Science Friday
Episodes
Beavers, Pando Tree, $7 Violin. July 7, 2023. Part 1
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How The Humble Beaver Shaped A Continent The American beaver, Castor canadensis, nearly didn’t survive European colonialism in the United States. Pr...
Accessible Birding, Space Sounds, Wasps. July 7, 2023. Part 2
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet The Blind Birder Reimagining Accessibility In The Outdoors For many blind and low vision people, accessing outdoor spaces like parks can be chall...
Cloning for Conservation, Cubesats, Queer Ecology, Henry Petroski. June 30, 2023, Part 2
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How Fungi Are Breaking The Binary: A Queer Approach To Ecology As Pride month comes to a close, many people are reflecting on the past, present, and f...
Hum Of The Universe, Cephalopod Event In Miami. June 30, 2023, Part 1
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists Can Now Hear The Background Hum Of The Universe For the first time ever, scientists have heard the “low pitch hum” of gravitational wav...
Social Media Chaos, Remembering Whale Song Scientist Roger Payne. June 23, 2023, Part 2
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a new podcast! It's called Universe Of Art, and it features conversations with artists who use science to bring their creations to the next...
Cephalopod Week Salutes See-Thru Squid, Hyperbole In Science Publishing, Art and the Brain, Rover Competition. June 23, 2023, Part 1
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a new podcast! It's called Universe Of Art, and it features conversations with artists who use science to bring their creations to the next ...
Avian Flu, Curly Hair. June 16, 2023, Part 2
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Curly Hair Keeps Your Scalp Cooler According to a fascinating new study, curly locks are better than straight hair at keeping your scalp cool. Researc...
Science Books For Summer Reading. June 16, 2023, Part 1
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Living Underwater For 100 Days, Refineries’ Excess Emissions, Owl Facts. June 9, 2023, Part 2
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Exposing Texas’ Excess Emissions Problems In the early hours of August 22, 2020, Hurricane Laura was still just a tropical storm off the coast of th...
Wildfire Smoke, Jurassic Park Reflection, Mosquito DNA Editing. June 9, 2023, Part 1
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Across The United States This week, smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, enveloping the Northeastern United Sta...
Dwarf Tomatoes, Saguaro Cactus, Sonoran Desert. June 2, 2023, Part 2
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomato Breeding Project Fueled By Over 1,000 Backyard Gardeners In 2005, gardeners Craig LeHouiller and Patrina Nuske-Small created the Dwarf Tomato P...
Rewilding, Allergy Season, Sharing Science Rejections. June 2, 2023, Part 1
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Zoonomia Genetics Project, Telomeres, Mutter Museum. May 26, 2023, Part 1
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Orcas Are Attacking Boats Near Spain. Scientists Don’t Know Why This Thursday, the Supreme Court restricted the scope of the Clean Water Act pertain...
Experiencing Pain, Grief and the Cosmos, Ivory-Billed Controversy. May 26, 2023, Part 2
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Debate Keeps Pecking Away Every so often, there’s a claim that the ivory-billed woodpecker is back from the dead. Pixela...
Weight and Health Myths, A Corvid Invasion. May 19, 2023, Part 1
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The B Broadcast: Bees, Beans, Bears, and Butterflies. May 19, 2023, Part 2
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Science Says Eat More Beans Beans are delicious, high in protein, inexpensive, efficient to grow, and an absolute staple in so many cuisines. So why d...
Star Trek Science, Listening to Pando. May 12, 2023, Part 2
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Star Trek’s Science Advisor Reveals The Real Astrophysics On Screen Few pop culture properties have lasted quite as long as Star Trek. A dozen Star ...
US COVID Health Emergency Ends. May 12, 2023, Part 1
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FDA Advisory Board Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill This week an FDA advisory board paved the way for the first over the counter bir...
Antibiotic Resistance, Space Launches and the Environment, Phage Therapy. May 5, 2023, Part 2
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SpaceX Explosion Damages Environment Around Launch Site Last Thursday, SpaceX’s South Texas facility was awash in noise and fire, as crowds gathered...
Why Rats Love Cities, Science Of Saliva And Taste. May 5, 2023, Part 1
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Dying Planet Offers A Peek Into The Future This week, astronomers reported in the journal Nature that they had spotted a planet approximately the si...
Personifying AI, The Reading Brain, Environmental Sampling Via Bees. April 28, 2023, Part 2
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do Humans Anthropomorphize AI? Artificial intelligence has become more sophisticated in a short period of time. Even though we may understand that...
History And Science Of Chickens, Climate Activism, Pipeline Movie. April 28, 2023, Part 1
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dirty Diapers Reveal How Germy Babies’ Microbiomes Are In a new study, researchers picked through the dirty diapers of more than 600 infants. Those ...
Introducing Our New Podcast: Universe Of Art
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do we use art to process the world around us in ways that science can’t? How are illustrators using their skills to help us understand nature’...
Anesthesia 101, Carbon-Sequestering Poplars, Period Book. April 21, 2023, Part 1
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An Explosive End For A Massive Rocket This week, SpaceX attempted the first uncrewed orbital test flight of its massive Super Heavy rocket topped with...
The Myth of the Alpha Wolf, Cherokee Nation Seed Banks, History of Gender Affirming Care. April 21, 2023, Part 2
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How We Arrived At Current Standards Of Care For Trans Medicine So far this year, 16 states have moved to restrict or completely ban transgender kids a...
‘Possibility Of Life’ Book, PFAS Sewage, ‘Smart’ Play. April 14, 2023, Part 2
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is Anybody Out There? The Quest For Life In Space It’s one of humanity’s biggest fundamental questions: “Is there life elsewhere in the universe...
EV Proposal, Lactose Intolerance. April 14, 2023, Part 1
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
EPA Proposal To Require 60% Of New Cars To Be EVs by 2030 The EPA released a set of proposals this week that would cap C02 emissions for new cars. In ...
Artemis II Astronauts, AI Research Pause, Terra Nil Video Game. April 7, 2023, Part 2
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider Responsibilities In recent months, it’s been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence p...
Plants Make Sounds, Frog Science, COVID Vaccine Update. April 7, 2023, Part 1
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your Plants Are Trying to Tell You They’re Thirsty Spring is in the air, with flowers blooming and gardens starting. Most people with a green thumb ...
Mapping An Insect Brain, Climate Education, Audubon Name, Wastewater Methane. March 31, 2023, Part 2
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sewage Is A Biological Necessity, And A Methane Minefield In most cities, once you flush a toilet, the water and waste flows through the sewage system...
Early Spring, Mumps On The Rise, Gulf Of Maine, Supermassive Black Hole. March 31, 2023, Part 1
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Supermassive Black Hole The Mass Of 30 Billion Suns This week, astronomers reported that they may have found signs of one of the largest black holes...
New NASA Science Head, Climate and Fungus, Whiskey Fungus, Animal Testing Alternatives. March 24, 2023, Part 2
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can Medicine Move To Animal-Free Testing? Before a new drug can begin clinical trials in humans, it gets tested on animals. But things are changing. L...
March Mammal Madness, Underwater Volcano, Listening to Space. March 24th, 2023, Part 1
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Latest IPCC Report Is Full Of Warnings—And Hope It’s that time of year: another IPCC report has hit the presses. These reports from the Interg...
Smart Toilet, Soft Robotics, Naked Mole Rats. March 17, 2023, Part 2
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The Toilet You could be flushing important information about your health right down the toilet—quite literally. ...
Drugs Designed By AI, The Phosphorus Paradox, Regulating PFAS Chemicals. March 17, 2023, Part 1
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At Long Last, More Regulations For Forever Chemicals This week, the EPA proposed the first national standards for drinking water that would set limits...
Tips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing Climate. March 10, 2023, Part 2
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tips And Tricks To Grow Your Garden In A Changing Climate For many of us, spring is right around the corner—or already here—which means it’s tim...
A New Controversial Black Hole Theory, Saving The Great Salt Lake. March 10, 2023, Part 1
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite Superconductor Breakthrough, Some Scientists Remain Skeptical This week, researchers unveiled a new superconductor which they say works at roo...
Science At The Oscars, Finding Shackleton’s “Endurance” Ship. March 3, 2023, Part 1
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Insulin Maker Eli Lilly Finally Caps The Drug’s Cost In 1923, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly became the first company to commercialize insulin. Since t...
Social Media’s ‘Chaos Machine,’ Whale Vocal Fry, Distant Galaxies. March 3, 2023, Part 2
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inside The ‘Chaos Machine’ Of Social Media Despite social media’s early promises to build a more just and democratic society, over the past seve...
AI And Hip Hop, Self-Planting Seeds, Abortion Pill Facing Restrictions. Feb 24, 2023, Part 1
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Medication Abortion Drug Faces Potential Nationwide Restriction A federal court case underway in Texas this week could have big implications for med...
“All That Breathes’ Film, Repatriating Native American Remains, Benjamin Banneker. Feb 24, 2023, Part 2
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘All That Breathes:’ A Story Of Two Brothers Saving New Delhi’s Raptors The Oscars are right around the corner, and one of the nominees in the d...
Spy Balloons, Cost of Cancer Care, Seaweed, Chocolate Mouthfeel. Feb 17, 2023, Part 2
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eyes In The Sky: The Science Behind Modern Balloons This month, the news cycle has been dominated by updates about suspicious objects being detected i...
Ohio Train Spill, Mushroom And Memory, Water Infrastructure. Feb 17, 2023, Part 1
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
UFOs? Balloons? Spy Cams? Here’s What’s Going On This week, the saga over UFOs, balloons, and spyware continues. The drama all started with a Chin...
Rethinking Dementia Care. February 10, 2023, Part 2
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rethinking The Future Of Dementia Care Scientists estimate that the number of people living with dementia will triple within the next 30 years, but he...
ChatGPT And The Future Of AI, Turkey Earthquakes. February 10, 2023, Part 1
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How Scientists Predict Where Earthquakes Will Strike Next The pair of earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria this week left the region grappling with d...
Climate Change Music, Industrial Animal Husbandry, Grief Book. Feb 3, 2023, Part 2
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How Grief Rewires The Brain Being a human can be a wonderful thing. We’re social creatures, craving strong bonds with family and friends. Those rela...
Science Of ‘The Last Of Us’ Fungi, New U.S. Nuclear Power. Feb 3, 2023, Part 1
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wind And Solar Were Europe’s Top Energy Sources In 2022 The European Union reached a major renewable energy milestone in 2022. For the first time, w...
Accessible Birding, Human Water Consumption, Road Salt Impacts, Terraformers Book. Jan 27, 2023, Part 2
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meet The Blind Birder Reimagining Accessibility In The Outdoors For many blind and low vision people, accessing outdoor spaces like parks can be chall...
Art Crime Science, Long Covid Update, Earth's Slowing Core. Jan 27, 2023, Part 1
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Behind The Strange Slowing Of The Earth’s Core? Even though some days feel more chaotic than others, the rotation of the surface of the pla...
Gas Stoves, Next Gen Vaccines, Printed Violins. January 20, 2023, Part 2
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why Are Gas Stoves Under Fire? If you were online at all last week, you probably encountered conversations about gas stoves. The sudden stove discours...
Children’s Antibiotics Shortage, Bat Vocalizations, Life’s Biggest Questions. January 20, 2023, Part 1
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Tech To Watch, Pests. January 13, 2023, Part 2
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology Trends to Watch in 2023 The start of a new year is often a time to contemplate the future and what might lie ahead on the horizon. This wee...
Lab-Grown Meat Progress, Early Human Migration Updates. January 13, 2023, Part 1
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Early Migration To North America Likely Wasn’t A One-Way Road The story of how early humans migrated to North America might not be as simple as we o...
Science Comedy, Shifting Rules For Abortion Pills. Jan 6, 2023, Part 1
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
FDA Expands Pharmacy Options for Abortion Pills This week, the FDA finalized rules that would allow more retail pharmacies to stock and fill prescript...
Redlining and Baltimore Trees, The Root Of A Gopher Mystery, Cold and the Nose, Glass Frogs. Jan 6, 2023, Part 2
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How Redlining Shaped Baltimore’s Tree Canopy Redlining was pervasive in American cities from the 1930s through the late 1960s. Maps were drawn speci...
Champagne Fizzics, Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Vole Girl. Dec 30, 2022, Part 1
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Keeping The Bubbly In Your Holidays, With Fizzical Science As the year winds to a close, you may be attending gatherings where a festive flute of cham...
Astronaut Food, Nope Creature, Nature Soundscapes. Dec 30, 2022, Part 2
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Soundscape Artist Has Been Listening To The Planet For Decades Jim Metzner is one of the pioneers of science radio—he’s been making field rec...
Top Science Stories Of 2022, Beavers, Christmas Tree Care. Dec 23, 2022, Part 1
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Look Back At The Top Science Stories of 2022 2022 was chock full of big science news. Scientists announced an important milestone toward the feasibi...
Glitter, Chestnuts, DNA Data Art, Mistletoe. Dec 23, 2022, Part 2
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glitter Gets An Eco-Friendly Glimmer Glitter—it’s everywhere this time of year. You open up a holiday card, and out comes a sprinkle of it. And th...
Fusion Advance, Cancer Clinical Trial, Christmas Trees And Climate, Best Video Games. December 16, 2022, Part 1
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists Reach Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion This week, researchers announced a big breakthrough in the field of nuclear fusion. Scientists have be...
Improving Care For Disabled Patients, Transistor Anniversary, Whale Strikes. December 16, 2022, Part 2
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Medicine Is Failing Disabled Patients. Meet The Doctors Pushing For Change “More than sixty-one million Americans have disabilities, and increasing ...
Medicinal Psychedelics Study, AI Art. December 9, 2022, Part 2
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Science Behind The Psychedelics Boom There’s been an explosion of new research into therapeutic uses for psychedelics. This includes drugs like ...
The Future Of Birds In North America, 190th Birthday For Tortoise. December 9, 2022, Part 1
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wish A Happy 190th Birthday To Jonathan The Tortoise A birthday should always be celebrated. For Jonathan the tortoise, who turned 190 this week, that...
Hawai'i's Volcanic Eruption, Science Of Chemistry Nobel, What Is ‘Swing’ In Jazz? Dec 2, 2022, Part 1
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hawai’i’s Mauna Loa Volcanic Eruption Sparing Homes For Now Hawai’i’s famed Mauna Loa volcano began to erupt this past weekend, after weeks of...
Xenotransplantation, Internet of Things, Sea Life Essays, Water Taste-Testing. Dec 2, 2022, Part 2
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Consider Empathy For The Yeti Crab (And Other Sea Creatures, Too) It’s easy to empathize with certain animals: soft fur, big eyes, and family units ...
Best Science Books For Kids, Indigenous Science, Ignobel Prizes. November 25, 2022, Part 1
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Tiny Krill To Concrete Jungles: 2022’s Best Science Books For Kids The holidays are right around the corner, which means for those who give gif...
Largest Animal Crossing, First Complete Human Genome, Exoplanet Discoveries. November 25, 2022, Part 2
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building The World’s Largest Animal Crossing Outside of LA There’s a spot on Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, it’s pretty inconspicuous. There’s b...
NASA Artemis Mission Launches To The Moon, Science Behind Thanksgiving Meals. November 18, 2022, Part 2
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Science Behind Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and for many people, that means it’s time to start thi...
What Is The Metaverse, Missouri Groundwater Contamination, Eight Billion People On Earth. November 18, 2022, Part 1
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There Are Now Eight Billion People On Earth. What’s Next? Humankind just hit a big milestone this week: a world population of eight billion people. ...
Dr. Fauci’s Exit Interview, Goodnight Oppy Mars Film, Science On The Ballot. Nov 11, 2022, Part 1
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Science Was Big On The Ballot This Week. Here’s What Went Down Another chaotic election week has come and gone. Across the U.S., science was on the ...
The US Battles RSV, Neural Connections, La Brea Tar Pits. Nov 11, 2022, Part 2
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How Past Extinctions At The La Brea Tar Pit Can Teach Us About Our Climate Future If you drive through Los Angeles, you’ll pass by some of Californi...
Contraceptive Failures, Future Of Combating Covid, Rapid Evolution In The Anthropocene. Nov 4, 2022, Part 1
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Contraceptive Failure Rates Matter In A Post-Roe America Birth control options have improved over the decades. Oral contraceptives are now safer, ...
Fall Foliage Research, Voyager Scientist Retires, Flaws in Human Judgement, Milky Way Tell-All. Nov 4, 2022, Part 2
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Using Family Photos Of Fall Foliage To Track Climate Change Leaf-peeping, or tourism based on observing the colors of fall foliage, is a big industry ...
Cat Purrs, AI Darth Vader Voice, Deathcaps, Eating Jellyfish. Oct 28, 2022, Part 2
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do Cats Purr? An Investigation Into A Purr-fect Mystery Science Friday recently received a voicemail from a listener named Violet from Maui, Hawai...
SciFri Book Club Returns, Upcoming Winter Illnesses. Oct 28, 2022, Part 1
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t Trust What You See On TikTok This Election Season Midterm elections in the United States are just under two weeks away. And new research sugge...
Asking For Help, PFAS Chemicals, Plastics Recycling, Depression Book. October 21, 2022. Part 2
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Science Behind Why You Should Ask For Help Sometimes asking for help—even for the smallest of favors—can feel awkward, or like you’re inconv...
Societal Climate Impacts, Alaskan Crab Shortage, Protected Fisheries Surprise. October 21, 2022, Part 1
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Boost For U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Production This week, the Biden administration announced it would issue grants totaling some $2.8 billion to...
Eco-Death Care, Brain Memory Prosthetic, Space Food. Oct 14, 2022, Part 2
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Burying Green: Eco-Friendly Death Care On The Rise Dying, it turns out, isn’t carbon neutral. Like many of the choices we make in our lifetimes, the...
How Gamification Has Taken Over, Brewing An Ancient Beer Again. Oct 14, 2022, Part 1
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists Are Trying To Study Human Neurons… In Rat Brains? Scientists have a tricky time studying neurons, partially because they are remarkably d...
Science Issues In the Election, Diabetes and Hibernating Bears, Medicine Nobel. Oct 7, 2022, Part 2
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Politics Of Science: Voters Have An Important Voice This November’s general election season covers every level of government, from Congress at t...
Planning To Power The Electric Vehicle Boom, Hurricane Ian Aftermath. October 7, 2022, Part 1
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hurricane Ian Destroys Iconic Florida House Meant To Survive Hurricanes The Cape Romano Dome House, built in 1982, was an iconic—if more recently un...
New Alzheimer’s Drug, Bangladeshi Water Machine, Recording Earth’s Sounds. Sept 30, 2022, Part 1
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New Alzheimer’s Drug Reduces Cognitive Decline, Say Biotech Firms This week, the biotech firms Biogen and Eisai released preliminary data from the c...
DART Asteroid Mission, Rescue Robots, Raccoon Vaccination, Medical Marijuana and Workplace Rules, Lanternfly Signals. Sept 30, 2022, Part 2
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After Hurricane Ian, Robots To The Rescue Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida Wednesday, with winds over 150 miles per hour, high storm s...
Undersea Rovers, Swimming Sperm, Teen Inventor, Soil Judging. Sep 23, 2022, Part 2
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sperm Swim Together To Help Each Other Reach The Egg New research is complicating our understanding of how, exactly, sperm are able to reach eggs. The...
Big Ideas In Physics, Saturn’s Rings, Soylent Green. Sep 23, 2022, Part 1
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Biden Declares The COVID-19 Pandemic Over. Is It? During an interview with 60 minutes last weekend, President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over.”...
Artemis Update, Stellar Art, AI for Mammography, Smoky Grapes, Harvesting Water From Air. Sept 16, 2022, Part 2
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pulling Water From Thin Air? It’s Materials Science, Not Magic. You’ve probably seen a magic trick in which a performer makes a playing card, coin...
How Do Antidepressants Work, Genetic Testing For Depression. Sept 16, 2022, Part 1
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why The Owner of Patagonia Gave Away The Whole Company Earlier this week, the founder and owner of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard—the company known for th...
Fish Kills, Potential Sulfuric Acid Shortage, Goats for Invasives Control. Sep 9, 2022, Part 1
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19’s Lingering Toll On The Heart As new omicron-specific boosters against COVID-19 unroll in cities around the US, research is revealing more ...
Remembering Frank Drake, History of Air Conditioning. Sep 9, 2022, Part 2
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hot And Cold Past Of The Air Conditioner In the Northeast, the leaves have started changing colors, heralding the season of pumpkins, sweaters, an...
New COVID Vaccines, “Nope” Creature, NJ Toxic Site, Germicidal Coating. Sep 2, 2022, Part 1
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New, Extra Protective COVID Vaccines Are On The Way Earlier this week, the FDA approved brand new COVID-19 vaccines from both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNT...
When Life Begins, Open Access Research, Wasps. Sep 2, 2022, Part 2
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why Is It So Hard To Agree On When Human Life Starts? After decades of deliberations involving physicians, bioethicists, attorneys, and theologians, a...
Autistic Researchers Studying Autism, Canned Salmon Insights, Medieval Friars’ Parasites. August 26, 2022, Part 1
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
California Accelerates Its Push For Electric Cars This week, air pollution regulators in California voted to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered v...
Endangered Birds, Urban Wildlife, Lyme Disease Test, Rodent Social Behavior. August 26, 2022, Part 2
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Attracting Birds To Prime Habitat By Playing Recordings Of Their Calls How do you know a restaurant is good? If the parking lot is full of cars, that’...
Back-To-School Health Concerns, Artemis Moon Mission, Designing A Better Lanternfly Trap. August 19, 2022, Part 2
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Teen Innovator’s New AI Tool Helps Create Affordable Drugs The U.S. has some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world, which can push pa...
How Viruses Shaped Our World, A Seagrass Oasis For Manatees. Aug 19, 2022, Part 1
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will A Colorado River Drought Dry Up Energy Supplies? This week, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that manages water in the Western U....
New Prosthetic Arm, CAR T Cell Therapy, Climate Games. August 12, 2022, Part 2
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some Grasses Can Stop Lead From Spreading In Soil Lead left behind in soil from mining and smelting poses a major health risk to people who live nearb...
Insulin Price Plan, Monkeypox Facts, Milky Way Memoir. August 12, 2022, Part 1
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Plan to Cap Insulin Prices May Not Be Helpful 30 million people in the U.S. live with diabetes, and access to insulin can be expensive. More than 1 ...
Clean Energy Bill, Heatwave Infrastructure, Etana Teen Innovator. August 5th, 2022, Part 2
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Inside A Sudden, Second Chance At A Climate Bill Last week, climate activists received a surprise gift from Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer...
Cancer Vaccines, Planting Wildflowers, Eating Copi Fish. August 5th, 2022, Part 1
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
White House Declares Monkeypox Outbreak A Public Health Emergency The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency o...
Alzheimer’s Research Fraud, Extreme Heat Health, Piping Plovers, Octaglove. July 29, 2022, Part 1
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Decades Of Alzheimer’s Research Could Be Based On Fraudulent Data Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly affects memory a...