How Gut Microbes Are Linked To Stress Resilience
The phrase “go with your gut” is often used to say one should follow their intuition in the face of a big decision. Recent research in the journal Nature Mental Health shows the gut really could have ...
9 Okt 202418min
How Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helps Relieve Depression
As the surgeon general has stated, we are in a mental health crisis. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. And a major challenge is that depression can be difficult to treat, especi...
8 Okt 202417min
How The Origin Of Life On Earth Can Help Find Life In Space
The origin of life on Earth has been mulled over by scientists for centuries. We now know that life’s building blocks are RNA, amino acids, and cells. But if life originated from the primordial ooze o...
7 Okt 202423min
Hurricane Helene's Effect On The Global Tech Industry | A Stretchy Band-Aid For The Heart
The storm flooded mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, which supply the tech industry with some of the purest quartz in the world. Also, researchers developed a 3D-printable material, inspired by wor...
4 Okt 202425min
Herbicides Approved For Public Land | Hidden Physics In Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’
This summer, the Bureau of Land Management approved seven herbicides to fight invasive plants in the West. Also, when scientists analyzed the swirls in the famous painting, they found Van Gogh depicte...
3 Okt 202417min
Improving Hospitals’ Support For Teens In Mental Health Crises
This conversation discusses suicide and suicidal ideation in young people. Please take care while listening. If you or a loved one is thinking about suicide or self-harm, text TALK to 741-741 or call ...
2 Okt 202418min
Greenhouse Gases From Anesthesia | Fighting Militarization In The Mariana Islands
Emissions from anesthesia are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases from hospitals. This anesthesiologist wants to change that. And, a cultural anthropologist discusses the Mariana Islands’ l...
1 Okt 202417min
Empowering Older Adults To Step Up For The Climate
If you’re a baby boomer, you may remember the first Earth Day, the Civil Rights Movement, anti-war protests, and the first Pride parade. The list goes on, because the 1960s and 70s were packed with so...
30 Sep 202417min
