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Alto Espicio lies in the Atacama Desert, and it's perfectly situated to collect fog. At about 2,000 feet in Chile, Alto Espicio is the only city which is inside of the cloud. That's geographer Virginia Carter. She led a study that gathered data at various fog collection sites around the city for a year. In the past, fog collection has only been studied and used in small villages.
But for the first time, Carter and her team used computer modeling to map how much water could be collected from fog all over the region. They found that fog could supply hundreds of thousands of liters of drinking water per week, enough to supplement the water demands of under-resourced parts of the city. Regina Barber, NPR News.
But for the first time, Carter and her team used computer modeling to map how much water could be collected from fog all over the region. They found that fog could supply hundreds of thousands of liters of drinking water per week, enough to supplement the water demands of under-resourced parts of the city. Regina Barber, NPR News.
Hey, ShareWavers. Regina Barber here. And Emily Kwong. With our bi-weekly science news roundup featuring the hosts of All Things Considered. And today we have fellow nerd, Scott Detrow.
Hey, ShareWavers. Regina Barber here. And Emily Kwong. With our bi-weekly science news roundup featuring the hosts of All Things Considered. And today we have fellow nerd, Scott Detrow.
Hey, ShareWavers. Regina Barber here. And Emily Kwong. With our bi-weekly science news roundup featuring the hosts of All Things Considered. And today we have fellow nerd, Scott Detrow.
Okay, we should have brought some in. There might be some in the building we can look after, but we're here to talk to you about why our dessert craving actually begins in our brain. How elephant seals are helping scientists monitor ocean health. And then finding water in the desert. Fog.
Okay, we should have brought some in. There might be some in the building we can look after, but we're here to talk to you about why our dessert craving actually begins in our brain. How elephant seals are helping scientists monitor ocean health. And then finding water in the desert. Fog.
Okay, we should have brought some in. There might be some in the building we can look after, but we're here to talk to you about why our dessert craving actually begins in our brain. How elephant seals are helping scientists monitor ocean health. And then finding water in the desert. Fog.
Oh, fine. I guess we lie. All of that on this episode of Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
Oh, fine. I guess we lie. All of that on this episode of Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
Oh, fine. I guess we lie. All of that on this episode of Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.
Scott, it's our brains. So one of the ways our body signals that we're full involves these satiety neurons, and they're located in this part of our brain called the hypothalamus. But sugar seems to hijack that system in an interesting way.
Scott, it's our brains. So one of the ways our body signals that we're full involves these satiety neurons, and they're located in this part of our brain called the hypothalamus. But sugar seems to hijack that system in an interesting way.
Scott, it's our brains. So one of the ways our body signals that we're full involves these satiety neurons, and they're located in this part of our brain called the hypothalamus. But sugar seems to hijack that system in an interesting way.
Yes. So when the researchers blocked this pathway, the mice seemed less interested in sugar.
Yes. So when the researchers blocked this pathway, the mice seemed less interested in sugar.