Science Magazine Podcast
Latest Episodes
A jump in rates of knee arthritis, a brief history of eclipse science, and bands and beats in the atmosphere of brown dwarfs
On this week’s show: A close look at brown dwarf atmospheres, plus a roundup from the daily news site
Coddled puppies don’t do as well in school, some trees make their own rain, and the Americas were probably first populated by ancient mariners
On this week’s show: Most archaeologists think the first Americans arrived by boat. Now, they’re beginning to prove it, plus a roundup from the daily news site
The biology of color, a database of industrial espionage, and a link between prions and diabetes
On this week’s show: How do animals see and make color, chemistry haiku, plus a roundup from the daily news site
DNA and proteins from ancient books, music made from data, and the keys to poverty traps
On this week’s show: The application of biological tools to very old books plus a roundup from the daily news site
Paying cash for carbon, making dogs friendly, and destroying all life on Earth
On this week’s show: the economics of paying farmers not to cut down trees plus a roundup from the daily news site.
Still-living dinosaurs, the world’s first enzymes, and thwarting early adopters in tech
On this week’s show: What happens when you deny early adopters access to new technology, plus a roundup from the daily news site.
Odorless calories for weight loss, building artificial intelligence researchers can trust, and can oily birds fly?
On this week’s show: A special issue on the role of artificial intelligence in science plus a roundup from the daily news site
A Stone Age skull cult, rogue Parkinson’s proteins in the gut, and controversial pesticides linked to bee deaths
On this week’s show: Controversial pesticides have subtle links to bee declines plus a roundup from the daily news site
Why eggs have such weird shapes, doubly domesticated cats, and science balloons on the rise
On this week’s show: Why bird eggs come in all different shapes, plus a roundup from the daily news site
Slowly retiring chimps, tanning at the cellular level, and plumbing magma’s secrets
On this week’s show: Single-crystal recordings show the dwell time of magma under a volcano, plus a roundup from the daily news site