Broadcasts

A jaw fossil discovery points to a new hominin species. Plus, beefsteak tomato science, an adaptive robot, a conversation with twin astronauts, and more.

A new book unearths the dizzying diversity of seeds. Plus, a plankton update, driving apps, a conversation with science fiction author Neal Stephenson, and more.

What’s it take to clone a woolly mammoth? Plus, proposed cuts to earth science funding at NASA, communicating through emoji, new microbiome research, and more.

An evolutionary biologist brings big data to bear on 50 years of pop music history. Plus, a look inside hog farming, how to bake pi, a challenge to explain the sun, and more.

A new book probes psychiatry’s history. Plus, the debate around gene editing, seismic risk and safety in Nepal , the other side of Oliver Sacks, and more.

A conversation with NASA administrator Charles Bolden. Plus, an unusual lab located in space, YouTube science star Destin Sandlin, a graphic novel about pioneers in computing, and more.

A new book uses physics to answer pop culture questions. Plus, a different kind of dark matter, drinking coffee in space, a historical view of science on screen, and more.

What questions should we be asking as research on artificial intelligence progresses? Plus, how undersea cables support the Internet, a new video about babies, “science publication pollution,” and more.

The science of egg cookery. Plus, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz talks Iran, Mercury’s propensity to collect dust, building a cancer vaccine from tumor cells, and more.