The places where HIV shows no sign of ending, and the parts of the human brain that are bigger—in bigger brains
Nigeria, Russia, and Florida seem like an odd set, but they all have one thing in common: growing caseloads of HIV. Science Staff Writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about this week’s big...
14 Jun 201824min
Science books for summer, and a blood test for predicting preterm birth
What book are you taking to the beach or the field this summer? Science’s books editor Valerie Thompson and host Sarah Crespi discuss a selection of science books that will have you catching comets an...
7 Jun 201819min
The first midsize black holes, and the environmental impact of global food production
Astronomers have been able to detect supermassive black holes and teeny-weeny black holes but the midsize ones have been elusive. Now, researchers have scanned through archives looking for middle-size...
31 Mai 201820min
Sketching suspects with DNA, and using light to find Zika-infected mosquitoes
DNA fingerprinting has been used to link people to crimes for decades, by matching DNA from a crime scene to DNA extracted from a suspect. Now, investigators are using other parts of the genome—such a...
24 Mai 201829min
Tracking ancient Rome’s rise using Greenland’s ice, and fighting fungicide resistance
Two thousand years ago, ancient Romans were pumping lead into the air as they smelted ores to make the silvery coin of the realm. Online News Editor David Grimm talks to Sarah Crespi about how the pol...
17 Mai 201828min
Ancient DNA is helping find the first horse tamers, and a single gene is spawning a fierce debate in salmon conservation
Who were the first horse tamers? Online News Editor Catherine Matacic talks to Sarah Crespi about a new study that brings genomics to bear on the question. The hunt for the original equine domesticat...
10 Mai 201819min
The twins climbing Mount Everest for science, and the fractal nature of human bone
To study the biological differences brought on by space travel, NASA sent one twin into space and kept another on Earth in 2015. Now, researchers from that project are trying to replicate that work pl...
3 Mai 201826min
Deciphering talking drums, and squeezing more juice out of solar panels
Researchers have found new clues to how the “talking drums” of one Amazonian tribe convey their messages. Sarah Crespi talks with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic about the role of tone and rhythm...
26 Apr 201830min
