A Look Back At 2025 In Science, From Federal Cuts To Space Junk

<p>This has been a <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/2025-science-news/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">busy year in science</a>, from government budget cuts and policy changes affecting research, to the record rise of renewables, to the surge in AI, and everything in between.</p><p>Science journalists Sophie Bushwick and Maggie Koerth join Host Ira Flatow to unpack some of the year’s top stories, and some you might have missed.</p><p>Guests:<br />Sophie Bushwick is a freelance science journalist and editor based in New York.<br />Maggie Koerth is climate and weather editor for <i>CNN,</i> based in Minneapolis.</p><p><i>Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at </i><a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/2025-science-news/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank"><i>sciencefriday.com.</i></a></p> <p><p><a href="https://pod.link/73329284" target="_blank"><i>Subscribe to this ...