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- 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 […]
- Linking cat domestication to ancient cult sacrifices, and watching aurorae wanderFirst up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how an Egyptian cult that killed cats may have also tamed them. Next on the show, we hear about when the aurorae wandered. About 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic poles took an excursion. They began to move […]
- The metabolic consequences of skipping sleep, and cuts and layoffs slam NIHFirst up on the podcast, ScienceInsider Editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss big changes in science funding and government jobs this month, including an order to cut billions in contracts, lawsuits over funding caps and grant funding cancellations, and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. Next on the show, […]
Expert Insights
- Wildlife Returns to Site of Devastating Southern California WildfireFour months after the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, California, wildlife is making a comeback. Read more on E360 →
- U.S. Aid Cuts Are Hitting Global Conservation Projects HardThe Trump Administration’s dismantling of USAID has done more than cut off life-saving humanitarian assistance. It has also eliminated funding for environmental protection and conservation work in dozens of countries, with many programs now being forced to shut down.Read more on E360 →
- Heat and Fire Making Pollution Worse Across Much of the U.S.By several measures, air pollution is getting worse in the U.S., a trend due in large part to more severe heat and wildfires, according to a new report.Read more on E360 →
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