How floating farms are making communities more resilient to climate change, the hidden ecosystem within sloth fur, 3 mammal species to prioritise, and more!

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This Week’s Segments:
Welcome (0:00)
This Week’s Topics (2:18)
Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robots! (3:08)
The Ecosystem Within Sloth Fur! (6:04)
Sponsor Spot (8:41)
Floating Farms To Mitigate Climate Change-driven Floods! (9:49)
NASA’s New Satellite Program To Monitor Air Pollution! (12:51)
New Topic Mammals We Should Conserve! (14:50)
AI-weeders Reducing Herbicide Use By Up To 90%! (17:51)
 
Articles:
Autonomous Solar Panel Cleaning Robots!
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/this-autonomous-robot-can-increase-solar-energy-harvest-by-thirty-percent-209393.html
Drone Delivered Version
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/part-robot-part-drone-automated-cleaning-system-promises-spotless-solar-panels-183139.html#
 
The Ecosystem Within Sloth Fur!
https://newatlas.com/biology/sloths-superbug-superheroes/
Background Study
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.3006
 
Floating Farms To Mitigate Climate Change-driven Floods!
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/asia-pacific/floating-farms-bangladesh-climate-adapt/
BBC Article
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200910-the-remarkable-floating-gardens-of-bangladesh
Reuters Article
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/seas-rise-bangladesh-farmers-revive-floating-farms-2022-10-20/#:~:text=Floating%20farms%20now%20cover%20a,80%20hectares%20five%20years%20ago.
 
NASA’s New Satellite Program To Monitor Air Pollution!
https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-tracking-air-pollution/?redirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com%2Fstory%2Fnasa-tracking-air-pollution%2F
 
New Topic Mammals We Should Conserve!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2361568-aye-aye-and-possums-top-list-of-mammals-we-should-focus-on-saving/
 
AI-weeders Reducing Herbicide Use By Up To 90%!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-19/ai-drone-cuts-chemical-use-in-big-farm-weeding#:~:text=Fitted%20with%20an%20artificial%20intelligence,Aberhart%2C%20a%20sustainable%20farming%20enthusiast.
Second Article Including Laser Weeding!
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64742513