April 25, 2025
Understanding the psychological and neurological components of chronic pain may lead to better treatments. Plus, vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care. And, researchers isolated one kind of cone in the eye and aimed lasers at it to allow subjects to see a super vibrant teal shade they call “olo.”
8:17
A Sweet New Treatment For Antibiotic Resistant Infections?
New research suggests the artificial sweetener saccharin could kill antibiotic resistant bacteria.
12:04
How A Navajo Plant Researcher Is Reviving A Desert Peach
Bringing back Southwest peach orchards won’t be easy, but researchers are on the lookout for remaining trees—and they need help.
17:35
Meet Lokiceratops, A Giant Dinosaur With Blade-Like Horns
The newly discovered dino is challenging paleontologists’ understanding of how horned dinosaurs evolved and existed together.
17:43
How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible
A cell animator and a museum designer tell us how they translate scientific findings into visual experiences.
17:21
How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life
We go inside the scientifically accurate ER world created for the TV show with one of its medical consultants.
This Video Game Prioritizes Restoring An Ecosystem Over Profits
In Terra Nil, a “reverse city-builder,” your goal is to restore a barren wasteland into a thriving ecosystem.
10:55
The Department Of Health And Human Services Cuts 10,000 Jobs
The cuts hit multiple agencies, affecting work on HIV, gun violence prevention, vaccines, minority health research, and more.
15:34
Climate Change Has Made Allergy Season Worse. How Do We Cope?
It’s not just in your stuffy head. Seasonal allergies are getting worse as pollen season gets longer and more intense.
29.08
What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future
What happens when AI moves beyond convincing chatbots and custom image generators to something that matches—or outperforms—humans?
16:24
What Will Replace The International Space Station?
The ISS is set to be decommissioned in 2030. Several companies are competing for NASA contracts to build commercial space stations.
17:15
Microdosing Peanut Butter Could Alleviate Some Peanut Allergies
Food allergies are on the rise. For kids with less severe peanut allergies, one potential treatment could be found in the grocery aisle.
The Navajo Researcher Recovering A Desert Peach Variety
The Southwest peach, once cultivated by Indigenous peoples but devastated by colonizers, is being brought back by a Navajo scientist in Utah.
11:26
After 23andMe Bankruptcy, Customers Urged To Delete Their Data
The company has genetic data of 15 million people, which could be shared with a future buyer. Here’s how to delete it.
17:22
Engineering Lessons One Year After The Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Engineers take an in-depth look at why the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed and how to prevent future tragedies.
12:04
Chemists Make A Coating That Can Slow A Golf Ball’s Roll
An experimental coating could make golf balls roll more reliably on greens with different conditions.
16:51
Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Wonders Below
When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations hidden below.
10:15
Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season
Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.
5:57
Tips For Soothing Your Baby With Music, From A Music Therapist
Babies like music, but they generally have preferences. A music therapist reveals the best kinds of music to soothe a baby.
17:00
TikTok Is Shaping How We Think About ADHD
Mental health information on social media can be both revelatory and misleading. How do clinicians and their patients make sense of it?
12:07
NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Extended Stay On The ISS
After nine months aboard the International Space Station, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally landed back on Earth.