Podcast Episodes

Love Fruit? Thank (Dinosaur) Mass Extinction

Episode 1238

Move over, TikTokers. It's time to shine a spotlight on some of the earliest influencers around: dinosaurs. When these ecosystem engineers were in their heyday, forest canopies were open and seeds we…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Let's Talk About (Biological) Sex, Baby

Episode 1237

Biological sex is all over the news lately. Whether it's via President Trump's executive order affecting passport policy, moving trans inmates between prisons or shifting the requirements for women i…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Is The Trump Administration Breaking Science?

Episode 1236

In its first 50 days, the Trump administration made sweeping changes to scientific arms of the government like the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the National Institutes of H…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Great Antarctic Food Web Puzzle

Episode 1235

Tourists to Antarctica are fueling research on some of the tiniest, most influential organisms on Earth: phytoplankton. These itty bitty critters make their own food and are the base of the food web …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Stone Age To Bone Age?

Episode 1234

Archeologists know early humans used stone to make tools long before the time of Homo sapiens. But a new discovery out this week in Nature suggests early humans in eastern Africa were also using anim…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Bark For Science

Episode 1233

On their second job ever, Collette Yee and her partner were assigned a difficult job: locate transient whale poop in the ocean before it sinks. Luckily, Collette was partnered with Jack, a blue heele…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Reviving The Woolly Mammoth ... With Mice

Episode 1232

You've heard of the woolly mammoth. But have you heard of woolly mice? These critters were genetically modified by the Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences to have the same "woolly" and …

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

What It's Like Taking Alzheimer's Drugs

Episode 1231

There are now two fully approved drugs on the market that can, sometimes, slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Both have been shown to slow down the mental decline of Alzheimer's by more…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

When Batteries Get A Face Lift, So Do Renewables

Episode 1230

Batteries are everywhere. They're in our phones, our remote controls, smart-watches, electric cars and so much more. They could also be the solution to a problem that renewable energy companies have …

Published on 10 months ago

This Radio Wave Mystery Changed Astronomy

In 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of astronomy. She detected the radio signals emitted by certain dying stars called pulsars. This encore episode: Jocelyn's …

Published on 10 months ago