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The value of new voices in science and journalism, and what makes something memorable
Apr 27, 2023Science’s editor-in-chief and an award-winning broadcast journalist discuss the struggles shared by journalism and science, and we learn about what makes something stand out in our memories First ...
Mapping uncharted undersea volcanoes, and elephant seals dive deep to sleep
Apr 20, 2023What does it mean that we have so many more seamounts than previously thought, and finding REM sleep in seals First up on the show this week: so many seamounts. Staff News Writer Paul Voosen joins...
More precise radiocarbon dating, secrets of hibernating bear blood, and a new book series
Apr 13, 2023Anchoring radiocarbon dates to cosmic events, why hibernating bears don't get blood clots, and kicking off a book series on sex, gender, and science First up this week, upping the precision of rad...
Why not vaccinate chickens against avian flu, and new form of reproduction found in yellow crazy ants
Apr 06, 2023Why some countries, such as China, vaccinate flocks against bird flu but others don’t, and male ants that are always chimeras First up this week, highly pathogenic avian influenza is spreading to ...
How the Maya thought about the ancient ruins in their midst, and the science of Braille
Mar 30, 2023On this week’s show: How people in the past thought about their own past, and a detailed look at how Braille is read First up this week, what did people 1000 years ago think about 5000-year-old St...
New worries about Earth’s asteroid risk, and harnessing plants’ chemical factories
Mar 23, 2023On this week’s show: Earth’s youngest impact craters could be vastly underestimated in size, and remaking a plant’s process for a creating a complex compound First up this week, have we been measu...
An active volcano on Venus, and a concerning rise in early onset colon cancer
Mar 16, 2023On this week’s show: Spotting volcanic activity on Venus in 30-year-old data, and giving context to increases in early onset colon cancer First up this week, a researcher notices an active volcano...
Compassion fatigue in those who care for lab animals, and straightening out ocean conveyor belts
Mar 09, 2023On this week’s show: Compassion fatigue will strike most who care for lab animals, but addressing it is challenging. Also, overturning ideas about ocean circulation First up this week: uncovering ...
Battling bias in medicine, and how dolphins use vocal fry
Mar 02, 2023On this week’s show: Researchers are finding new ways to mitigate implicit bias in medical settings, and how toothed whales use distinct vocal registers for echolocation and communication First up th...
Shrinking MRI machines, and the smell of tsetse fly love
Feb 23, 2023On this week’s show: Portable MRI scanners could revolutionize medical imaging, and pheromones offer a way to control flies that spread disease First up this week: shrinking MRI machines. Staff Write...