Science Magazine Podcast
Latest Episodes
What makes blueberries blue, and myth buster Adam Savage on science communication
On this weeks show: Why squeezing a blueberry doesnt get you blue juice, and a myth buster and a science editor walk into a bar
A new kind of magnetism, and how smelly pollution harms pollinators
On this weeks show: More than 200 materials could be altermagnets, and the impact of odiferous pollutants on nocturnal plant-pollinator interactions
A new way for the heart and brain to ‘talk’ to each other, and Earth’s future weather written in ancient coral reefs
On this weeks show: A remote island may hold clues for the future of El Nio and La Nia under climate change, and how pressure in the blood sends messages to neurons
A hangover-fighting enzyme, the failure of a promising snakebite treatment, and how ants change lion behavior
A roundup of stories from our daily newsletter, and the ripple effects of the invasive big-headed ant in Kenya
Paper mills bribe editors to pass peer review, and detecting tumors with a blood draw
On this weeks show: Investigation shows journal editors getting paid to publish bunk papers, and new techniques for finding tumor DNA in the blood
The environmental toll of war in Ukraine, and communications between mom and fetus during childbirth
On this weeks show: Assessing environmental damage during wartime, and tracking signaling between fetus and mother
The top online news from 2023, and using cough sounds to diagnose disease
On this weeks show: Best of online news, and screening for tuberculosis using sound
The hunt for a quantum phantom, and making bitcoin legal tender
On this weeks show: Seeking the Majorana fermion particle, and a look at El Salvadors adoption of cryptocurrency
Science’s Breakthrough of the Year, and tracing poached pangolins
Top science from 2023, and a genetic tool for pangolin conservation
Farm animals show their smarts, and how honeyguide birds lead humans to hives
A look at cognition in livestock, and the coevolution of wild birdhuman cooperation