How citizen scientists can help the CDC track the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. Plus, rethinking invasive species with Pablo Escobar’s hippos.

The coronavirus is easy to kill with soap and water. We talk how it works, and why it matters for more people than you. Plus, a new podcast from Science Friday looks at the scientific backstories behind words.

Public health experts explain why more testing and protecting healthcare workers will be key in dealing with the coronavirus. Plus, how the world of building materials—wood, steel, and concrete—is responding to climate change.

We talk with dental experts about how your gums affect your heart, frontiers in cavity prevention, and why the future of dentistry is personal. Plus, an update on the coronavirus.

Chinese scientists sequenced the genome of the new coronavirus from some of the patients who were infected early on. Plus, journalist Kate Pickert tells the surprising cultural history of breast cancer in her book ‘Radical.’