Explore the alarming glacier melt equivalent to three Olympic pools per second, mysterious radio signals from a dead galaxy, and the discovery of 27 new species in Peru. Plus, the impact of NIH budget cuts on US science. Join us as we delve into these pressing scientific stories and their implications for our planet and beyond.

Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/worlds-glaciers-are-losing-enough-ice-to-fill-3-olympic-pools-every-second-terrifying-new-study-finds

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/strange-radio-signal-traced-to-outskirts-of-long-dead-galaxy-and-scientists-arent-sure-why

https://www.tpr.org/science/2025-02-19/new-in-peru-27-species-previously-undiscovered-by-science

https://www.the-scientist.com/nih-budget-cuts-are-a-short-sighted-setback-for-us-science-72707

Outline:

(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:00:46) World's glaciers are losing enough ice to fill 3 Olympic pools every second, terrifying new study finds

(00:03:50) Strange radio signals traced to outskirts of long-dead galaxy — and scientists aren't sure why

(00:06:38) New in Peru: 27 species previously undiscovered by science

(00:09:20) NIH Budget Cuts Are a “Short-Sighted” Setback for US Science