Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPlants Make Sounds, Frog Science, COVID Vaccine Update. April 7, 2023, Part 1
Episode 569
Your Plants Are Trying to Tell You They’re Thirsty
Spring is in the air, with flowers blooming and gardens starting. Most people with a green thumb w…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mapping An Insect Brain, Climate Education, Audubon Name, Wastewater Methane. March 31, 2023, Part 2
Episode 568
Sewage Is A Biological Necessity, And A Methane Minefield
In most cities, once you flush a toilet, the water and waste flows through the sewage syste…
2 years, 9 months ago
Early Spring, Mumps On The Rise, Gulf Of Maine, Supermassive Black Hole. March 31, 2023, Part 1
Episode 567
A Supermassive Black Hole The Mass Of 30 Billion Suns
This week, astronomers reported that they may have found signs of one of the largest black hole…
2 years, 9 months ago
New NASA Science Head, Climate and Fungus, Whiskey Fungus, Animal Testing Alternatives. March 24, 2023, Part 2
Episode 566
Can Medicine Move To Animal-Free Testing?
Before a new drug can begin clinical trials in humans, it gets tested on animals. But things are changing. …
2 years, 9 months ago
March Mammal Madness, Underwater Volcano, Listening to Space. March 24th, 2023, Part 1
Episode 565
The Latest IPCC Report Is Full Of Warnings—And Hope
It’s that time of year: another IPCC report has hit the presses. These reports from the Intergove…
2 years, 9 months ago
Smart Toilet, Soft Robotics, Naked Mole Rats. March 17, 2023, Part 2
Episode 564
Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The Toilet
You could be flushing important information about your health right down the toilet—quite literally. P…
2 years, 9 months ago
Drugs Designed By AI, The Phosphorus Paradox, Regulating PFAS Chemicals. March 17, 2023, Part 1
Episode 563
At Long Last, More Regulations For Forever Chemicals
This week, the EPA proposed the first national standards for drinking water that would set limit…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing Climate. March 10, 2023, Part 2
Episode 562
Tips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing Climate
For many of us, spring is right around the corner—or already here—which means it’s time to …
2 years, 10 months ago
A New Controversial Black Hole Theory, Saving The Great Salt Lake. March 10, 2023, Part 1
Episode 561
Despite Superconductor Breakthrough, Some Scientists Remain Skeptical
This week, researchers unveiled a new superconductor which they say works at ro…
2 years, 10 months ago
Science At The Oscars, Finding Shackleton’s “Endurance” Ship. March 3, 2023, Part 1
Episode 560
Insulin Maker Eli Lilly Finally Caps The Drug’s Cost
In 1923, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly became the first company to commercialize insulin. Since th…
2 years, 10 months ago