline: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:41) Chickens could bring the dodo back with help of Jurassic Park-style science (00:03:33) NASA’s PUNCH Mission to Revolutionize Our View of Solar Wind (00:07:02) Scientists probe gulls' 'weird and wonderful' eating habits (00:10:29) Making Sense Of Federal Cuts To Science—And What Comes Next
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