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Why it pays to scratch that itch, and science at the start of the second Trump administration
Jan 30, 2025First up this week, we catch up with the editor of ScienceInsider, Jocelyn Kaiser. She talks about changes at the major science agencies that came about with the transition to President Donald Trump’s...
Unlocking green hydrogen, and oxygen deprivation as medicine
Jan 23, 2025First up this week, although long touted as a green fuel, the traditional approach to hydrogen production is not very sustainable. Staff writer Robert F. Service joins producer Meagan Cantwell to disc...
Rising infections from a dusty devil, and nailing down when our ancestors became meat eaters
Jan 16, 2025First up this week, growing numbers of Valley fever cases, also known as coccidioidomycosis, has researchers looking into the disease-causing fungus. They’re exploring its links to everything from dro...
Bats surf storm fronts, and public perception of preprints
Jan 09, 2025First up this week, as preprint publications ramped up during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, so did media attention for these pre–peer-review results. But what do the readers of news reports ...
On the trail with a truffle-hunting dog, and why we should save elderly plants and animals
Jan 02, 2025First up this week, Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox talks with host Sarah Crespi about truffle hunting for science. Wilcox accompanied Heather Dawson, a Ph.D. student at the University of Oregon, an...
Top online stories of the year, and revisiting digging donkeys and baby minds
Dec 19, 2024First up this week, Online News Editor David Grimm shares a sampling of stories that hit big with our audience and staff in this year, from corpse-eating pets to the limits of fanning ourselves. Nex...
Science’s Breakthrough of the Year, and psychedelic drugs, climate, and fusion technology updates
Dec 12, 2024First up this week, Breakthroughs Editor Greg Miller joins producer Meagan Cantwell to discuss Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year. They also discuss some of the other scientific achievements that...
Making Latin American science visible, and advances in cooling tech
Dec 05, 2024First up this week, freelance science journalist Sofia Moutinho joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss making open-access journals from South and Latin America visible to the rest of the world by creating...
Leaf-based computer chips, and evidence that two early human ancestors coexisted
Nov 28, 2024First up this week, making electronics greener with leaves. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox about using the cellulose skeletons of leaves to create robust, biodegradable...
Testing whales’ hearing, and mapping clusters of extreme longevity
Nov 21, 2024First up this week, where on Earth do people live the longest? What makes those places or people so special? Genes, diet, life habits? Or could it be bad record keeping and statistical flukes? Freelan...