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Young Scientists Make Huge Discovery In Santa Cruz County
Young Scientists Make Huge Discovery In Santa Cruz County
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
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Podcast episode
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The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History has a new specimen on display. A fossilized bone from a giant creature never before found along the Central Coast. The fossil is at least 11,000 years old and was discovered by some very early career scientists.
Reporter: Jerimiah Oetting, KAZU
California is home to the western drywood termite. Fumigation is the most common method to kill this pest. That’s when a home is wrapped in a brightly colored tent and pumped full of the pesticide, SO2F2. But the chemical is a far more potent greenhouse gas than previously known.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
Reporter: Jerimiah Oetting, KAZU
California is home to the western drywood termite. Fumigation is the most common method to kill this pest. That’s when a home is wrapped in a brightly colored tent and pumped full of the pesticide, SO2F2. But the chemical is a far more potent greenhouse gas than previously known.
Reporter: Kevin Stark, KQED
Released:
Apr 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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