On this weeks show: Improvements in cryopreservation technology, teaching robots to navigate new places, and the latest book in our series on sex and genderFirst up this week on the show, scientists are learning how to cryopreserve tissuesfrom dono

On this weeks show: Euclid, a powerful platform for detecting dark energy, and a slithery segment on how snakes make scalesFirst up on the show this week, were taking the hunt for dark energy to space. Staff Writer Daniel Clery joins host Sarah Cresp

A special issue on light pollution, and first aid for mental well-beingFirst up this week, cleaning up the night skies. As part of a special issue on light pollution, host Sarah Crespi talks with Stefan Wallner, a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sc

A single-shot cat contraceptive, and a close look at dry chemistryFirst up this week: an innovation in cat contraception. Online News Editor David Grimm talks with host Sarah Crespi about a nonsurgical pregnancy prevention technique for cats and why

Body-based units of measure in cultural evolution, and how the geologic history of the United States can be used to find vital mineralsFirst up this week, we hear about the advantages of using the body to measure the world around you. Producer Meagan C

Why its so hard to understand the tongue, a book on a revolutionary shift toward studying the female of the species, and using proteomics to find beer in a paintingFirst on the show this week, Staff Writer Elizabeth Pennisi joins host Sarah Crespi to

Cloning vigorous crops, and finding the first romantic kissFirst up this week, building resilience into crops. Staff Writer Erik Stokstad joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss all the tricks farmers use now to make resilient hybrid crops of rice or wheat

A new approach promises to increase organ transplants but some question whether they should proceed without revisiting the definition of death, and what happens to rural lands when people head to urban centers   First up this week, innovations in organ tr

Builders of the largest scientific instruments, and how cracks can add resilience to an ecosystemFirst up this week, a story on a builder of the biggest machines. Producer Kevin McLean talks with Staff Writer Adrian Cho about Adrians dad and his other

Sciences editor-in-chief and an award-winning broadcast journalist discuss the struggles shared by journalism and science, and we learn about what makes something stand out in our memoriesFirst up on the show this week: Science Editor-in-Chief Holden