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Saving wildlife with AI, and randomized trials go remote
First up this week on the show, uncounted kilometers of fences are strung across the globe. Researchers know they interfere with wildlife migrations …
1 year, 4 months ago
The origins of the dino-killing asteroid, and remapping the scientific enterprise
First up this week, Deputy News Editors Elizabeth Culotta and Shraddha Chakradhar join host Sarah Crespi to talk about the launch of a new series hig…
1 year, 4 months ago
The humidity vs. heat debate, and studying the lifetime impacts of famine
Researchers debate if humidity makes heat more deadly, and finding excess diabetes cases in Ukrainian people that were born right after the 1930s fam…
1 year, 5 months ago
Iron-toothed dragons, and improving electron microscopy
First up this week, we hear about caves on the Moon, a shake-up at Pompeii, and the iron-lined teeth of the Komodo dragon. Reporter Phie Jacobs joins…
1 year, 5 months ago
Targeting dirty air, pollution from dead satellites, and a book on embracing robots
Tackling air pollution—indoors and outdoors, how burned-up satellites in the atmosphere could destroy ozone, and the latest in our series of books on…
1 year, 5 months ago
New treatments for deadly snake bites, and a fusion company that wants to get in the medical isotopes game
First up this week, Staff Writer Adrian Cho talks with host Sarah Crespi about a fusion company that isn’t aiming for net energy. Instead, it’s looki…
1 year, 5 months ago
How rat poison endangers wildlife, and using sound to track animal populations
Rodenticides are building up inside unintended targets, including birds, mammals, and insects; and bringing bioacoustics and artificial intelligence …
1 year, 5 months ago
What’s new in the world of synthetic blood, and how a bacterium evolves into a killer
First up this week, guest host Kevin McLean talks to freelance writer Andrew Zaleski about recent advancements in the world of synthetic blood. They …
1 year, 6 months ago
Targeting crop pests with RNA, the legacy of temporary streams, and the future of money
Guest host Meagan Cantwell talks to Staff Writer Erik Stokstad about a new weapon against crop-destroying beetles. By making pesticides using RNA, fa…
1 year, 6 months ago
The hunt for habitable exoplanets, and how a warming world could intensify urban air pollution
On this week’s show: Scientists are expanding the hunt for habitable exoplanets to bigger worlds, and why improvements in air quality have stagnated …
1 year, 6 months ago