SoT 358: A Lot Of Poop
Channel: Science on Top
Date: 2020-08-25

SoT 358: A Lot Of Poop
https://scienceontop.com/358

A team in Kenya and the UK have discovered a microbe that completely protects mosquitoes against the malaria parasite.
Everybody poops, but if you don't it's very bad as one unfortunate record-breaking lizard found out.
This year we've seen three big records broken in solar power efficiency.

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Chapters:
00:00:56 Malaria 'completely stopped' by microbe https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52530828
00:10:43 Super-Constipated Florida Lizard Breaks Records With Gargantuan Poop https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/super-constipated-florida-lizard-breaks-records-gargantuan-poop-180974813/
00:14:48 While We've Been in Lockdown, Solar Cell Technology Has Smashed Three Big Records https://www.sciencealert.com/solar-cell-technology-has-toppled-three-new-records-just-this-month
00:20:34 Science on Top https://scienceontop.com/