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2024 brought heat waves and hurricanes, bird flu and breakthroughs, and an overwhelming amount of progress in AI. Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman is joined by sustainability editor Andrea Thompson, health and medicine editor Tanya Lewis and technology editor Ben Guarino to recap a busy year and weigh in on the stories they’re watching in 2025. Happy Holidays from all of us at Science Quickly! Thank you for your support and your curiosity. We’ll see you next year. Recommended reading: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildest-things-science-learned-about-the-human-body-in-2024/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildest-things-science-learned-about-the-human-body-in-2024/] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/summer-2024-was-the-hottest-ever-measured-beating-last-year/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/summer-2024-was-the-hottest-ever-measured-beating-last-year/] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/78-books-scientific-american-recommends-in-2024/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/78-books-scientific-american-recommends-in-2024/] E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com [sciencequickly@sciam.com] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe [https://www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_subscribetext&utm_term=LP_subscribe_v1_s1_podcast] to Scientific American and sign up [https://www.scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_signuptext&utm_term=LP_signup_v1_s1_podcast] for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman, with guests Tanya Lewis, Andrea Thompson and Ben Guarino. Our show is edited by Fonda Mwangi, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Tens of thousands of animal species are facing extinction, mostly because of human activity. But thanks to conservationists, there are some animals that are making a comeback. This is part four of “The New Conservationists,” a four-part series about the evolving world of animal conservation. Listen to part one [https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/modern-zoos-are-trailblazing-animal-conservation-efforts/], part two [https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/ai-and-other-emerging-technologies-are-expanding-conservation-studies/] and part three [https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/can-a-new-generation-of-conservationists-make-the-field-more-accessible/]. Recommended reading: – The Panda Factories [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/15/world/asia/pandas-zoo-breeding-death-captivity.html]  – Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flying-conservationists-teach-endangered-birds-to-migrate/] – The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their Natural Habitat [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/przewalskis-horses-are-finally-returning-to-their-natural-habitat/] – Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/remote-island-of-great-nicobar-threatened-by-container-terminal/] E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com [sciencequickly@sciam.com] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe [https://www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_subscribetext&utm_term=LP_subscribe_v1_s1_podcast] to Scientific American and sign up [https://www.scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_signuptext&utm_term=LP_signup_v1_s1_podcast] for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with co-host Ashleigh Papp. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ashleigh Papp, an animal scientist turned storyteller, shifts our perspective on the modern conservationist. With low wages and expectations of free work, conservation science lacks diversity as a field—but dedicated graduate students and new programs are trying to change that. Isaac Aguilar, a graduate student in the geology division at the California Institute of Technology, tells Papp about his journey into conservation. Plus, join a night patrol with crime prevention sergeant Malungane Naledi. She's a member of the Black Mambas, an all-woman anti-poaching unit in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park. This is part three of The New Conservationists, a four-part series about the evolving world of animal conservation. Listen to part one [https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/modern-zoos-are-trailblazing-animal-conservation-efforts/] and part two [https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/ai-and-other-emerging-technologies-are-expanding-conservation-studies/]. Recommended reading: – Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flying-conservationists-teach-endangered-birds-to-migrate/] – The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their Natural Habitat [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/przewalskis-horses-are-finally-returning-to-their-natural-habitat/] – Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/remote-island-of-great-nicobar-threatened-by-container-terminal/] E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com [sciencequickly@sciam.com] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe [https://www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_subscribetext&utm_term=LP_subscribe_v1_s1_podcast] to Scientific American and sign up [https://www.scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_signuptext&utm_term=LP_signup_v1_s1_podcast] for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with co-host Ashleigh Papp. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ashleigh Papp, an animal scientist turned storyteller, takes us on into the field. Conservationists and animal behaviorists were once restricted to wildlife data gathered manually. Now new technologies are expanding the amount of passively collected data—and machine learning is helping researchers cut through the noise. This is part two of The New Conservationists, a four-part series about the evolving world of animal conservation. Recommended reading: – Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flying-conservationists-teach-endangered-birds-to-migrate/] – The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their Natural Habitat [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/przewalskis-horses-are-finally-returning-to-their-natural-habitat/] – Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/remote-island-of-great-nicobar-threatened-by-container-terminal/] E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com [sciencequickly@sciam.com] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe [https://www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_subscribetext&utm_term=LP_subscribe_v1_s1_podcast] to Scientific American and sign up [https://www.scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_signuptext&utm_term=LP_signup_v1_s1_podcast] for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with co-host Ashleigh Papp. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Ashleigh Papp, an animal scientist turned storyteller, takes us on a trip to the zoo. People are divided on zoos, but as Papp explains, the thoughtful work that goes into caring for animals makes modern zoos conservation powerhouses. This is part one of The New Conservationists, a four-part Friday Fascination series about the evolving world of animal conservation. Recommended reading: – Flying Conservationists Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/flying-conservationists-teach-endangered-birds-to-migrate/] – The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their Natural Habitat [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/przewalskis-horses-are-finally-returning-to-their-natural-habitat/] – Great Nicobar Island Is a Paradise in Danger [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/remote-island-of-great-nicobar-threatened-by-container-terminal/] E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com [sciencequickly@sciam.com] if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new every day: subscribe [https://www.scientificamerican.com/getsciam/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_subscribetext&utm_term=LP_subscribe_v1_s1_podcast] to Scientific American and sign up [https://www.scientificamerican.com/account/email-preferences/?utm_source=promotion&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=may24-marketing2024_signuptext&utm_term=LP_signup_v1_s1_podcast] for Today in Science, our daily newsletter.  Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with co-host Ashleigh Papp. Our show is edited by Madison Goldberg with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]