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An Off-The-Grid Nobel Win, And Antibiotics In Ancient Microbes
Oct 11, 2025This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three people whose combined discoveries outlined the role of the peripheral immune system—how the immune system knows to attack just foreign i...
World Space Week And Promising Climate Tech Companies
Oct 10, 2025It’s World Space Week, and we’re fueling up the rocket for a tour of some missions and projects that could provide insights into major space mysteries. Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi joins Host Flora L...
The Story Behind The Largest Dam Removal In U.S. History
Oct 09, 2025The Klamath River, which runs from southern Oregon to California, used to be a top salmon run. But after a series of hydroelectric dams was installed along the river around 100 years ago, salmon popul...
How Archaeologists Try To Smell, Hear, And Taste The Past
Oct 08, 2025Archeologists in movies have a reputation for being hands-on, like Indiana Jones unearthing hidden treasure, or Lara Croft running through a temple. Archeology in real life tends to be a bit more sede...
Moth Survival Strategies And A Rodent Thumbnail Mystery
Oct 07, 2025If you’re a moth trying to stay uneaten, there are competing strategies. Some moths rely on camouflage, trying to blend in. Other moths take the opposite approach: They’re bold and bright, with colors...
As The CDC Falters, How Do We Fill Public Health Gaps?
Oct 06, 2025Our country’s public health system is ailing. With layoffs and leadership changes at the CDC, changing vaccine guidelines, a government shutdown, and declining public trust—where do we go from here? C...
Anthropologists Have A Bone To Pick With New Skull Finding
Oct 03, 2025There’s fresh drama in the field of human origins! A new analysis of an ancient hominid skull from China challenges what we thought we knew about our ancestral family tree, and its timeline—at least a...
Remembering Primatologist Jane Goodall
Oct 02, 2025Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, died on October 1 at the age of 91. Goodall was born in London in 1934, and her curiosity about the natural world led her to th...
What Do We Know About SSRI Antidepressant Withdrawal?
Oct 02, 2025Roughly 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants. The most common type is SSRIs, or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, like Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft. But what happens when you stop taking the...
Asha de Vos’ Journey From Deck Hand To Marine Science Leader
Oct 01, 2025The tropical waters of Sri Lanka, an island off the coast of India, are home to a population of blue whales unlike any other. These whales stay put, while every other known population migrates. That d...