Elsa Chang
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Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
OK, so how did they go about doing that?
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Oh, so wait, does this exoplanet have CO2 and methane?
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Okay, so is he saying habitable planets might actually be rarer than scientists previously thought?
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Okay, well, this next study is a bit closer to home, planet Earth.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
But we're going to time travel for this one, right, to the Middle Ages.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
That's what I always thought.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Okay, so what evidence do they have?
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Like, how do you prove volcanic activity from...
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
OK, let me just make sure I understand this.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Volcanic activity led to some sort of climate downturn, which led to crop failure.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Which led to grain imports coming in that brought all these rats carrying the bacteria to Italy, and then a bunch of people died.
Short Wave
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Okay, moving on to our very last topic.