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A daily Science podcast featuring Josh Fischman and Tanya Lewis
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These marine mammals are very hard to observe, but in the past two decades the roughly 20 or so people in the world who study sperm whales have found some compelling evidence of culture among them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph
Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices.
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a professional astronomer—with a passion for amateur astrophotography—and she's here to offer tips and tricks for want to get into capturing the night sky.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc
The feeling of a total solar eclipse is intense, and the sights, sensations and emotions can overwhelm you even if you think you know what's coming. And we sat down with Kate Russo, a psychologist, author and Eclipse Chaser, who's seen 13 total
From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eclipses can affect animals, and biologists are preparing to see what happens during totality on April 8.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit. By Natalia Raegan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A recent GWAS investigation on risk-taking and bisexuality made some assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown. This is part four of a four-part series on the science of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi
Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves. Part three of a four-part series on the science of pleasure.Learn more about your ad choices.
Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up. Hosted by Meghan McDonough, this is part two of a four-part series on the science of pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega
Part one of a four-part series on the science of pleasure, hosted by Meghan McDonough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why. Hosted by Shayla Love.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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