1110: An ER Doctor Reflects On Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later
Dr. Erica Fisher was working at Charity Hospital when it flooded, trapping her and 1,600 other people inside during Hurricane Katrina.
25m Aug 29, 2025
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1109: An Archaeologist And A Tattoo Artist Decipher Ancient Ink
Archaeologists are taking another look at tattoos on preserved corpses and verifying ancient techniques with modern tattoo artists.
19m Aug 28, 2025
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1108: What Lies Beneath The Outer Layers Of A Star?
Astronomers found a supernova whose lighter outer layers had been stripped away, revealing an inner shell rich in silicon and sulfur.
13m Aug 27, 2025
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1107: How Have Gray Wolves Fared 30 Years After Reintroduction?
Humans drove wolves nearly to extinction in the American West. Reintroducing them in 1995 was, and still is, controversial.
13m Aug 26, 2025
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1106: Are Food Dyes Really Bad For You?
The FDA and HHS plan to eliminate petroleum-based food dyes as part of the MAHA agenda. What does science say about their effects on health?
19m Aug 25, 2025
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1105: mRNA Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In the wake of funding cuts to mRNA vaccine research, we revisit a February story about a promising vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
19m Aug 22, 2025
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1104: Can The Rise In Solar Power Balance Out Clean Energy Cuts?
Solar power adoption has been rising fast. Amid recent federal efforts to limit clean energy, will it make a dent in our climate impact?
19m Aug 21, 2025
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1103: Decoding Fireflies’ Smelly Signals And Blinking Butts
Fireflies' unique body chemistry has led to advances in medical imaging. And scientists are now learning how they communicate using smell.
18m Aug 20, 2025
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1102: The Uncertain Science Behind What We Understand As ‘Truth’
In a new book, mathematician Adam Kucharski traces our relationship to truth, from the ancient Greeks to our AI reality.
19m Aug 19, 2025
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1096: How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)
A new book explores the poisonous concoctions in Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries and the science behind how they kill.
18m Aug 18, 2025
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1101: What Do mRNA Funding Cuts Mean For Future US Research?
RFK Jr. canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding. Plus, the latest climate news, from flooding in Alaska to new EVs.
20m Aug 15, 2025
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1098: Breast Milk Is Understudied. What Are Scientists Learning Now?
There are a lot of claims about breast milk, but we know little about this sophisticated substance. Two researchers update us on the latest.
19m Aug 14, 2025
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1097: When Headaches Are Ruining Your Life, Where Can You Turn?
In “The Headache,” a science journalist documents his quest to understand his own cluster headaches.
19m Aug 13, 2025
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1099: Remembering Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell
The late James Lovell was commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. In 1995, he recounted the story of the real-life space drama.
29m Aug 12, 2025
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1095: ‘Underground Atlas’ Shows How Vulnerable Fungal Networks Are
Underground fungal networks are crucial to life on Earth. But a new map shows that less than 10% of fungal hotspots are in protected areas.
19m Aug 11, 2025
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1094: Lithium May Have A Role In Causing—And Treating—Alzheimer’s
This important breakthrough and other research projects have lost funding because of Trump’s cuts to the NIH.
27m Aug 08, 2025
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1092: Are Cold Plunges Actually Good For You?
A researcher who studies the effects of extreme cold on the body throws a few drops of icy water on the social media trend. Also, why mammoths make great mascots.
18m Aug 07, 2025
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1093: A Nagasaki Survivor And Physician Recounts His Life's Work
Dr. Masao Tomonaga was 2 years old when the US bombed Nagasaki. Eighty years later, he reflects on a lifetime of treating other survivors.
19m Aug 06, 2025
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1091: 65 Genomes Expand Our Picture Of Human Genetics
Researchers closely examined the genomes of 65 individuals to paint a more complex, and more complete, picture of human genetic diversity.
19m Aug 05, 2025
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1090: How The Moon Transformed Life On Earth
A new book explores how the moon changed us—and how we’ve changed the moon.
15m Aug 04, 2025
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1089: EPA Seeks To Revoke Scientific Basis For Greenhouse Gas Rules
The “endangerment finding” is the basis for regulations on emissions from cars, power plants, and more. Plus, a robot performs surgery.
25m Aug 01, 2025
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1079: You Can Whistle While You Work—But How Does A Whistle Work?
Whistling requires attention to your mouth, muscles, and breath. Here’s how it works, and how to get better at it.
18m Jul 31, 2025
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1087: A Reptile’s Baffling Backfin And The Math Of Dashing Dinos
Paleontologists identified a new ancient reptile appendage. And, how fast did dinosaurs run? A longstanding equation for dino speed may be wrong.
19m Jul 30, 2025
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1088: NASA Employees Protest Cuts In Formal Dissent Letter
Retired astronaut Cady Coleman explains why she felt compelled to sign “The Voyager Declaration.”
13m Jul 29, 2025
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1086: Where Are We On The Science Of Menopause?
Menopause research began in earnest about 30 years ago. Two experts want you to know that we’ve actually learned a lot—and it’s not all bad.
19m Jul 28, 2025
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1085: EPA To Shut Down Scientific Research Arm
The EPA’s Office of Research and Development studies things like PFAS, air pollution, and chemical safety to develop environmental standards.
13m Jul 26, 2025
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1084: Parker Solar Probe Captures Closest-Ever Images Of The Sun
The newly released images from a December flyby are so detailed that scientists can see explosions and the flow of solar winds.
18m Jul 25, 2025
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1083: Climate Change Is Upending The Home Insurance Market
Across the country, premiums are rising and insurers are pulling out of markets that are most at risk for climate change-fueled disasters.
19m Jul 24, 2025
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1082: What The Sigma Is Algospeak?
You might think sticking out your gyatt for the rizzler is chopped, but “Algospeak” author Adam Aleksic says we should let Gen Alpha cook.
19m Jul 23, 2025
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1081: How Millions Of Flies Can Help Stop The New World Screwworm
The New World Screwworm is creeping north, threatening cattle in Mexico and the US. Fighting flies with flies has worked before.
13m Jul 22, 2025
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1077: Why Is The Scopes Trial Still Relevant 100 Years Later?
A century after a teacher went on trial for teaching evolution, the role of science in the classroom and in society remains in contention.
19m Jul 21, 2025
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1076: Why Don’t We Have A Vaccine For Lyme Disease?
Tick seasons are getting worse, raising concerns about the risk of Lyme disease. Dogs can get vaccinated for it. Why can’t humans?
19m Jul 18, 2025
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1080: Is This PTSD Treatment Too Good To Be True?
A controversial treatment offers a painless route to ridding veterans of their trauma responses. But does it really work?
13m Jul 17, 2025
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1078: Is It Time For A New Model Of The Universe?
Is the Hubble constant—a key part of how we measure the expansion of our universe—in a crisis? Some cosmologists say yes.
29m Jul 16, 2025
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1073: How PFAS From A Military Base Has Sickened Nearby Residents
Newburgh, New York, is one of 10 communities involved in a CDC-led study to understand the effects of PFAS—forever chemicals—on health.
13m Jul 15, 2025
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1047: The Leap: And Then The Sub Went Silent
Oceanographer Victoria Orphan’s dream was coming true—she was onboard the Alvin submersible. But the trip was anything but smooth sailing.
28m Jul 14, 2025
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1072: How These Spiders At The Bottom Of The Sea Eat Methane
With the help of methane-munching-microbes, these translucent sea spiders gobble up a potent greenhouse gas to stay alive.
8m Jul 13, 2025
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1071: As Disasters Escalate, What’s The Future Of FEMA?
The president has said he wants to leave disaster response to the states. Plus, how much can climate change be blamed for extreme flooding?
19m Jul 11, 2025
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1070: Spaghetti Science And Mouth Taping Myths
The mysterious properties of pasta have been tested by physicists for decades. Also, social media influencers claim that taping your mouth shut during sleep has life-changing effects. But the evidence isn’t airtight.
19m Jul 10, 2025
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1069: The Goo In Your Home Could Help Science Address Climate Change
Microbes—from deep in the ocean to inside your AC—might play a key role in our fight against climate change.
18m Jul 09, 2025
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1068: How Do GLP-1 Drugs Override Our Biology?
In his new book, a former FDA commissioner unpacks the latest science on metabolism, weight loss, and how GLP-1 drugs actually work.
19m Jul 08, 2025
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1046: The Leap: Everything Else Is Boring
Karmella Haynes doesn’t need to fit in—in life or in work. So when a research space didn’t exist for her, she created it.
26m Jul 07, 2025
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1067: The Seafaring Life Of ‘Modern-Day Captain Nemo,’ Robert Ballard
In this story from 2022, undersea archaeologist Robert Ballard shares adventures from beneath the waves and his love for deep sea exploration.
30m Jul 04, 2025
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1066: Understanding Sunscreen Ingredients And Which Ones You Need
Picking a sunscreen can be overwhelming. We’ll break down what to look for, and what ingredients matter.
19m Jul 03, 2025
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1065: In ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ Paleontology Is Still The Star
We talked to the movie’s paleontology consultant about the new ways they wanted to bring these magnificent dinosaurs to life.
14m Jul 02, 2025
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1064: What Does It Mean To Have A Chatbot Companion?
People are turning to AI chatbots for emotional and social support. While chatbot friends can ease loneliness, they can also cause real harm.
20m Jul 01, 2025
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1045: The Leap: Mars? It Was A Miracle We Got To Florida
Geologist Steve Squyres risked his career and millions of dollars to get the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars.
24m Jun 30, 2025
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1063: After Her Grants Got Cut, This Researcher Is Suing The NIH
Katie Edwards has lost millions of dollars in grant money, bringing her research to a standstill. She’s taking the fight to court.
13m Jun 27, 2025
13m
1062: New Telescope Captures The Cosmos In Groundbreaking Detail
The telescope has the largest digital camera ever made. It's so precise that one image alone contains 10 million galaxies.
13m Jun 26, 2025
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1061: How Scientists Made The First Gene-Editing Treatment For A Baby
Last month, a baby got the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment. What will this mean for millions of others with genetic diseases?
19m Jun 25, 2025
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