Podcast Episodes

Troubled Waters on Cape Cod: Loved to Death (Part 1)

In the first episode of a three-part series, environmental reporter Barbara Moran is on Cape Cod to find out why the crystal clear water there is tur…

1 year, 9 months ago

A Citrus-Scented Cannabis Compound Reduces Anxiety for Weed Users

Cannabis consumers may be familiar with the paranoia that can come from taking too many gummies or smoking too much weed. New research into cannabis …

1 year, 9 months ago

The Internet Is Full of Deepfakes, and the Sky Is Full of Trash

AI-generated images of Katy Perry at Monday’s Met Gala looked so realistic they even duped her mom. And it just so happens that ChatGPT developer Ope…

1 year, 10 months ago

Introducing Science Quickly’s New Host, Rachel Feltman

Meet Rachel Feltman, the new host of Science Quickly! Bringing a fresh perspective and infectious enthusiasm, Rachel will take you on audio journeys …

1 year, 10 months ago

Can Food Work as Medicine?

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease.

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1 year, 10 months ago

Corals Are Once Again Bleaching En Masse, but Their Fate Isn’t Sealed

Amid Earth’s fourth global coral bleaching event, a leading expert says tackling climate change is the key to fighting back.

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1 year, 10 months ago

A Long-Awaited Climate Experiment Is Poised to Launch in the Amazon. What Will It Find?

Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future.

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1 year, 10 months ago

A Singular Climate Experiment Takes Shape in the Amazon

After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots.

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1 year, 10 months ago

Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?

Years in the making, a project in the Amazon rain forest is finally set to determine whether a rise in carbon dioxide could save one of the world’s l…

1 year, 10 months ago

How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.

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1 year, 10 months ago