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The Yellowstone Wolf Controversy
Episode 1329
Thirty years ago, park rangers reintroduced grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They wanted to restore the ecosystem and get the elk populati…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Toxic? These Animals Don't Care
Episode 1328
Imagine, you’re a toxic toad hanging around South America. No other animals are gonna mess with you, right? After all, you’re ~toxic~! So if anyone t…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why mapping the entire seafloor is a daunting task, but key to improving human life
Scientists have mapped less than 30% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would improve everything from tsunami w…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Alive Or Not Alive... Is A Tricky Question
Episode 1326
In this Back To School episode we consider the "List of Life": the criteria that define what it is to be a living thing. Some are easy calls: A kitte…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Trait That Makes Robots More 'Human'
Episode 1325
Neurotic, anxious robots like C-3P0 from Star Wars' C-3P0 and Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy are a staple of science fiction — but …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Gene-Edited Babies May Be Closer Than Ever
Episode 1324
A Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, made a shocking announcement to the world in 2018: He had secretly engineered the birth of the first gene-edited bab…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Sea Camp: Did Life Start In Hydrothermal Vents?
How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host R…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Do Some 80 Year-Olds Have Extraordinary Memories?
The human brain tends to slow down as we age — even healthy brains shrink. That can make learning and memory harder as people age. But some people’s …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Climate Change Could Alter Spidey Love
Every September, the small town of La Junta, Colorado puts on a whole festival to celebrate a beloved local animal: the tarantula! Around this time o…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
'Zombie' cells could explain aging — and help scientists slow it
It’s no secret that stress isn’t good for you. But just how bad is it? Well, in the last few decades, scientists have linked psychological stress to …
9 months ago