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How Hurricane Melissa Became a Meteorologic Outlier
Hurricane Melissa stunned meteorologists with its rare intensity, reaching wind speeds that are more typical of Pacific supertyphoons and maintaining…
4 months ago
How to Trick-or-Treat Your Gut
Halloween might be a treat for your taste buds, but what about the trillions of microbes in your gut? Gastroenterologist Chris Damman joins host Rach…
4 months, 1 week ago
How TikTok’s Algorithm Could Shift with a U.S. Spin-off
TikTok’s algorithm has become a cultural force, shaping what more than a billion users see and share, but its future may be shifting. As the platfor…
4 months, 1 week ago
Mosquitoes Invade Iceland, Earth Darkens, and Bird Flu Returns
Mosquitoes settle in Iceland for the first time as climate change reshapes the Arctic, and Earth’s darkening albedo may be accelerating global warmin…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why Medication Safety in Pregnancy Is Still a Mystery
When the U.S. president claimed that acetaminophen use during pregnancy could cause autism in a person’s offspring, it reignited a deeper conversatio…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Science of a Convincing Sorry
What makes an apology sound sincere? Psychologist Shiri Lev-Ari joins host Rachel Feltman to explore how the effort we put into our words—especially …
4 months, 1 week ago
Global Superbugs Surge, Chikungunya Hits Long Island, and Satellites Leak Data
This week on Science Quickly, we cover the global rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a rare U.S. case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus an…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Meteorite That Vanished: El Ali’s Strange Journey
A massive iron meteorite sat undisturbed in the Somali desert for generations—until armed men stole it in 2020. The El Ali meteorite contains at leas…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Is Lung Cancer Surging among Young Women?
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women, surpassing breast and ovarian cancer combined. Thoracic surgeon Jonathan Villena e…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Nobel Prizes, COVID Vaccine Updates and Malnutrition in Gaza
This week on Science Quickly, we break down the 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry. We also unpack the Centers for Di…
4 months, 3 weeks ago