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October 18, 2024
New research sheds light on changes in gray and white matter during pregnancy. Plus, philosopher Susana Monsó unpacks the latest research into how animals like possums, chimps, and ants interpret death. And, a pair of musicians wrote a concept album inspired by moths—and found that humans have more in common with the insects than they expected.
7:41
Can Studying Dolphins Give Insight Into Human Disease?
Dolphins can switch in and out of a metabolic syndrome that resembles pre-diabetes in humans.
8:21
Bacterial Hunger Games
Is it time to stop killing bacteria, and start pitting them against each other?
11:37
A Twist In The Tale Of Native American Origins
Two studies detect a DNA link between Indigenous Amazonians and native Australians and New Guineans.
17:20
Closer to Earth, 2.0, and a New Horizons Update
NASA’s Kepler program has located a planet close in size to Earth, orbiting in the habitable zone of a star similar to our own sun. Plus, new data about Pluto.
10:08
Do Know-It-Alls Really Know It All?
Scientists find that self-described experts are more likely to claim knowledge of phony information.
6:19
In a Mountain of Data, Signs of a New Class of Particles
Scientists working on CERN’s LHCb experiment report that they’ve found evidence of a so-called pentaquark particle.
11:40
iBubble Wrap, Fossilized Owl Vomit, and Deadly Temperature Swings
Brandon Keim, a freelance science reporter, shares this week’s top science news.
17:19
New Horizons Reveals Unexpected Worlds
Ice mountains and gaping canyons are just a few of the surprising features the New Horizons spacecraft beamed back this week.
16:37
Redefining the Kilogram
All the scales in the world are calibrated against a 125-year-old chunk of metal in a vault on the outskirts of Paris. Now scientists are looking to redefine the standard of what “kilogram” really means.
11:52
Can Video Games Be Used As Teaching Tools?
Are Minecraft’s digital building blocks the teaching tools of the future?