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April 19, 2024
Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding—made worse by climate change—could carry their toxic contaminants into surrounding areas. Plus, researchers in Buenos Aires have figured out a way to tap into bird dreams. And, a citizen science project aims to sample the waters of hundreds of lakes worldwide for environmental DNA.
22:45
Engineering Life Through Synthetic Biology
From designer yeast genomes to batteries made from bacteria, an update on synthetic biology.
11:55
Dwarf Planet Found at the Edge of the Solar System
Dwarf planet 2012 VP-113 takes approximately 4,000 years to orbit the sun once.
8:17
Racing Towards Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Toyota plans to release a hydrogen fuel cell car in California by 2015.
8:20
The Wind Comes Sweeping Down the Plains—of Iowa
Texas and California dominate the U.S. in wind power generation—but Iowa isn’t far behind.
17:12
Robot Builders with Bugs for Brains
The bugs meet the bots in the world of swarm robotics.
11:51
Join the Science Club: Build an Art Machine
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Build a machine that can make art.
9:10
Scientists Test What the Nose Knows
A new study claims the human nose can distinguish one trillion unique smells.
15:05
Sculpting Science
Paleo-artist John Gurche and paleoanthropologist Rick Potts discuss the intersection between art and science.
22:26
Food Failures: Knead-to-Know Science Behind Bread
America’s Test Kitchen editorial director Jack Bishop talks about the science behind a perfect loaf.
8:57
Digital Gets Physical
Students in MIT’s Tangible Media Group break down the barriers of graphic interfaces and allow users to touch and manipulate pixels in real life.