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Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?
In the new movie “Whalefall,” a scuba diver has a very bad day in the guts of a sperm whale. Could it actually happen?
Listen NowOctober 16, 2026
A free-floating seaweed called sargassum is exploding in the Atlantic Ocean, clogging up coastlines from West Africa to the Caribbean. Attachment styles have taken off as a way to understand relationships. But does the science behind it line up with popular interpretations? Plus, the latest on commercial space stations, a mission to bring a sample from a Martian moon, and space-based weapons.
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The Winter Roach: New York City’s Invasive Cold Tolerant Roaches
Rutgers University entomologists unravel clues to identify a new invasive species of cockroach and what its emergence represents.