Protecting Sequoias From Wildfire Gets Tricky | Ancient Cave Art And Human Creativity
Sequoia National Park is largely designated as wilderness. That complicates efforts to protect its iconic trees from worsening wildfires. Also, archaeologists keep finding older and older cave art. He...
26 Aug 202421min
Plastic In Human Brains | Local Anesthetics Recommended For IUD Insertion
A new study measuring microplastics in organs of the recently deceased found that about two dozen brain samples were 0.5% plastic by weight. Also, having an IUD inserted in the uterus is extremely pai...
23 Aug 202422min
Don’t Just Walk In The Woods—Touch, Smell, and Taste Them, Too
It’s been a hot and rainy summer in many parts of the US, and it’s been hard to spend as much time in nature as many of us would like. Heat waves and unpredictable weather have sometimes made it riski...
22 Aug 202417min
Are Space Elevators Really A Possibility?
The space elevator has been a staple of science fiction for decades, from The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke to the Apple TV show “Foundation.” But the work and theories to make it a realit...
21 Aug 202417min
Could Light And Sound Therapy Treat Alzheimer’s?
A new potential Alzheimer’s therapy uses 40-hertz frequencies of light and sound to stimulate the brain. Research applying this treatment to mice showed a substantial decrease in amyloid plaques, a ke...
20 Aug 202412min
Dr. Fauci On A Life Of Medical Research And Public Service
Dr. Anthony Fauci has a long history with Science Friday. Ira first met him in the early 1980s while covering the HIV/AIDS epidemic. He has been a frequent guest on the program, discussing everything ...
19 Aug 202425min
Evidence For Liquid Water On Mars | Making Campsite Booking Fairer
Data from the Mars InSight lander points to the presence of liquid water underneath its crust. Also, some national and state parks are changing the way they open up campsite reservations online to mak...
16 Aug 202422min
Dinosaurs’ Secrets Might Be In Their Fossilized Poop
To gaze upon a full T. rex skeleton is to be transported back in time. Dinosaur fossils are key to understanding what these prehistoric creatures looked like, how they moved, and where they lived.But ...
15 Aug 202418min
