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Understanding Earthquake Aftershocks
Episode 853
Monday another earthquake struck southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. This time, the quake registered as a magnitude 6.3 — an order lower tha…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Fungal Science Behind HBO's 'The Last of Us'
Episode 852
The video game series that spawned the new hit HBO drama, The Last of Us, is the zombie genre with a twist. Instead of the standard viral pandemic or…
3 years, 2 months ago
Life Kit: Help Save The North American Bird Population
Episode 851
Many of us are off today for President's Day. In the meantime, we want to share this episode from our friends at NPR's Life Kit podcast. In it, they …
3 years, 2 months ago
News Round Up: Chocolate, A Solar Valentine And Fly Pheromones
Episode 850
After reading the science headlines this week, we have A LOT of questions. Is chocolate really that good for your health? How do solar flares affect …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Science Fueling Disney's 'Strange World'
Episode 849
In Disney's new animated feature 'Strange World,' a band of multigenerational explorers journeys to the center of their fantastical homeland. Along t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Congrats! It's A Tomato
Episode 848
A few years ago, a team of scientists set out on a field expedition in the rugged, dry Northern Territory of Australia. There, they found a plant tha…
3 years, 2 months ago
Mix Up LOVE, And You Get V-O-L-E
Episode 847
You may have heard of the "love hormone," or oxytocin. But you may not know that scientists have relied on cuddly rodents like the prairie vole to he…
3 years, 2 months ago
Meet One Engineer Fixing A Racially Biased Medical Device
Episode 846
During the COVID-19 pandemic, one measurement became more important than almost any other: blood oxygen saturation. It was the one concrete number th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Lightning Protection: Lasers, Rockets or Rods?
Episode 845
Every year, lightning is estimated to cause up to 24,000 deaths globally. It starts forest fires, burns buildings and crops, and causes disruptive po…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Social Cost of Carbon Is An Ethics Nightmare
Episode 844
One of the most important tools the federal government has for cracking down on greenhouse gas emissions is a single number: the social cost of carbo…
3 years, 2 months ago