This week on Possibly, we’re looking at a practice called assisted migration – physically moving organisms whose habitats are shifting due to climate change. Should humans intervene to help species keep up with climate change?
Jul 8, 2025
If refrigerant, the key substance inside a heat pump leaks into the atmosphere, it can warm the planet thousands of times more than CO2. The Possibly team does the math to see if that risk outweighs the climate benefit of heat pumps.
Jun 3, 2025
As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2025. Here’s what some of us had to say.
Dec 31, 2024
Today we're taking a look at what causes in-flight turbulence and how rising temperatures might be making your flight bumpier.
Sep 10, 2024
A new technology promises to suck water vapor out of the air and turn it into water that we can drink. How do they work and are these worthy investments?
Aug 6, 2024
Brown University's gym recently installed machines that turn kinetic energy into electricity. Could these machines put a dent in our energy needs?
Jul 30, 2024
At Possibly, we’re always thinking about ways to generate renewable energy, so when a listener wrote in asking if electric eels could be the next clean energy solution, we got curious!
Mar 12, 2024
Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions […]
Jan 1, 2024
What happens when a car racing fan and the host of Possibly try to find an event that appeals to both of them? Enter Formula E.
Nov 21, 2023
he other day while I was shaving in the shower, I wondered- what’s the environmental impact of keeping my legs hair free? To find out, we had Malia Honda and Iman Khanbhai from our Possibly Team look into this question.
Jul 11, 2023