What Huge Cuts To NSF Funding Mean For Science
Grant funding by the National Science Foundation has been cut by more than half this year, bringing the foundation’s science funding to its lowest level in decades. Katrina Miller, who covers science ...
30 Maj 202519min
What Happens When Air Traffic Control Systems Go Dark?
At the end of April, air traffic control radar surveillance and radio communication systems at Newark Liberty International Airport went dark for over a minute. A week and half later, radar went down ...
29 Maj 202516min
Could The NIH Plan For A ‘Universal Vaccine’ Really Work?
At the beginning of May, the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced a plan to develop a universal vaccine platform. Think: a single shot for flu ...
28 Maj 202527min
The Leap: This Is Going To Kill Your Career
Betül Kaçar started her scientific career as a biochemist, working on an enzyme found in zebrafish. But then she found her calling: investigating some of the hardest questions in evolutionary biology ...
27 Maj 202523min
The Science Of That Big Stunt From The New ‘Mission: Impossible’
The “Mission: Impossible” franchise is known for its big stunts, and the newest film is no exception. Producer Kathleen Davis talks to the film’s stunt coordinator, Wade Eastwood, about the science be...
23 Maj 202519min
Meet A Pioneer Of Modern Weather Prediction
Climate scientist Jagadish Shukla grew up in a small village in rural India, where people starved if the monsoon season didn’t bring rain. To help his village, he set out to become a scientist and dis...
22 Maj 202518min
Are Physical Buttons And Knobs Making A Comeback?
In recent years, digital touchscreens have replaced many of the buttons and knobs that control various functions in cars. But when Host Ira Flatow went shopping for a new car, he noticed that physical...
21 Maj 202520min
Scientists Identify Genes For Tomato And Eggplant Size
Tomatoes come in all kinds of colors, sizes, and flavors. But what’s going on at the genetic level? What makes a tomato red or yellow? Tiny or giant?Researchers are mapping the genomes of 22 varieties...
20 Maj 202518min
