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The "Shocking" Tactic Electric Fish Use to Collectively Sense the World
Episode 1033
Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying the electric elephantnose fish. These fish send and decipher weak electric signals, wh…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Recent Glitch Threatening Voyager 1
Episode 1032
The Voyager 1 space probe is the farthest human-made object in space. It launched in 1977 with a golden record on board that carried assorted sounds …
2 years, 2 months ago
The Evolution Of Cancer Treatment
Episode 1031
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind cancer therapy to treat aggresive forms of skin cancer. It has us thinking…
2 years, 2 months ago
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, ki…
2 years, 2 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. Sh…
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 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…
2 years, 2 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 a…
2 years, 2 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 wa…
2 years, 2 months ago