Episode #1014

Item #1 Science
A new analysis finds that if existing plans to achieve worldwide net zero carbon emissions were implemented, it would use an area of land larger than the United States. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-53466-0
Item #2 Science
Scientists have discovered a new class of magnetism called altermagnetism, and find that it can potentially increase the speed of memory devices up to a thousand times. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124354.htm
Item #3 Fiction
Paleontologists describe a species of flying reptile that is not a pterosaur and is 15 million years older than the oldest pterosaur, making it the oldest known flying vertebrate. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241238

‘Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.’ attributed to Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1755)