Donate to WERU Today!Join Teresa Carey as she breaks down the latest news on the technology that is solving the world’s biggest problems. In today’s show, Teresa covers a deep earth mineral discovery, metal-eating bacteria, and what will happen to the batteries in electric vehicles.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:
Metal-eating bacteria could clean up dirty mining sites
Will battery recycling be ready when all these new EV batteries die?
Scientists discover a new mineral from the depths of the Earth
About the host:
Teresa Carey is a senior staff writer at Freethink.com, where she covers genetics and the environment. She is also a US Coast Guard licensed captain and a NatGeo Explorer. In addition to Freethink her work can be found in BuzzFeed, Scientific American, PBS NewsHour, NPR Weekend Edition, Smithsonian and more. Find her on twitter @teresa_carey
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