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Fluid dynamics

Company making detergent bottles out of ocean plastic

Environment

The Pacific Ocean is filling with discarded plastic. One company wants to use that plastic to create recycled bottles.

In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.

The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam

Science

MAP: Officials urge caution, warn of danger as Hurricane Sandy becomes ‘Frankenstorm’

Global Politics

Physics theory suggests everything that moves is based on a ‘flow system’

Environment

Tracking Hurricanes from the Caribbean

Environment

Forecasting Hurricanes

Forecasting storms can be tricky but experts agree we can expect more frequent and stronger ones.

Pump Prices Drive Weekend Plans Off Course

Development & Education

As memorial day approaches, Americans are topping off their gas tanks and getting ready for a long weekend away from home. But with gas prices creeping up across the country, American travel patterns are beginning to shift accordingly. For just over a week now, The Takeaway has been asking listeners to text us the price […]

The Living on Earth Almanac

This week, facts about meteor showers, which occur this time of year when the Earth passes through the dust trail of an ancient comet.

The World

Where the Wild Places Are

Imagine being stuck upside down, underwater, in a kayak on a raging Montana river. For author David Quammen (KWAH-men), it’s the perfect time to begin thinking about the fluid dynamics. After all, he’s only doing his job. Mr. Quammen is a veteran writer who has traveled from Montana to New York, from Chile to Tasmania […]

The World

Storm Brewing

As forecasters predict another whirlwind hurricane season, scientists and policymakers are wrestling over possible links to global warming.