9:05
What Happens When ‘The Sun Throws A Glitter Bomb’
The interaction of charged particles from the sun with the Earth’s magnetic field can create a dazzling light show in the upper atmosphere.
17:12
Borne To Be Wild
In Jeff VanderMeer’s latest book, a future world overrun by biotech mutants still has hope.
12:01
The Science Behind ‘Hitting The Wall’
Scientists investigate the genetic pathway that leads to better endurance in mice.
15:40
The House That Snot Built
The giant larvacean, a marine invertebrate, uses mucus to filter its food—and it could play a huge role in moving carbon around the ocean.
17:31
The Solar Science That Happens During A Total Eclipse
The solar eclipse provides an opportunity for scientists to study the sun’s atmosphere and polar plumes.
Hr2: Star-nosed Moles, Transportation Infrastructure, Richard Garwin Biography
Physicist Richard Garwin has played a prominent role in fields ranging from nuclear weapons, personal computing technology, and science policy. Plus, a look at the state of our transportation infrastructure, and the secrets of the star-nosed mole.
Hr1: News Roundup, Worry, Human Settlement of the Americas, Genius, Spirals
A fossil find in California makes the case for human settlement of the Americas 130,000 years ago–more than 100,000 years earlier than previously believed. But not all anthropologists are convinced. Plus, a new TV series based on a biography of Einstein. And a mathematical artist and his never-ending blooms.
7:41
A Climate March, The Architecture Of Bureaucracy, And The Tale Of A Hoff-Bot
An archaeological find near Oaxaca, Mexico hints at the rise of bureaucratic government in the Americas.
4:06
Fear Not, Worrywarts, There’s An Upside To Those Thoughts
How to use your worry, rather than letting it use you up.
8:34
Sculpting The Unending Bloom
Artist John Edmark uses the math of spiral geometry found in nature to create sculptures that endlessly bloom.