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The Accelerated Approvals Process: Are Drugmakers Fulfilling Their Promises?
Episode 702
The Food and Drug Administration allows faster drug approvals based on preliminary study data if the drug fulfills an unmet medical need. But the speedy approval comes with a promise that the drugmak…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature
Episode 701
The war in Ukraine is devastating that nation's rich, natural environment - from chemical leaks poisoning water supplies and warships killing dolphins to explosions disrupting bird migrations. NPR En…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Keeping Score On Climate: How We Measure Greenhouse Gases
Episode 700
Host Emily Kwong wants to keep an eye on her carbon footprint. Most of it consists of greenhouse gas emissions from driving her car or buying meat at the grocery store. But it's not so obvious how to…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Venus And The 18th Century Space Race
Episode 699
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 3 years, 5 months ago
How Clarice Phelps Put Her Mark On The Periodic Table
Episode 698
As a kid, Clarice Phelps dreamed of being an astronaut, or maybe an explorer like the characters on Star Trek. And while her path to a career in science was different than what she expected, it led h…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Universe's Baby Pictures (Squee!) From The James Webb Space Telescope
Episode 697
Earlier this week we got a look at one of the highest-profile scientific photo dumps of all time. The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful telescope ever sent into space, and it is produci…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Making Space Travel Accessible For People With Disabilities
Episode 696
This week NASA released some of the sharpest images of space ever from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope's camera gives us a glimpse into distant galaxies and a picture of the makings of …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Real Life 'Goonies'? A Mysterious Shipwreck Found Off the Oregon Coast
Episode 695
For centuries, mysterious blocks of beeswax and Chinese porcelain have washed up on the Oregon coast, leading to legends of pirates, treasure, and a sunken Spanish galleon. It became known as the Bee…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
BA.5: The Omicron Subvariant Driving Up Cases — And Reinfections
Episode 694
BA.5 is now the dominant SARS-CoV-2 subvariant in the United States. It's driving up COVID cases and hospitalizations across the country.
It's also causing quicker reinfections. More people appear to…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Everything On A Bagel: A Conversation With Daniels
Episode 693
Directing Duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, (collectively: Daniels) are known for their first feature film Swiss Army Man and DJ Snake's and Lil Jon's music video "Turn Down For What." This year,…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago