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EPA weakens air pollution rules, cancer survival soars, and NASA evacuates astronauts
In this episode of Science Quickly, we unpack the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial decision to change how it calculates health benefit…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Venezuela’s Heavy Crude Shapes Climate Risks
In this episode, we dive into the climate stakes behind Venezuela’s vast but troubled oil reserves and the country’s mounting tensions with neighbori…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Great Seed Oil Panic
Seed oils have become a target of wellness influencers and high-profile public officials. They say that these widely used and relatively inexpensive …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Woodpeckers Rock the Lab, AI Steps Out of the Chat Box, and Flu Hits Hard
Have you ever wondered how woodpeckers pound away without breaking their neck? We’ve got the answer—plus, why this flu season has broken a record, ho…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Weighing the Good and Bad of Weight-Loss Drugs
Drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, colloquially called GLP-1 medications, have gone from relatively obscure diabetes treatment…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
America’s Children Face a New Era of Health Risk
Recent federal public health changes could affect children’s health, from vaccine access to essential medical care. In this episode, senior editor Da…
2 months ago
How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
Why do most New Year’s resolutions fail? And how can science help us stick to them? Behavioral economist Katy Milkman joins Science Quickly to explai…
2 months ago
ENCORE: Algorithmic Social Media Is Driving New Slang
From viral slang such as “skibidi” to the rise of so-called brain rot, linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic, aka the “Etymology Nerd,” and assoc…
2 months ago
ENCORE: Understanding the Science of ‘Squirting’
The human body is capable of some truly incredible things. One of the most mysterious and debated phenomena is a release of fluid during sex that is …
2 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: Science’s Greatest 180s
Science doesn’t always get it right the first time—and that’s part of the journey. In this anniversary special, we explore how ideas about nerve dama…
2 months, 1 week ago