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News 2: of mammoths' bones' circles, fluffy exoplanets, cats' music & more!

Hello dear listener!
I read a lot of science stuff in the past months, and now I’m gonna tell you 9 science stories that I’ve already translated into mini-posts and related cartoons for the blog side of my silly self (you can find the links below).
Links to the news here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/news-2-of-mammoths-bones-circles-fluffy-exoplanets/id1014918578?i=1000531334358

Of plastics & human placenta: meet the plasticenta! Pt 4/4 Plastic pollution

Hi!
Here you'll find out how bad is global plastic pollution, and how dangerous plastics are to living things in general & to humans & human fetuses in particular.
Plus there's an interview to the leading investigator of this research!
The script, credits and references are here

Of food production in urban areas: meet the urban horticulture! (Pt1/2)

Ciao!
Here I'll tell you a story about urban horticulture, more precisely the story of how a bunch or researchers proved that a city can potentially feed a big chunk of its own people with veggies & fruits grown in the city itself (on green spaces and even roofs)!
Script+references+credits) here: https://tinyurl.com/45puv57e

Of plastics & human placenta: meet the "plasticenta" (Pt2)

Hellooo! In this 2nd part of this multi-part episode you'll find how the scientists understand that what they found is actually plastics + what kind of plastics this things are precisely, and some plastics fun (so to speak) facts.
Ciao!
Script + references & credits here: https://tinyurl.com/58b8h5uu