Why War Zones Need Science | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic

It’s a jewel of biodiversity, the so-called Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, and might also hold traces of the earliest humans to leave Africa. No wonder scientists want to explore Socotra. But it’s also part of Yemen, a country enduring a horrific civil war. Meet the Nat Geo explorer with a track record of navigating the world’s most hostile hot spots who’s determined to probe the island and empower its local scientists before it’s too late. Raw photo caption: Diksum, Socotra, Yemen. A person gathering red resin from a Dragon’s Blood Tree. Credit: Photograph by Martin Edström, National Geographic ➡ Subscribe: ➡ Get more of Overheard at National Geographic here: ➡ Catch up on all episodes of Overheard at National Geographic: You can also listen to the Overheard at National Geographic podcast on these platforms: ➡ Apple: ➡ Spotify: ➡ Stitcher: https://