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Are Food Dyes Really Bad For You?
Episode 1106
What do Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, lime Jell-O, and Kraft Creamy French Salad dressing have in common? They've all gotten a glow-up from artificial food dy…
8 months, 1 week ago
mRNA Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
Episode 1105
This month, the Department of Health and Human Services terminated almost $500 million in mRNA vaccine development grants and contracts. While HHS ha…
8 months, 1 week ago
Can The Rise In Solar Power Balance Out Clean Energy Cuts?
Episode 1104
Since President Trump returned to office, his administration has been aggressive in rolling back clean energy initiatives. But that isn’t the whole s…
8 months, 1 week ago
Decoding Fireflies’ Smelly Signals And Blinking Butts
Episode 1103
Fireflies’ magical blinking lights are tiny beacons in the warm dark night. Who can resist catching one? Not scientists.
Because their light comes fro…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Uncertain Science Behind What We Understand As ‘Truth’
Episode 1102
Throughout history, humans have been on a search for truth. From the ancient Greeks and their belief in a universal truth, to our Founding Fathers wr…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)
Episode 1096
Did you know that murder mystery writer Agatha Christie had a background in chemistry? In about half of her stories, the murder is committed using po…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
What Do mRNA Funding Cuts Mean For Future US Research?
Episode 1101
On August 5, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Department of Health and Human Services would terminate almost $500 million in…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Breast Milk Is Understudied. What Are Scientists Learning Now?
Episode 1098
If you’ve found yourself scrolling through the breastfeeding world online, you know that people have a lot of strong opinions about breast milk. But …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
When Headaches Are Ruining Your Life, Where Can You Turn?
Episode 1097
Science journalist Tom Zeller Jr. has suffered from debilitating cluster headaches for three decades. Like other cluster headache sufferers, his epis…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Remembering Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell
Episode 1099
Last week, astronaut James Lovell died at the age of 97. In April of 1970, he was the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which launched with three a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago