Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Mapping How Viruses Jump Between Species
We look into the engineering reasons why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it. Also, a new analysis finds that more viruses spread from humans to animals than from anima...
29 Mar 202420min
The Legacy Of Primatologist Frans de Waal
It wasn’t that long ago that scientists didn’t think animals could rival humans in terms of intelligence, emotions, or empathy. But the groundbreaking work of Dr. Frans de Waal helped change all of th...
28 Mar 202418min
The ‘Asteroid Hunter’ Leading The OSIRIS-REx Mission
Ever since we learned that an asteroid slammed into Earth, wiped out the dinosaurs, and changed the course of life on this planet, scientists have wondered if it could happen again. It turns out there...
27 Mar 202418min
Swimming Sea Lions Teach Engineers About Fluid Dynamics
The next time you go to the zoo, take a few minutes by the sea lion habitat to watch the way they swim. While most high-performance swimmers use powerful kicks from hind appendages to power through th...
26 Mar 202417min
Botanical Rescue Centers Take In Illegally Trafficked Plants
There’s a thriving black market to buy and sell endangered plants, and the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitor endangered species that are brought into the United Stat...
25 Mar 202417min
2023 Was Hottest Year On Record | The NASA Satellite Studying Plankton
The World Meteorological Organization’s report confirms last year had the highest temperatures on record and predicts an even hotter 2024. Also, NASA’s new PACE satellite will study how these tiny cre...
22 Mar 202424min
A Strange-Looking Fish, Frozen In Time
The term “living fossil” has been applied to any number of animals, from sharks to turtles to the coelacanth. It’s the idea that those animals look very much the same way their species may have looked...
21 Mar 202417min
What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19
Four years ago this week, the world as we know it changed. Schools shut down, offices shuttered, and we hunkered down at home with our Purell and canned foods, trying to stay safe from a novel, deadly...
20 Mar 202418min
