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Elephants Seem To Use Names For Each Other | Kids Discover Rare T. Rex Fossil
Episode 794
A new study used machine learning to analyze elephant vocalizations and identified “contact rumbles” that appear to function as names. Also, on a hik…
2 years ago
How Sound Rules Life Underwater
Episode 793
Many people think of the ocean as a quiet and serene place: Take a dip underwater and the cacophony of the world melts away.
But the ocean is quite no…
2 years ago
Metal-Absorbing Plants Could Make Mining Greener | A Tiny Fern's Gigantic Genome
Episode 792
Plants called “hyperaccumulators” have evolved to absorb high levels of metals. Scientists want to harness them for greener metal mining. And, a litt…
2 years ago
How Psychological Warfare Moved From Battlefields To Politics
Episode 791
When you think about connections between science and war, the obvious links are in technology—advanced radar, spy satellites, more powerful explosive…
2 years ago
Step Aside, DNA. It’s RNA’s Time To Shine.
Episode 790
DNA has long been studied and understood as the genetic blueprint for life on Earth. And related scientific endeavors, like the Human Genome Project,…
2 years ago
A Week Of Milestones For Spaceflight | Mexico Has Elected A Scientist President
Episode 789
A Week Of Milestones For Spaceflight
This has been a week of milestones for human spaceflight. After years of delays, Boeing’s Starliner capsule, carr…
2 years ago
The Organ That Gives Birds Their Voices | Common Loons Are Pop Music Icons
Episode 785
Scientists are studying birds’ unique vocal organ, the syrinx, to better understand its evolutionary history. Also, the eerie calls of the common loo…
2 years ago
Indigenous Nations Are Fighting To Take Back Their Data
Episode 784
You might’ve heard this phrase before: data equals power. Because when you have data, you can decide how they’re used and who gets to use them.
The hi…
2 years ago
The Unseen World Of Plant Intelligence
Episode 788
Are plants intelligent? Until recently, botanists were hesitant to ask that question, at least publicly. But that’s changing.
In recent years research…
2 years ago
Right-To-Repair Laws Gain Steam In State Legislatures
Episode 787
If you have a problem with your phone, like a bad battery or a cracked screen, you might decide to just buy a new one. That’s partly because we don’t…
2 years ago