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Cuts To NASA And A Fast-Track For Deep Sea Mining
Episode 1027
Proposed budget cuts for NASA would jeopardize space research. And an executive order could change the political tides for deep sea mining.
On May 2, …
10 months, 1 week ago
How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
Episode 1025
Bacteria have been around for billions of years. Could they have come up with complex behaviors that we just don’t understand yet? Could they have th…
10 months, 1 week ago
Functional Fashion From An Artist And A Caterpillar
Episode 1024
A passion for fashion among the “bone collector caterpillar,” who wears a coat of body parts, and an artist who makes fabrics that remember.
We inch i…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ancient Iguanas Floated 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific | A Pregnant Ichthyosaur Fossil
Episode 1023
Millions of years ago, iguanas somehow got from North America to Fiji. Scientists think they made the trip on a raft of fallen vegetation. Also, the …
10 months, 1 week ago
Are There Things That We Know We Can’t Know?
Episode 1022
In “Into the Unknown,” an astronomer explores the mysteries of the cosmos and the limits of what science can test.
What is time? If the universe is ex…
10 months, 1 week ago
Two Steps Forward For Meat Alternatives
Episode 1021
Scientists bring us a lab-grown chicken nugget and texturally accurate, plant-based calamari. We’ll bite.
There’s a movement in the world of science t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations | Regional Allergies
Episode 1020
Being able to belt out a tune like Adele or Pavarotti is not just about raw talent. The best singers in the world have to work on their technique—lik…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A New Book On The Horrifying, Creative World Of Insect Zombies
Episode 1019
It’s zombie season! At least if you’re watching the new season of the fungal thriller “The Last of Us,” airing right now on Max, which chronicles wha…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Untangling The Mind-Body Connection In Chronic Pain
Episode 1018
Research suggests that better understanding the psychological and neurological components of chronic pain may lead to better treatments.
Chronic pain …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
A Precisely Pointed Laser Allows People To See New Color ‘Olo’
Episode 1017
Researchers isolated one kind of cone in the eye and aimed lasers at it to allow subjects to see a super vibrant teal shade they call “olo.”
Think abo…
10 months, 2 weeks ago