A few very brief reports about international science and technology from Alaska to Indonesia, including one on offshore dairy farming from the Netherlands.

Hi, I’m Scientific American podcast editor Steve Mirsky. And here’s a short piece from the November 2018 issue of the magazine, in the section called Advances: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Science, Technology and Medicine.
The article is called Quick Hits, and it’s a rundown of some science and technology stories from around the globe, compiled by editorial contributor Ankur Paliwal.