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Can these super oysters survive our screwed-up oceans?

Season 1 Episode 10 | 4m 56s

Thanks to us, the famously delicious oysters of the Pacific Northwest are in danger. The CO2 and methane we release into the atmosphere ends up acidifying the ocean — which makes it difficult for oysters and other shelled sea creatures to calcify the homes they carry on their backs.

Aired: 10/22/18
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Scientists at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory are batting mosquitoes with... laser beams.
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A grassroots effort to develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit.
A startup company in Seattle is converting food waste into electricity and fertilizer.
A scientist at Oregon State University is developing edible food packaging and coatings.
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Learn about Operation Sustain, a video game that teaches kids about climate change.
What if you could turn almost any surface into a solar panel?
If you could teleport inside a polluted box to save lives, would you?
How can we reduce agricultural waste? Replace fish meal with mealworms.
Your hamburger choice has real consequences for the environment.
Scientists at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory are batting mosquitoes with... laser beams.
A suburb just outside of Seattle hides a nuclear reactor.
A grassroots effort to develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit.
A startup company in Seattle is converting food waste into electricity and fertilizer.
A scientist at Oregon State University is developing edible food packaging and coatings.