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Science, Spoken

Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.

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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...

Science, Spoken ·

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...

Science, Spoken ·

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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9:55

Blue-Green Algae Is Filling Rivers With Toxic Sludge

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/13

Harmful algal blooms are taking over as the world warms and grows richer in carbon dioxide—and there’s no easy fix. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:22

The Investigation of SpaceX’s Starship Explosion Is...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/12

Following a joint “mishap investigation” by SpaceX and the FAA, the federal agency listed 63 issues that must be addressed before launches can resume at the Texas site. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:01

Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/11

Transplant organs are scarce. Could growing ones with human cells in pigs alleviate the shortage? Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:52

What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement?

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/08

Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:33

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/07

The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:56

Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy Can Also Protect...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/06

A new study shows that semaglutide reduces heart failure symptoms like fatigue and swelling by bringing down body weight. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:19

The High-Stakes Calculus of Preventing Wildfires by...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/05

Investigators are eying the Lahaina wildfire as yet another deadly blaze started by electrical equipment. Putting lines underground would help—at a steep cost. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:39

Paper Coffee Cups Are Just as Toxic for the...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/09/04

Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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