Exploring recent discoveries of liquid water beneath Mars' surface, this chapter connects scientific advancements with the booming vanilla market. It highlights Madagascar's role in vanilla production and the increasing interest in alternative sources spurred by rising demand.
Peace talks in Doha have a chance at progress even in Hamas’s absence. The outcome could determine the scope of Iran’s promised retaliations against Israel. New research suggests Mars may have an ocean’s worth of water deep in its crust (10:30). And Colombia’s bid to sate the global hunger for more sources of vanilla (18:14).
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