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- Analyzing music from ancient Greece and Rome, and the 100 days that shook scienceFirst up on the podcast, producer Meagan Cantwell worked with the Science News team to review how the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration have impacted science. In the segment, originally produced for video, we hear about how the workforce, biomedical research, and global health initiatives all face widespread, perhaps permanent damage, with […]
- Tales from an Italian crypt, and the science behind ‘dad bods’First up on the podcast, Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about his visit to 17th century crypts under an old hospital in Italy. Researchers are examining tooth plaque, bone lesions, and mummified brains to learn more about the health, diet, and drug habits of Milan’s working poor 400 years ago. Next […]
- A caterpillar that haunts spiderwebs, solving the last riddles of a famed friar, and a new book seriesFirst up on the podcast, bringing Gregor Mendel’s peas into the 21st century. Back in the 19th century Mendel, a friar and naturalist, tracked traits in peas such as flower color and shape over many generations. He used these observations to identify basic concepts about inheritance such as recessive and dominant traits. Staff Writer Erik […]
Expert Insights
- Foreign Trawlers Plunder Senegalese Waters, Driving Small Fishers to Migrate to SpainA foreign fleet of industrial trawlers is exhausting fish stocks in Senegal, driving artisanal fishers to undertake a difficult, and sometimes deadly, migration to Spain.Read more on E360 →
- How Natural Solutions Can Help Islands Survive Sea Level RiseAtoll islands with healthy ecosystems are less likely to disappear as oceans rise, research shows. Now, scientists are using nature-based solutions — like restoring coral reefs and native forests — to improve the odds that more vulnerable islands will withstand higher seas.Read more on E360 →
- Environmental Enforcement Slows Under TrumpFederal enforcement of environmental laws has slowed significantly under President Trump.Read more on E360 →
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