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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 22 MIN

Kansas author tells the story of a forgotten female climate scientist in new book 'Footeprint'

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In "Footeprint," out today, Lindsay Metcalf resurrects the history of Eunice Newton Foote, a 19th-century scientist who discovered carbon dioxide’s heat-trapping properties while fighting for women’s place in science.

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