Can scientific exploration survive amidst the devastation of civil war?
In short: Explore the urgent mission to study Socotra, an island of immense biodiversity and potential human history, even as it remains caught in the middle of Yemen's ongoing conflict.
This episode of the Overheard at National Geographic podcast follows a National Geographic explorer navigating one of the world's most hostile hotspots. The mission focuses on Socotra, a region often called the 'Galápagos of the Indian Ocean' due to its unique biodiversity. Beyond its ecology, the island may contain traces of the earliest humans to migrate out of Africa. The video highlights the determination to probe this landscape and empower local scientists before the window of opportunity closes due to the horrific civil war in Yemen.
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