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Could Dune Really Exist? What Scientists Think of Our Favorite Sci-Fi Worlds
Episode 1030
The sci-fi film Dune: Part Two is out in theaters now. The movie takes place on the harsh desert planet, Arrakis, where water is scarce and giant, killer sandworms lurk just beneath the surface. But …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Is It Possible To Feed To World Sustainably?
Episode 1029
According to the United Nations, about ten percent of the world is undernourished. It's a daunting statistic — unless your name is Hannah Ritchie. She's the data scientist behind the new book Not the…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
In Light of The Alabama Court Ruling, A Look At The Science Of IVF
Episode 1028
An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be considered "extrauterine children" under state law has major implications for how in vitro fertilization, commonly called IVF, is performed.…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Didn't Get A Valentine's Love Song? These Skywalker Gibbons Sing Love Duets
Episode 1027
In the green tree canopies of forested areas in Myanmar, you might wake up to the sounds of gibbons singing love songs. Gibbons start their day with passionate duets and, though these love songs may …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
When The Sun Erupts
Episode 1026
We are at the height of the Sun's activity in its eleven year cycle, known to astronomers as the solar maximum. This means that over the next several months there's going to be a lot of solar activit…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Life And Death Of A Woolly Mammoth
Episode 1025
Lately, paleoecologist Audrey Rowe has been a bit preoccupied with a girl named Elma. That's because Elma is ... a woolly mammoth. And 14,000 years ago, when Elma was alive, her habitat in interior A…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The U.N.'s First-Ever Analysis Of World's Migratory Species Just Dropped
Episode 1024
Every year, billions of animals across the globe embark on journeys. They fly, crawl, walk or slither – often across thousands of miles of land or water – to find better food, more agreeable weather …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Celebrate Valentine's Day With These Queer Animals
Episode 1023
In a Valentine's Day exclusive report, NPR has learned there is currently a gay anteater couple at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C.But this couple is j…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Shared History Of The Chinese And Gregorian Calendars
Episode 1022
Happy Lunar New Year! According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the new year began Saturday. For many, like our host Regina G. Barber, this calendar and its cultural holidays can feel completely d…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Clownfish Might Be Counting Their Potential Enemies' Stripes
Episode 1021
At least, that's what a group of researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University thinks. The team recently published a study in the journal Experimental Biology sug…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago