SciFri Extra: Revisiting Unique Science Stories Of 2019
2020 has just begun, but we’re still celebrating all the amazing work done by science journalists in 2019. Thanks to them, we’ve been informed on stories like the new illnesses linked to vaping, the f...
28 Jan 202033min
Coronavirus, Great Lakes Drinking Water. Jan 24, 2020, Part 1
A novel coronavirus—the type of virus that causes SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and common cold symptoms—has killed 18 people, and sickened more than 600. In response, Chinese officia...
24 Jan 202047min
Feathered Dino, Clinical Trials, Coffee Extraction. Jan 24, 2020, Part 2
Before any new drug comes to market, it goes through a time-consuming process. Researchers have to recruit human subjects for a clinical trial, collect all the data, and analyze the results. All of th...
24 Jan 202047min
Polling Science, Gar-eat Lakes. Jan 17, 2020, Part 1
The Science Of Polling In 2020 And Beyond In today’s fast-paced digital culture, it is more difficult than ever to follow and trust political polls. Campaigns, pollsters, and media outlets each say th...
17 Jan 202047min
Biorobots, The Math Of Life, Science Comics. Jan 17, 2020, Part 2
Living Robots, Designed By Computer Researchers have used artificial intelligence methods to design ‘living robots,’ made from two types of frog cells. The ‘xenobots,’ named for the Xenopus genus of f...
17 Jan 202048min
Migraines, Galaxy Formation. Jan 10, 2020, Part 2
The Mysteries Of Migraines What do sensitivity to light, a craving for sweets and excessive yawning have in common? They’re all things that may let you know you’re about to have a migraine. Of course ...
10 Jan 202046min
Australia Fires, Great Lakes Book Club. Jan 10, 2020, Part 1
How Climate Change Is Fanning Australia’s Flames All eyes have been on Australia in recent weeks as the country’s annual summer fire season has spun out of control with devastating damage to endanger...
10 Jan 202046min
Geoengineering Climate Change, Tasmanian Tiger, New Water Plan. Jan 3, 2020, Part 1
In the context of climate change, geoengineering refers to deliberate, large-scale manipulations of the planet to slow the effects of human-induced global warming—whether by removing carbon from the a...
3 Jan 202046min
