Podcast: An 80-million-year-old dinosaur protein, sending oxygen to the moon, and competitive forecasting
This week, we chat about how the Earth is sending oxygen to the moon, using a GPS data set to hunt for dark matter, and retrieving 80-million year old proteins from dinosaur bones, with Online News Ed...
2 Feb 201722min
Podcast: Bringing back tomato flavor genes, linking pollution and dementia, and when giant otters roamed Earth
This week, we chat about 50-kilogram otters that once stalked southern China, using baseball stats to show how jet lag puts players off their game, and a growing link between pollution and dementia,...
26 Jan 201730min
Podcast: Explaining menopause in killer whales, triggering killer mice, and the role of chromosome number in cancer immunotherapy
This week, we chat about a surprising reason why killer whales undergo menopause, flipping a kill switch in mice with lasers, and Fukushima residents who measured their own radiation exposure[link t...
19 Jan 201725min
Podcast: A blood test for concussions, how the hagfish escapes from sharks, and optimizing carbon storage in trees
This week, we chat about a blood test that could predict recovery time after a concussion, new insights into the bizarre hagfish’s anatomy, and a cheap paper centrifuge based on a toy, with Online New...
12 Jan 201722min
Podcast: An ethics conundrum from the Nazi era, baby dinosaur development, and a new test for mad cow disease
This week, we chat about how long dinosaur eggs take—or took—to hatch, a new survey that confirms the world’s hot spots for lightning, and replenishing endangered species with feral pets with Onlin...
5 Jan 201731min
Podcast: Our Breakthrough of the Year, top online stories, and the year in science books
This week, we chat about human evolution in action, 6000-year-old fairy tales, and other top news stories from 2016 with Online News Editor David Grimm. Plus, Science’s Alexa Billow talks to News Ed...
22 Dec 201628min
The sound of a monkey talking, cloning horses for sport, and forensic anthropologists help the search for Mexico’s disappeared
This week, we chat about what talking monkeys would sound like, a surprising virus detected in ancient pottery, and six cloned horses that helped win a big polo match with Online News Editor David ...
15 Dec 201624min
Podcast: Altering time perception, purifying blueberries with plasma, and checking in on ocelot latrines
This week, we chat about cleaning blueberries with purple plasma, how Tibetan dogs adapted to high-altitude living, and who’s checking ocelot message boards with Online News Editor David Grimm. Plu...
8 Dec 201620min
