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Like Humans, These Ants Can Perform Leg Amputations To Save Lives
Episode 1092
Some ants herd aphids. Some farm fungi. And now, scientists have realized that when an ant injures its leg, it sometimes will turn to a buddy to perf…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Invisible Substance That Structures Our Universe
Episode 1091
The universe is so much bigger than what people can see. Visible matter — the ground, the Sun, the screen you're reading this on — makes up only abou…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sharks Often Get A Bad Rap, But Oceans Need Them
Episode 1090
It's that time of the year again: Shark Week. The TV program is so long-running that if you're under 37, you've never known a life without it. In hon…
1 year, 9 months ago
From Cars To Leaf Blowers: Noise Pollution's Toll On Human Health
Episode 1089
When's the last time you were in a place that was quiet — really quiet? No roadway noise, construction work or even the hum of a refrigerator. Our wo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Researchers Are Figuring Out How African Ancestry Can Affect Certain Brain Disorders
Episode 1088
Black Americans have been underrepresented in most genomic studies of neurological disorders. As a result, scientists don't know much about whether A…
1 year, 10 months ago
Could '3 Body Problem's Aliens Exist? The Science Behind Netflix's New Hit
Episode 1087
Before the '3 Body Problem' became a bestselling book and a smash TV show ... it was a physics concept, with big implications for how we understand p…
1 year, 10 months ago
Want Juicy Barbecue This Fourth Of July? Cook Low And Slow
Episode 1086
Perfecting your grilling technique ahead of the Fourth of July? Chefs will tell you that cooking is not just an art — it's a science. And the spirit …
1 year, 10 months ago
Move Over Norse Mythology, There's A New Loki In Town — A Dinosaur
Episode 1085
A brand new species of ceratops, or horned dinosaur, was recently discovered in northern Montana. The dinosaur is called Lokiceratops rangiformis, af…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Human Brain Is Hardwired To Recognize Faces. But What If You Can't?
Episode 1084
Humans are hardwired to see faces — even in inanimate objects. We have a lima bean-shaped part of our brains dedicated to facial recognition. But thi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Some Stars Explode As They Die. We Look At Their Life Cycle
Episode 1083
This summer, scientists have their eyes and telescopes trained on the small constellation system T Coronae Borealis. They think it will explode as pa…
1 year, 10 months ago