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Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature

Yevgeniy Medvedovskiy, the chief of the Zhytomyr region's department of ecological inspection, walks around the site of the jet crash picking up shards of metal and looking at the fallen trees. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Short Wave

Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature

The war in Ukraine is devastating that nation's rich, natural environment - from chemical leaks poisoning water supplies and warships killing dolphins to explosions disrupting bird migrations. NPR Environmental Correspondent Nate Rott has been reporting from Ukraine. He sits down with Short Wave's Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber to talk about how the Russian invasion is harming the environment even beyond Ukraine's borders.

Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature

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Monday

Autonomous Weapons Would Take Warfare To A New Domain, Without Humans

The U.S. Army's Autonomous Remote Engagement System is mounted on the Picatinny Lightweight Remote Weapon System and coupled with an M240B machine gun. It's part of a program that reduces the time to identify targets using automatic target detection and user-specified target selection. U.S. Army hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Autonomous Weapons Would Take Warfare To A New Domain, Without Humans

Former special operations agent Paul Scharre helped create U.S. military guidelines on autonomous weapons. His new book Army of None, looks at the advances in technology, and the questions they raise.

Autonomous Weapons Would Take Warfare To A New Domain, Without Humans

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Thursday

The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

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History

The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

April 6 marks 100 years since the U.S. entered World War I. Years before, the U.S. supported the effort by sending over thousands of horses, which were so important that Germans plotted to kill them.

The Unsung Equestrian Heroes Of World War I And The Plot To Poison Them

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