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Industry News
- Watching a spiders’ heart beat, epigenetic ethics, and what science biographies reveal about fameFirst up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm shares a batch of fun stories with podcast host Sarah Crespi—from spider hearts racing when traffic gets loud to a disease-preventing house. Staff Writer Adrian Cho hops in to help discuss the possibility of black holes without singularities at their center. Next on the show, […]
- Cleaning up uranium mining, and how the heart avoids cancerFirst up on the podcast, freelance science and environmental journalist Quentin Septer joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a controversial uranium mine getting fast-tracked in South Dakota. Septer chatted with locals, scientists, and regulators to learn more about the geology of the region and the promise of cleanup after the miners go home. Next […]
- The normals | Episode 3The final of a three-part limited Science Podcast series that looks at the history of normal human subjects in research In episode two, we heard what happened to the normals program after church volunteers came to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center—and were surprisingly happy despite going through sometimes-painful procedures. In the decades to […]
Expert Insights
- In Coal Country, Black Lung Surges as Federal Protections StallWhile the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.Read more on E360 →
- How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter ClimateEl Niño is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.Read more on E360 →
- To Restore an Island Paradise, Add FungiFor the last two decades, conservationists on the remote Pacific atoll of Palmyra have been working to uproot invasive palm trees and restore native wildlife. A new study finds that native fungi could be instrumental to that process.Read more on E360 →
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