Ocean World Tour: Whale Vocal Fry, Fossilizing Plankton and A Treaty

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🗓️ 10 March 2023

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Summary

Reading the science headlines this week, we have A LOT of questions. Why are more animals than just humans saddled — er, blessed — with vocal fry? Why should we care if 8 million year old plankton fossils are in different locations than plankton living today? And is humanity finally united on protecting the Earth's seas with the creation of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty? Luckily, it's the job of the Short Wave team to decipher the science behind the headlines. This week, that deciphering comes from co-hosts Emily Kwong and Aaron Scott, with the help of NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer. Hang out with us as we dish on some of the coolest science stories in this ocean-themed installment of our regular newsy get-togethers!

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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave.
0:03.6	From NPR.
0:04.6	Hey, Shortwaveers, Emily Kwong here with my co-host, Erin Scott.
0:08.6	Hello, hello, it's Sonny.
0:09.6	Nice to be in the flash in a studio with you.
0:12.6	It's true, we're recording in person for the first time, which is pretty awesome.
0:16.2	And we're joined also by our beloved West Coast climate correspondent Lauren Summer.
0:19.8	Hi, Lauren.
0:20.8	Ah, hey, hey.
0:21.8	Hi.
0:22.8	So today, we are back for another roundtable discussion of science in the news.
0:26.4	Before we look at social media, we looked at the journals, we looked at the headlines,
0:31.1	seeking out some science nuggets that catch our eyes.
0:33.9	Gotta catch them all.
0:34.9	And we've got an ocean themed roundup for you this week.
0:38.5	I'll be kicking us off with aquatic vocal fry.
0:41.5	It's not just for public radio reporters.
0:44.2	This American life aquatic.
0:45.9	Yes.
0:47.1	And then I've got a story about a legion of tiny little sea creatures fossilizing on
0:51.5	the sea floor.
0:52.5	And around it out, I have big news on a long, long, long, brewing negotiation over how
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