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Food Science Experts On Perfecting At-Home Ice Cream
Episode 1111
Summer may be winding down, but we’re not quite ready to let go of beach days, backyard cookouts, or ice cream cones. We love ice cream here at SciFr…
1 year ago
An ER Doctor Reflects On Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later
Episode 1110
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, and the levees designed to protect New Orleans failed. Huge swaths of the city floode…
1 year ago
An Archaeologist And A Tattoo Artist Decipher Ancient Ink
Episode 1109
Researchers recently used near-infrared photography to get a detailed look at ancient artwork showing scenes of wild animals tangled in a fight. But …
1 year ago
What Lies Beneath The Outer Layers Of A Star?
Episode 1108
You might think of a star as a mass of incandescent gas, a gigantic nuclear furnace where hydrogen is turned into helium at a temperature of millions…
1 year ago
How Have Gray Wolves Fared 30 Years After Reintroduction?
Episode 1107
Gray wolves are native to the Rocky Mountains, but decades of hunting nearly eradicated them from the western United States by the 1940s. In 1995, wo…
1 year ago
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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year 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…
1 year ago