Glitter, Chestnuts, DNA Data Art, Mistletoe. Dec 23, 2022, Part 2
Glitter Gets An Eco-Friendly GlimmerGlitter—it’s everywhere this time of year. You open up a holiday card, and out comes a sprinkle of it. And that glitter will seemingly be with you forever, hugging...
View ArticleTop Science Stories Of 2022, Beavers, Christmas Tree Care. Dec 23, 2022, Part 1
A Look Back At The Top Science Stories of 20222022 was chock full of big science news. Scientists announced an important milestone toward the feasibility of nuclear fusion. Doctors transplanted a pig...
View ArticleChampagne Fizzics, Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Vole Girl. Dec 30, 2022, Part 1
Keeping The Bubbly In Your Holidays, With Fizzical ScienceAs the year winds to a close, you may be attending gatherings where a festive flute of champagne is offered. Champagne production starts out...
View ArticleAstronaut Food, Nope Creature, Nature Soundscapes. Dec 30, 2022, Part 2
This Soundscape Artist Has Been Listening To The Planet For DecadesJim Metzner is one of the pioneers of science radio—he’s been making field recordings and sharing them with audiences for more than 40...
View ArticleRedlining and Baltimore Trees, The Root Of A Gopher Mystery, Cold and the...
How Redlining Shaped Baltimore’s Tree CanopyRedlining was pervasive in American cities from the 1930s through the late 1960s. Maps were drawn specifically to ensure that Black people were denied...
View ArticleScience Comedy, Shifting Rules For Abortion Pills. Jan 6, 2023, Part 1
FDA Expands Pharmacy Options for Abortion PillsThis week, the FDA finalized rules that would allow more retail pharmacies to stock and fill prescriptions for the abortion drug mifepristone. Previously,...
View ArticleLab-Grown Meat Progress, Early Human Migration Updates. January 13, 2023,...
Early Migration To North America Likely Wasn’t A One-Way RoadThe story of how early humans migrated to North America might not be as simple as we once thought. The prevailing theory was that ancient...
View ArticleTech To Watch, Pests. January 13, 2023, Part 2
Technology Trends to Watch in 2023The start of a new year is often a time to contemplate the future and what might lie ahead on the horizon. This week, the magazine MIT Technology Review unveiled its...
View ArticleChildren’s Antibiotics Shortage, Bat Vocalizations, Life’s Biggest Questions....
Why Are Children’s Antibiotics So Hard To Find Right Now?Mary Warlo has been extremely worried lately. Her baby Calieb, who is six months old, has sickle cell disease. In early December he went for a...
View ArticleGas Stoves, Next Gen Vaccines, Printed Violins. January 20, 2023, Part 2
Why Are Gas Stoves Under Fire?If you were online at all last week, you probably encountered conversations about gas stoves. The sudden stove discourse was sparked by a comment made by a commissioner on...
View ArticleScience Of ‘The Last Of Us’ Fungi, New U.S. Nuclear Power. Feb 3, 2023, Part 1
Wind And Solar Were Europe’s Top Energy Sources In 2022The European Union reached a major renewable energy milestone in 2022. For the first time, wind and solar generated more energy in the European...
View ArticleClimate Change Music, Industrial Animal Husbandry, Grief Book. Feb 3, 2023,...
How Grief Rewires The BrainBeing a human can be a wonderful thing. We’re social creatures, craving strong bonds with family and friends. Those relationships can be the most rewarding parts of life.But...
View ArticleChatGPT And The Future Of AI, Turkey Earthquakes. February 10, 2023, Part 1
How Scientists Predict Where Earthquakes Will Strike NextThe pair of earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this week left the region grappling with death and destruction. Despite the region being...
View ArticleRethinking Dementia Care. February 10, 2023, Part 2
Rethinking The Future Of Dementia CareScientists estimate that the number of people living with dementia will triple within the next 30 years, but healthcare systems, policies, and public health...
View ArticleOhio Train Spill, Mushroom And Memory, Water Infrastructure. Feb 17, 2023,...
UFOs? Balloons? Spy Cams? Here’s What’s Going OnThis week, the saga over UFOs, balloons, and spyware continues. The drama all started with a Chinese surveillance balloon, and then—one by...
View ArticleSpy Balloons, Cost of Cancer Care, Seaweed, Chocolate Mouthfeel. Feb 17,...
Eyes In The Sky: The Science Behind Modern BalloonsThis month, the news cycle has been dominated by updates about suspicious objects being detected in the stratosphere. This bonanza started with a...
View ArticleSocial Media’s ‘Chaos Machine,’ Whale Vocal Fry, Distant Galaxies. March 3,...
Inside The ‘Chaos Machine’ Of Social MediaDespite social media’s early promises to build a more just and democratic society, over the past several years, we’ve seen its propensity to easily spread hate...
View ArticleScience At The Oscars, Finding Shackleton’s “Endurance” Ship. March 3, 2023,...
Insulin Maker Eli Lilly Finally Caps The Drug’s CostIn 1923, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly became the first company to commercialize insulin. Since then, its cost has skyrocketed. But this week, the...
View ArticleA New Controversial Black Hole Theory, Saving The Great Salt Lake. March 10,...
Despite Superconductor Breakthrough, Some Scientists Remain SkepticalThis week, researchers unveiled a new superconductor which they say works at room temperature. Scientists have been working on...
View ArticleTips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing Climate. March 10, 2023,...
Tips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing ClimateFor many of us, spring is right around the corner—or already here—which means it’s time to start thinking about what is going into your garden...
View ArticleDrugs Designed By AI, The Phosphorus Paradox, Regulating PFAS Chemicals....
At Long Last, More Regulations For Forever ChemicalsThis week, the EPA proposed the first national standards for drinking water that would set limits on the amount of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
View ArticleSmart Toilet, Soft Robotics, Naked Mole Rats. March 17, 2023, Part 2
Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The ToiletYou could be flushing important information about your health right down the toilet—quite literally. Pee and poop can tell you a lot about your health, so...
View ArticlePlants Make Sounds, Frog Science, COVID Vaccine Update. April 7, 2023, Part 1
Your Plants Are Trying to Tell You They’re ThirstySpring is in the air, with flowers blooming and gardens starting. Most people with a green thumb will know a droopy plant is a signal that it needs...
View ArticleArtemis II Astronauts, AI Research Pause, Terra Nil Video Game. April 7,...
An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider ResponsibilitiesIn recent months, it’s been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT, the AI-enabled version of...
View ArticleEV Proposal, Lactose Intolerance. April 14, 2023, Part 1
EPA Proposal To Require 60% Of New Cars To Be EVs by 2030The EPA released a set of proposals this week that would cap C02 emissions for new cars. In order to meet the new stricter targets automakers...
View Article‘Possibility Of Life’ Book, PFAS Sewage, ‘Smart’ Play. April 14, 2023, Part 2
Is Anybody Out There? The Quest For Life In SpaceIt’s one of humanity’s biggest fundamental questions: “Is there life elsewhere in the universe?” But despite years of searching, it’s a query that still...
View ArticleWhy Rats Love Cities, Science Of Saliva And Taste. May 5, 2023, Part 1
A Dying Planet Offers A Peek Into The FutureThis week, astronomers reported in the journal Nature that they had spotted a planet approximately the size of Jupiter being swallowed by a star over the...
View ArticleAntibiotic Resistance, Space Launches and the Environment, Phage Therapy....
SpaceX Explosion Damages Environment Around Launch SiteLast Thursday, SpaceX’s South Texas facility was awash in noise and fire, as crowds gathered in South Padre Island and Port Isabel to watch...
View ArticleUS COVID Health Emergency Ends. May 12, 2023, Part 1
FDA Advisory Board Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control PillThis week an FDA advisory board paved the way for the first over the counter birth control pill, with an unanimous decision 17-0....
View ArticleStar Trek Science, Listening to Pando. May 12, 2023, Part 2
Star Trek’s Science Advisor Reveals The Real Astrophysics On ScreenFew pop culture properties have lasted quite as long as Star Trek. A dozen Star Trek television shows have aired over the last sixty...
View ArticleThe B Broadcast: Bees, Beans, Bears, and Butterflies. May 19, 2023, Part 2
Science Says Eat More BeansBeans are delicious, high in protein, inexpensive, efficient to grow, and an absolute staple in so many cuisines. So why don’t Americans eat more of them? The average...
View ArticleWeight and Health Myths, A Corvid Invasion. May 19, 2023, Part 1
Can Science Find An Antidote to Americium?With some poisons, there’s an antidote — something you can take to block the effects of the poison, or to help remove it from your body. But when the harmful...
View ArticleRewilding, Allergy Season, Sharing Science Rejections. June 2, 2023, Part 1
Could Restoring Animal Populations Store More Carbon?Did you know that land and ocean ecosystems absorb about half of the carbon dioxide we emit each year? But what if the earth had the capacity to...
View ArticleDwarf Tomatoes, Saguaro Cactus, Sonoran Desert. June 2, 2023, Part 2
Tomato Breeding Project Fueled By Over 1,000 Backyard GardenersIn 2005, gardeners Craig LeHouiller and Patrina Nuske-Small created the Dwarf Tomato Project. They wanted to preserve the flavor and...
View ArticleWildfire Smoke, Jurassic Park Reflection, Mosquito DNA Editing. June 9, 2023,...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Across The United StatesThis week, smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, enveloping the Northeastern United States, casting an ominous orange glow. The smoke...
View ArticleLiving Underwater For 100 Days, Refineries’ Excess Emissions, Owl Facts. June...
Exposing Texas’ Excess Emissions ProblemsIn the early hours of August 22, 2020, Hurricane Laura was still just a tropical storm off the coast of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. But effects from...
View ArticleScience Books For Summer Reading. June 16, 2023, Part 1
Why Have Ocean Temperatures Spiked?Sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic have risen dramatically in recent weeks, to as much as 0.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous record—and over 1...
View ArticleAvian Flu, Curly Hair. June 16, 2023, Part 2
Curly Hair Keeps Your Scalp CoolerAccording to a fascinating new study, curly locks are better than straight hair at keeping your scalp cool. Researchers shone bright lights on three different...
View ArticleCephalopod Week Salutes See-Thru Squid, Hyperbole In Science Publishing, Art...
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View ArticleSocial Media Chaos, Remembering Whale Song Scientist Roger Payne. June 23,...
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View ArticleHum Of The Universe, Cephalopod Event In Miami. June 30, 2023, Part 1
Scientists Can Now Hear The Background Hum Of The UniverseFor the first time ever, scientists have heard the “low pitch hum” of gravitational waves rippling through the cosmos. It’s this ever-present...
View ArticleBeavers, Pando Tree, $7 Violin. July 7, 2023. Part 1
How The Humble Beaver Shaped A ContinentThe American beaver, Castor canadensis, nearly didn’t survive European colonialism in the United States. Prized for its dense, lustrous fur, and also sought...
View ArticleAccessible Birding, Space Sounds, Wasps. July 7, 2023. Part 2
Meet The Blind Birder Reimagining Accessibility In The OutdoorsFor many blind and low vision people, accessing outdoor spaces like parks can be challenging. Trails are often unsafe or difficult to...
View ArticleYouth Mental Health Crisis, Repairing Sharks’ Bad Reputation. July 14, 2023,...
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View ArticleLab-Grown Meat Approval, Underground Climate Change, Utahraptor. July 14,...
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View ArticleArtificial Sweetener Safety, Nuclear Weapons Tech. Aug 4, 2023, Part 1
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View ArticleAnswering Evolution Questions, Planetary Protection. Aug 4, 2023, Part 2
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View ArticleHawai’i Wildfires, Blue-Fin Tuna Science, Maine’s New Lithium Deposit. August...
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