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Earth’s hidden hydrogen, and a trip to Uranus
Feb 16, 2023On this week’s show: The hunt for natural hydrogen deposits heats up, and why we need a space mission to an ice giant First up this week: a gold rush for naturally occurring hydrogen. Deputy Editor E...
Using sharks to study ocean oxygen, and what ancient minerals teach us about early Earth
Feb 09, 2023On this week’s show: Shark tags to measure ocean deoxygenation, and zircons and the chemistry of early Earth First up this week: using sharks to measure ocean deoxygenation. Contributing Corresponden...
Visiting a mummy factory, and improving the IQ of … toilets
Feb 02, 2023On this week’s show: New clues to the chemicals used for mummification, and the benefits and barriers to smart toilets First up this week: What can we learn from a mummy factory? Contributing Corresp...
Wolves hunting otters, and chemical weathering in a warming world
Jan 26, 2023On this week’s show: When deer are scarce these wolves turn to sea otters, and chemical weathering of silicates acts as a geological thermostat First up on this week’s show we have a story about a gr...
Bad stats overturn ‘medical murders,’ and linking allergies with climate change
Jan 19, 2023Statisticians fight bad numbers used in medical murder trials, and the state of allergy science First up on this week’s show, we have a piece on accusations of medical murder. Contributing Correspond...
Peering beyond the haze of alien worlds, and how failures help us make new discoveries
Jan 12, 2023Data on hazes and clouds may be key to understanding exoplanets, and NextGen letter writers share the upside of failure Hazes and clouds could keep exoplanets’ secrets hidden, unless researchers can ...
A controversial dam in the Amazon unites Indigenous people and scientists, and transplanting mitochondria to treat rare diseases
Jan 05, 2023Keeping an eye on the largest hydroelectric project in the Amazon basin, and helping patients with deletions in their mitochondrial DNA We are starting off the new year with producer Kevin McLean and...
Year in review 2022: Best of online news, and podcast highlights
Dec 22, 2022On this week’s show: A rundown of our favorite online news stories, and some of our favorite moments on the podcast this year This is our last show of the year and it’s a fun one! Dave Grimm, our onl...
Breakthrough of the Year, and the best in science books
Dec 15, 2022On this week’s show: Science’s Breakthrough of the Year and runners-up, plus the top books in 2022 You might not be surprised by this year’s breakthrough, but hopefully you won’t guess all our runner...
The state of science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci
Dec 08, 2022On this week’s show: The impact of war on science in Ukraine, and a conversation with Anthony Fauci as he prepares to step down Some scientists in Ukraine have been risking their lives to protect sci...