Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
A journalist traveled to five continents to learn about the afterlife of our trash, and why most “recyclable” plastic actually isn’t.Have you ever gotten to the end of, say, a jar of peanut butter and...
5 Maalis 202518min
An Animal’s Size And Its Cancer Risk | Bastetodon, A 30 Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
A study finds that Peto’s Paradox, which states that larger animals are no more likely to get cancer than smaller ones, may not hold up. Also, a nearly complete predator skull was found in the Egyptia...
4 Maalis 202517min
How Trump’s DEI Ban Will Affect Medical Research
Changes limiting programs, grants, and even the nature of studies are already underway at the NIH, NSF, FDA, CDC, and more.On President Trump’s first day in office, he signed an executive order to end...
3 Maalis 202518min
Conflicting Directives Sow Confusion For NIH Workers | The Mycobiome
The acting head of the NIH reportedly pushed back against legal guidance to resume grant funding, leaving federal workers in the lurch. Also, though fungi make up a tiny part of the human microbiome, ...
28 Helmi 202525min
The Best Tail For Balance | Bindi Irwin Wants Kids To Become ‘Wildlife Warriors’
The bone and joint structures in mammal tails help them keep their balance. Could those benefits be adapted for robots? And, in her first children’s book, conservationist Bindi Irwin takes little read...
27 Helmi 202522min
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and about 90% of diagnosed patients die from the disease. A team at Memorial Sloan Kettering has been working to improve those outcomes by developi...
26 Helmi 202517min
Why Are Flu And Other Viral Infection Rates So High This Year?
It’s been an unusually tough winter virus season. Rates of flu-like infections are higher than they’ve been in nearly 30 years. And for the first winter since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, flu d...
25 Helmi 202518min
Making Sense Of Federal Cuts To Science—And What Comes Next
Last week, some 3,500 people from across scientific fields gathered in Boston for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The organization’s CEO, Dr. Sudi...
24 Helmi 202517min
