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3 Major Ways Climate Change Affects Life In The U.S.
Episode 981
Every five years, the United States government releases the National Climate Assessment, a comprehensive analysis of how climate change is affecting the country. The fifth assessment was recently rel…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
Episode 980
How much salt is too much salt?
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blo…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Thousands of earthquakes in Iceland may spell a volcanic eruption
Episode 979
Saturday, the entire coastal town of Grindavik, Iceland was evacuated. That's because over the weekend, the country experienced nearly 2,000 earthquakes within 48 hours. And they've kept coming since…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
How Venus got caught up in an 18th century space race
Episode 978
In the 18th century the world was focused on Venus. Expeditions were launched in pursuit of exact measurements of Venus as it passed between Earth and the Sun. By viewing its journey and location on …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Trailblazing Computer Scientist Fei-Fei Li on Human-Centered AI
Episode 977
AI is popping up everywhere nowadays. From medicine to science to the Hollywood strikes. Today, with computer scientist and AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, we dig deeper into the history of the field, how mac…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
To Figure Out The Future Climate, Scientists Are Researching How Trees Form Clouds
Episode 976
If you've ever looked up at the clouds and wondered where they came from, you're not alone. Atmospheric researcher Lubna Dada is fascinated by the mystery of how clouds form and what role they play i…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Mapping The Seafloor Is Daunting But Key To Improving Human Life
Episode 975
Scientists have mapped less than 25% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would improve everything from tsunami warnings to the Internet and renewable energy. That…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Pulling An All-Nighter Is A Temporary Antidepressant
Episode 974
What your parents didn't tell you about pulling an all-nighter? It just might ease depression for several days. At least, that's what researchers found happens to mice in a study published in the jou…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Sky Vaccines: Ridding Raccoons Of Rabies En Masse
Episode 973
Every year, the USDA drops millions of oral rabies vaccines across fourteen states, mostly along the eastern seaboard. In urban and suburban areas, they use vehicles, but in rural areas, they drop th…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Thanks, Neanderthals: How our ancient relatives could help find new antibiotics
Episode 972
Antibiotics have changed the world. They've made it possible to treat diseases that used to mean anything from discomfort to death. But no new classes of antibiotics have made it to the market since …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago