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854: An Asteroid Impact, Spotted In Advance | Extreme Heat Is Making Learning More Difficult
Episode 854
ESA officials said it was only the ninth time an asteroid was spotted before reaching Earth’s atmosphere. And, as the climate changes and summer temp…
2 years, 1 month ago
853: Dino-Killing Asteroid Was Rich In Carbon | The Dogs Sniffing Out Spotted Lanternflies
Episode 853
A new study suggests that the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs may have originated from the outer parts of the solar system. And, invasive spotted …
2 years, 1 month ago
852: Why Eels Are So Mysterious—And In Demand
Episode 852
Eels have fascinated humans for thousands of years, even captivating big thinkers like Aristotle and Freud. Despite having been around for some 200 m…
2 years, 1 month ago
851: Webb Telescope Data Point To Six ‘Rogue Worlds’
Episode 851
Did you know that almost every star you see in the night sky has at least one planet orbiting it?Here’s something even wilder: There are some celesti…
2 years, 1 month ago
850: Could ‘Season Creep’ Affect Human Behavior?
Episode 850
You might have noticed that the seasons don’t quite behave like they used to. In some places, fall and spring seem to fly by, while winter and summer…
2 years, 1 month ago
849: Mosquito-Borne Diseases Are Spreading | ‘Slingshot’ And A Space Mission Gone Wrong
Episode 849
Several states have reported cases of the rare but serious mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis. And, the new sci-fi movie "Slingshot,"…
2 years, 1 month ago
848: The History Of Teeth, From Ancient Fish To Humans
Episode 848
Your teeth don’t just chew your food—they connect you to the deepest of deep history on Earth. Teeth have existed, in some form, for half a billion y…
2 years, 1 month ago
847: Errors On Death Certificates May Be Skewing Mortality Data
Episode 847
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate in the United States is very high compared to other we…
2 years, 1 month ago
846: Astronaut Cady Coleman On ‘Sharing Space’
Episode 846
There’s a phenomenon known as the “overview effect,” a changed perspective some people experience after seeing the Earth from space. Retired astronau…
2 years, 1 month ago
845: Protecting Sequoias From Wildfire Gets Tricky | Ancient Cave Art And Human Creativity
Episode 845
Sequoia National Park is largely designated as wilderness. That complicates efforts to protect its iconic trees from worsening wildfires. Also, archa…
2 years, 1 month ago