Podcast Episodes

How to Avoid Becoming a Meal for a Cheetah

Researchers help farmers in Namibia avoid costly cattle losses by tracking big cat hangouts

5 years ago

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Shaped Our Language in 2020

Linguist Ben Zimmer says the pandemic has turned us all into amateur epidemiologists utilizing terms such as “superspreader” and “asymptomatic.” Chri…

5 years ago

Science News Briefs from around the Planet

Here are some brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one from Panama about the toll lightning takes on tropical …

5 years ago

Ravens Measure Up to Great Apes on Intelligence

Juvenile ravens performed just as well as chimps and orangutans in a battery of intelligence tests—except for assays of spatial skills. Christopher I…

5 years ago

Baby Bees Deprive Caregivers of Sleep

Bee larvae and pupae appear to secrete a chemical that does the work of a late-night cup of coffee for their nurses.

5 years ago

How the Wolves Change the Forest

New research tracked the canines in northern Minnesota for years to see just how they reshape their ecosystems.

Audio of wolves inside Voyageurs Nati…

5 years ago

Brain Sides Are Both Busy in New Language Learning

A study of adults learning a new language found that speaking primarily activated regions in the left side of the brain, but reading and listening co…

5 years ago

A Nurse's Message about the COVID-19 Vaccine

Nurse Kristen Choi says health care providers need to better educate patients about possible side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. Christopher Inta…

5 years ago

Eye Treatment Stretches Mouse Sight Beyond Visible Spectrum

Nanoparticles that attach to photoreceptors allowed mice to see infrared and near-infrared light for up to two months.

5 years, 1 month ago

This Bat Wears a Face Mask

The wrinkle-faced bat covers its face with a flap of skin, seemingly as part of its courtship rituals.

5 years, 1 month ago