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Tag Archives: March 2022
Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – March 5, 2022
Science: Nuclear War Threat, Climate Change, Coronavirus Origins
As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Vladimir Putin raised Russia’s nuclear readiness level. The team discusses what this means about the likelihood of nuclear war. They also explore the unfolding humanitarian crisis in the country.
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is out, and it focuses on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. We hear from Swenja Surminski, head of adaptation research at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
New studies into the start of the coronavirus pandemic are confirming what we’ve long suspected – that the virus originated at the Huanan food market in Wuhan. The team discusses the latest findings.
Moles – the animals that make holes in your lawn – are non-binary. Just one of a number of amazing facts to come out of the new book ‘BITCH: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution & the Female Animal’. Hear from the author Lucy Cooke, who is challenging the sexist basis of much of the thinking about female animals.
Stonehenge may have been built as a giant calendar. Though the claim itself isn’t new, the team explores a new theory from the archaeologist Tim Darvill which explains how it would’ve worked.
Morning News: Ukraine Update, International Criminal Court, Energy
We take a look at the latest from Ukraine with Olga Tokariuk and discuss what it means that Russia has been referred to the International Criminal Court. Plus: what’s the impact of the conflict on global energy markets?
Front Page View: The New York Times – March 4
Cover Preview: Science Magazine – March 4
Preview: New York Review Of Books – March 24
Preview: The Economist Magazine – March 5
Cover Preview: Nature Magazine – March 3
This Week
- Editorial | 28 February 2022Wanted: better systems for turning evidence into actionThe pandemic created a colossal demand for scientific evidence to inform decision-making. Now researchers are mapping out what went wrong and what needs to change.
- Editorial | 01 March 2022Nature is trialling transparent peer review — the early results are encouragingLast year, nearly half of Nature authors agreed to publish anonymous referee reports. We hope that more will consider doing so this year.
Morning News: Ukraine Invasion, Refugees, Taipei & Beijing, Misinformation
We hear the latest from Ukraine as Russia’s invasion continues and discuss the situation on the country’s border as thousands flee.
Plus: the view from Taipei and Beijing, the use of misinformation in the conflict and the impact on aviation.

