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How A Shark Scientist Forged Her Own Path
Episode 821
Many kids dream of becoming marine biologists. But even folks who commit fully to studying life in the sea face a lot of barriers to entry in this co…
1 year, 5 months ago
FDA Panel Rejects MDMA Therapy For PTSD
Episode 820
Last month, the first psychedelic therapy treatment came before the Food and Drug Administration for a vote. It entailed using MDMA, also known as ec…
1 year, 5 months ago
A Small Meteor Blazes Over New York City | Tornado Science From ‘Twisters’
Episode 819
The foot-long meteor passed through the Earth’s atmosphere near the Statue of Liberty. Don’t worry, it was fine. Also, the follow-up to the 1996 movi…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why Are There So Many Drug Shortages In The U.S.?
Episode 818
If you’ve tried to get prescriptions filled in the last year or so, a pharmacist may have told you, “Sorry, we don’t have that drug right now.” That’…
1 year, 5 months ago
What The Small Intestine Can Tell Us About Gut Health
Episode 817
The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health.
However, the small…
1 year, 5 months ago
Helping Queen Conchs Mate In The Florida Keys
Episode 816
In shallow water not far from the Florida Keys’ famed Seven Mile Bridge, a herd of the state’s flamboyantly pink queen conchs is struggling to surviv…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Congestion Pricing Can Impact Human Health
Episode 815
In early June, New York Governor Kathy Hochul blocked a congestion pricing plan from going into effect in New York City. This plan would have charged…
1 year, 6 months ago
Galaxies ‘Dance’ In Stunning New JWST Image | Why Some Cats Scratch Furniture
Episode 814
As the James Webb Space Telescope marks two years of operations, NASA unveils a new image of two galaxies interacting. And, new research shows that c…
1 year, 6 months ago
Your Pain Tolerance May Have Been Passed Down From Neanderthals
Episode 813
There’s a little bit of Neanderthal in most of us. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had a long history of intermingling, before the former went extinct …
1 year, 6 months ago
How Can Iowa’s Agriculture Adapt To Climate Threats?
Episode 812
Climate change is having a profound effect on agriculture. Farmers over the past decade have faced intensifying drought and heat stress on crops, lea…
1 year, 6 months ago