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Starliner Crewed Test Flight Rescheduled | Slugs And Snails Like Cities
Episode 786
The much-delayed crewed test flight is back on the calendar, despite a helium leak. Also, researchers used data from the crowd-sourcing nature observ…
2 years ago
Your ‘Biological Age’ Could Be Different Than How Old You Are
Episode 783
Aging often looks very different on different people. There are some 70-year-olds that exercise regularly, have no trouble going for a walk around th…
2 years ago
High-Speed Rail Gets A Boost In The U.S.
Episode 782
While the US was known for its railroads in the 1800s, we’ve fallen behind places like Japan, China, and Europe, which have invested in trains that g…
2 years ago
Using A Lab On Wheels To Study Weed From Dispensaries
Episode 781
Cannabis is legal in some form or another in over half of US states. But federally, it’s illegal and has no accepted medical use. However, the Biden …
2 years ago
Jelly Creatures That Swim In Corkscrews | Keeping Wind Turbines Safe For Birds
Episode 780
For the first time, scientists have recorded how salps form chains and swim in corkscrews to reach the ocean’s surface each night. Also, a wind utili…
2 years, 1 month ago
Zapping Nerves Into Regrowth | Celebrating the Maya Calendar In Guatemala’s Highlands
Episode 779
An early study found that electrical stimulation could improve hand and arm function in people with spinal cord injuries. Also, for thousands of year…
2 years, 1 month ago
Fine-Tuning Grapes For Iowa’s Wine Industry
Episode 778
Did you know that almost all the wine we drink, no matter what color it is or where it’s produced, comes from a grape species called Vitis vinifera? …
2 years, 1 month ago
How To Recycle Rare Earth Elements
Episode 777
Rare earth elements are a group of 17 metals used in a wide range of things that make modern life possible, including batteries, magnets, LED light b…
2 years, 1 month ago
New Evidence Questions Dark Energy’s ‘Constant’ Nature
Episode 776
After the Big Bang, the universe expanded rapidly. And, once upon a time, conventional wisdom held that that expansion would eventually slow, dragged…
2 years, 1 month ago
New Guidelines Recommend Earlier Breast Cancer Screening
Episode 775
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has updated its recommendations for breast cancer screening once again. The recommendations now stipulate tha…
2 years, 1 month ago