Paying cash for carbon, making dogs friendly, and destroying all life on Earth
This week we have stories on the genes that may make dogs friendly, why midsized animals are the fastest, and what it would take to destroy all the life on our planet with Online News Editor David Gri...
20 Jul 201730min
Still-living dinosaurs, the world’s first enzymes, and thwarting early adopters in tech
This week, we have stories on how ultraviolet rays may have jump-started the first enzymes on Earth, a new fossil find that helps date how quickly birds diversified after the extinction of all the oth...
13 Jul 201727min
Odorless calories for weight loss, building artificial intelligence researchers can trust, and can oily birds fly?
This week we have stories on the twisty tree of human ancestry, why mice shed weight when they can’t smell, and the damaging effects of even a small amount of oil on a bird’s feathers—with Online News...
6 Jul 201720min
A Stone Age skull cult, rogue Parkinson’s proteins in the gut, and controversial pesticides linked to bee deaths
This week we have stories on what the rogue Parkinson’s protein is doing in the gut, how chimps outmuscle humans, and evidence for an ancient skull cult with Online News Editor David Grimm. Jen Golbe...
29 Jun 201733min
Why eggs have such weird shapes, doubly domesticated cats, and science balloons on the rise
This week we have stories on the new capabilities of science balloons, connections between deforestation and drug trafficking in Central America, and new insights into the role ancient Egypt had in ta...
22 Jun 201720min
Slowly retiring chimps, tanning at the cellular level, and plumbing magma’s secrets
This week we have stories on why it’s taking so long for research chimps to retire, boosting melanin for a sun-free tan, and tracking a mouse trail to find liars online with Online News Editor David G...
15 Jun 201721min
How to weigh a star—with a little help from Einstein, toxic ‘selfish genes,’ and the world’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils
This week we have stories on what body cams reveal about interactions between black drivers and U.S. police officers, the world’s oldest Homo sapiens fossils, and how modern astronomers measured the m...
8 Jun 201733min
A new taste for the tongue, ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies, and early evidence for dog breeding
This week we have stories on how we taste water, extracting ancient DNA from mummy heads, and the earliest evidence for dog breeding with Online News Editor David Grimm. Sarah Crespi talks to John Tr...
1 Jun 201725min
