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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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9:12

DART Showed How to Smash an Asteroid. So Where Did...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/31

Last year’s NASA mission proved it was possible to knock an incoming near-Earth object off course. But that creates debris—which might also be a threat. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:38

The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/30

Raccoons are a main carrier of rabies in the US. A government effort distributes millions of tasty vaccines to protect both animals and people. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:51

The Race to Save Yellowknife From Raging Wildfires

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/29

Some residents of Yellowknife are staying behind to fight back wildfires that could soon engulf the Canadian city. Others have shared harrowing stories as they race to escape the flames. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:42

The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/28

Fungal infections are rising worldwide and climate change may be to blame. Medicine isn’t ready. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:45

India’s Lander Touches Down on the Moon. Russia’s Has...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/25

While India’s spacecraft landed on the lunar surface, the Russian one collided with it. The mixed record shows that developing a lunar economy won’t be easy. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:16

The Winds That Doomed Lahaina

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/24

Gusts primed the Maui landscape to burn, then drove an out-of-control blaze. It’s a worst-case scenario that’s growing increasingly common around the world. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:41

How Hilary Turned Into a Monster Storm

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/23

Mexico and the western US are reeling from record-shattering rainfall. Blame high ocean temperatures—and prepare for worse to come as the planet warms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:20

Montana Youth Win a Historic Climate Case

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/22

A victory for Montanans’ right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits throughout the United States. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:32

Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/21

Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:55

Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It’s...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/18

Ethics watchdogs are looking out for potentially undisclosed use of generative AI in scientific writing. But there’s no foolproof way to catch it all yet. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:31

How to Help and Donate to Wildfire Victims in Hawaii

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/17

From the Hawaii Community Foundation to the Maui Food Bank, donations to these groups aid people impacted by the recent disaster in Lahaina. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:58

Cities Aren’t Supposed to Burn Like This...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/16

Humans figured out how to prevent huge fires in urban areas over a century ago. Why have they gotten so bad again? Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:33

Injecting a Gene Into Monkeys’ Brains Curbed Their...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/15

Chronic drinking depletes the brain’s dopamine levels. A single dose of a gene therapy reset them, and stopped the craving for alcohol. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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6:24

How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/14

The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers worked to bring it back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:16

The Scary Science of Maui’s Wildfires

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/11

Wildfires were once rare across the Aloha State. But drought, invasive species, and human development have pushed Hawaii into a fiery new age. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:06

The Weird Way That Human Waste Is Killing Corals

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/10

Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:34

The Mystery Genes That Are Keeping You Alive

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/09

Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It’s hoped they could hold the secret to fixing developmental disorders, cancer, neurodegeneration, and more. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:43

Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/08

An unprecedented look at dopamine in the brain reveals that psychosis drugs get developed with the wrong neurons in mind. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:11

Covid’s Summer Wave Is Rising—Again

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/04

Covid-19 cases are slowly increasing across the US for the fourth summer in a row. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:02

This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the...

Science, Spoken ·

2023/08/03

A prosthetic arm that connects directly to the nervous system gives the user fine control over the motions of individual fingers—just by thinking and trying to move. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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