Dina Fine Maron

Jul 12, 2024 | science.org | Christie Wilcox |Kevin McLean |Sarah Crespi |Dina Fine Maron

Today’s Deep Dive explores ancient trysts between human species. But first, catch up on the latest science news, including how a cold-loving fungus infects warm bats and how the climate shaped barley evolution. BREAKING NEWS  |  ScienceInsiderEuropa Clipper threatened by electronics flawsNASA’s $5 billion flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, due for an October launch, could be in big trouble because some of its electronics may be vulnerable to Jupiter’s intense radiation.

Jul 11, 2024 | science.org | Kevin McLean |Sarah Crespi |Dina Fine Maron

Dane County Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Center First up this week, producer Kevin McLean and freelance science journalist Dina Fine Maron discuss the history of rodent control and how rat poisons are making their way into our ecosystem. Next on the episode, host Sarah Crespi talks with Jeppe Rasmussen, a postdoctoral fellow in the behavior ecology group at the University of Copenhagen, about why researchers are training artificial intelligence to listen for seals, frogs, and whales....

Jul 10, 2024 | science.org | Dina Fine Maron

Washington, D.C.—The red-tailed hawk was so weak she couldn’t make a sound. She couldn’t even lift her beak. Feathers askew, the usually fierce predator lay motionless earlier this year on an examination table here at City Wildlife, a rescue and rehabilitation center. She appeared dehydrated and anemic, and veterinarian Sarah Sirica suspected the bird had been poisoned by eating mice or rats that had consumed powerful compounds known as second-generation rodenticides.

Jun 18, 2024 | atmos.earth | Dina Fine Maron

06.19.2024 Bird flu recently reached the remote shores of South Georgia Island, home to penguins, seals, and other seabirds. How can we better protect ourselves and our fellow species from future pandemics?

Jun 18, 2024 | hub.jhu.edu | Dina Fine Maron

It was a pair of slippers that got to Hailey Sadler. Fuzzy blue slip-ons, tucked next to a set of bunk beds in a cramped hotel room that had only recently been converted into makeshift housing for refugees in Georgia's capital city, Tbilisi. The slippers' owner—an elderly Ukrainian man—had carefully positioned the shoes for easy access in the otherwise unfamiliar space now overstuffed with furniture and desperate people. The hostel-like room, once a hotel lobby, was now packed with bunk beds.