Science, Spoken

9:08

Heat Waves in the Ground Are Getting More Extreme—and...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/11

The atmosphere is rapidly warming, but the soil is also prone to heat waves. Scientists are racing to understand the consequences. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:01

New Malaria Vaccines Offer a Real Shot at Fighting...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/10

A malaria vaccine that could protect millions of children against the parasite-borne disease is expected to roll out early next year. It follows another formula that has already had moderate success. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:49

How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/09

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup conducted years of tests at UC Davis, a public university. A WIRED investigation reveals how Neuralink and the university keep the grisly images of test subjects hidden. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:53

A Lab Just 3D-Printed a Neural Network of Living...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/06

Mini-brains that work and grow like their full-size counterparts could offer an alternative to animal testing, and advance the quest for personalized medicine. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:30

September's Record-Shattering Heat Was ‘Absolutely...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/05

Last month was so hot, scientists are struggling to find words for it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:19

The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/04

Foam rubber—like the filling inside your couch—produces an enormous amount of CO2. A Norwegian company called Agoprene thinks seaweed could be the solution. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:46

Why It’s Too Soon to Call It Covid Season

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/03

Covid seems to spike twice a year—but unlike with flu season, not in a predictable pattern. That could be due to the virus, the environment, or the people it is infecting. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:24

A Revelation About Trees Is Messing With Climate...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/10/02

Trees make clouds by releasing small quantities of vapors called “sesquiterpenes.” Scientists are learning more—and it’s making climate models hazy. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:48

DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/29

Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:25

How to Make a Pig Heart Transplant Last in a Person

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/28

The first human to receive a genetically engineered pig heart survived two months. Surgeons are hoping this transplant will last longer. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:39

How NASA Is Protecting Its Precious Asteroid Bennu...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/27

The OSIRIS-REx capsule containing a “treasure trove” of space rocks has now arrived at Johnson Space Center, where scientists will gingerly unpack it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:53

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/26

The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:27

A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/25

Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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5:37

The US Is Mobilizing an Army to Fight the Climate Crisis

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/22

The American Climate Corps will employ tens of thousands to prepare the country for the pain ahead. But it'll need to get much, much bigger. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:04

A Pair of Sun Probes Just Got Closer to Solving a...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/21

The solar corona is hotter than expected, and scientists are using European Space Agency and NASA spacecraft to figure out why. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:58

Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/20

Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:49

This Treaty Could Stop Plastic Pollution—or Doom the...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/19

The UN has released a draft of what might become a landmark agreement to protect human health and the environment. Emphasis on might. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:26

NASA Didn’t Find Aliens—but if You See Any UFOs, Holler

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/18

The agency assembled a panel of experts to figure out how to handle future sightings, in case the truth is out there. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:46

Libya’s Deadly Floods Show the Growing Threat of...

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2023/09/15

Entire neighborhoods of the Libyan city of Derna have vanished following devastating floods wrought by Storm Daniel. Such storms are rare—but climate change will supersize them. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:10

Covid Boosters Can’t Outpace New Mutations. Here’s...

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2023/09/14

The latest vaccines are designed to target XBB.1.5, the dominant variant throughout much of 2023—until now. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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