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1265: Is Punch the monkey really just like us?
Episode 1265
When Punch the monkey was abandoned by his mother, zookeepers gave him a surrogate and unexpected source of comfort: a stuffed animal. Videos of Punc…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
1264: Could bird flu still spark a pandemic?
Episode 1264
Bird flu has flown off the national news radar, with only scattered, local reports of dead birds in parks and poultry farms. Is it simply no longer a…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
1263: The secret powers of flowers
Episode 1263
Flowers peeking up through the soil are a welcome sight after a long cold winter—and are one of the first markers of spring. Biologist David George H…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
1262: Apple: trying to think different for 50 years
Episode 1262
The Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, and in the 50 years since, the company has evolved from a handful of Silicon Valley misfits …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
1261: ‘Project Hail Mary’ brings a new kind of alien to the big screen
Episode 1261
Science fiction nerds, rejoice: the long-awaited adaptation of “Project Hail Mary” is in theaters now. Host Flora Lichtman chats with book author And…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
1260: Building a digital ant gallery, from the ground up
Episode 1260
A project called Antscan has generated high resolution images of thousands of ants, representing over 700 species. To make it happen, researchers bro…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
1259: The heaviness and (not) hope of climate change
Episode 1259
For decades, renowned environmental writer Elizabeth Kolbert has taken readers to remote corners of the planet to understand how all life is connecte…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
1258: Could a ‘digital twin’ help you get better health care?
Episode 1258
There’s an idea bubbling up in medicine called the “digital twin.” The concept is to take personal health data like genetics, blood test results, tis…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
1257: Who uses Farmers’ Almanacs? + Zebra finch home design
Episode 1257
Farmers’ Almanacs have been around for hundreds of years, offering detailed advice about things like the best time to plant certain crops, and when t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
1255: Slow Breaking News: A Giant Tortoise Revival
Episode 1255
In February, conservationists released 158 young tortoises onto Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The Floreana tortoise subspecies had long been thou…
6 months, 4 weeks ago