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Katrina Was Predicted: Revisiting Warning Signs 20 Years Later 23:24

3d ago23:24

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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Scientific American revisits the storm’s tragic legacy and the scientific warnings that went unheeded. Senior editor Mark Fischetti shares his experience reporting on the city’s vulnerability years before the levees broke, and our senior Earth and environment editor Andrea Thompson reflec…

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The Deep Sea’s Mysterious Oxygen Source 18:03

5d ago18:03

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Trillions of potato-sized rocks scattered across the deep ocean floor are rich in metals such as cobalt and copper—making them a target for mining companies eager to fuel the clean-energy transition. But recent research suggests these rocks may also be supporting marine life in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. In this episode, scie…

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Science’s Greatest 180s 8:04

3d ago8:04

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Science doesn’t always get it right the first time—and that’s part of the journey. In this anniversary episode, we explore how ideas about nerve damage, sustainable materials and alien life have done a full 180. Recommended Reading Celebrating 180 Years of Scientific American 180 Years of Standing Up for Science How Scientists Finally Learned That …

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Could Peanut Allergies Be Cured? 20:29

6d ago20:29

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Peanut allergies have surged dramatically in recent decades, and scientists are still working to understand why. In this episode, journalist Maryn Mckenna, who recently authored an article on the subject, and host Rachel Feltman explore the latest research on causes, treatments and prevention strategies. Recommended Reading Can Peanut Allergies Be …

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Nature’s Sexual Spectrum Breaks the Binary 15:17

12d ago15:17

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Biologist Nathan Lents joins Science Quickly to explore the vast sexual diversity found across the animal kingdom. His new book, The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships, challenges the binary framework that has long shaped biological research, arguing for a more accurate and inclusive view o…

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Chikungunya Outbreak, Glacial Outbursts and a New Human Ancestor 10:50

14d ago10:50

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The chikungunya virus is rapidly spreading in China. Could it make its way to the U.S.? Meanwhile in Alaska a glacial lake outburst flooded the nearby Mendenhall River to record levels. And in Ethiopia fossilized teeth reveal a new species of Australopithecus—one that possibly lived alongside one of our closer cousins in theHomo genus—shedding ligh…

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Dinner with King Tut Explores the Wild World of Experimental Archaeology 14:49

17d ago14:49

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Science writer Sam Kean joins Science Quickly to explore the hands-on world of experimental archaeology—where researchers don’t just study the past; they rebuild it. From launching medieval catapults to performing ancient brain surgery with stone tools, Kean shares his firsthand experiences with re-creating the techniques and technologies of long-l…

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Living Longer, Aging Smarter [Sponsored] 8:32

16d ago8:32

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Life expectancy has risen dramatically since 1900, reshaping how we understand aging. Scientists now view skin not just as a surface indicator, but as a biological marker of systemic health. In this podcast episode, Scientific American Custom Media explores how longevity science is offering new insights into vitality across the lifespan. Learn more…

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Condoms and Vasectomies Aren’t Enough—Is a Male Birth Control Pill Next? 9:53

18d ago9:53

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In this episode, host Rachel Feltman speaks with freelance science journalist Hannah Seo about a promising new development in male contraception: a hormone-free birth control pill that reversibly stops sperm production has just passed its first human safety trial. Seo explains how the drug works, what makes it different from hormone-based methods a…

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Cosmic Discoveries Soar as Earthly Health Decisions Stir Alarm 9:20

20d ago9:20

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Rogue planets drifting through space might be forming their own planetary systems. NASA’s Europa Clipper mission has completed a key radar test ahead of its journey to study Jupiter’s icy moon. Plus, a major shift in U.S. health research funding occurs as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., cancels nearly $500 million in …

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Climate Science Gets a Seat in Congress with Eric Sorensen 17:59

24d ago17:59

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Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois brings his background as a meteorologist to the halls of Congress, advocating for science-based policy amid intensifying climate threats. In this episode, he shares how personal experiences with extreme weather shaped his career and why protecting agencies like the National Weather Service is more urgent tha…

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Former NASA Leaders Are Sounding the Alarm on Budget Cuts 16:33

25d ago16:33

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The White House has proposed sharp cuts to NASA’s science budget, potentially reducing it to historic lows not seen since the early Apollo era. Beyond space exploration, NASA’s work influences daily life—from accurate weather forecasting to essential climate data for agriculture. Concerned by the effects of these cuts, all living former NASA scienc…

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Russia’s Earthquake, Wonders of Walking and Surprising Plant Genetics 11:02

28d ago11:02

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Host Rachel Feltman talks with Andrea Thompson, Scientific American’s senior sustainability editor, to discuss the massive Russian earthquake and the reason it produced such relatively minor tsunami waves. Plus, we discuss the lowdown on the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to repeal of the “endangerment finding,” the advantages of a brisk st…

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قصص ال coaching و الأهل النرجسيين و التشافي الحقيقي 14:41

24d ago14:41

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Is AI Conscious? Claude 4 Raises the Question 22:06

1M ago22:06

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Host Rachel Feltman talks with Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American’s senior tech reporter, about his recent exchange with Claude 4, an artificial intelligence chatbot that seemed to suggest it might be conscious. They unpack what that moment reveals about the state of AI, why it matters and how technology is shifting. Recommended reading: Can a…

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لايف تكتوك Trailer 4:44

28d ago4:44

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Your Guide to Summer’s Extreme Weather, from Corn Sweat to Flash Floods 9:04

1M ago9:04

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The summer of 2025 has been a doozy in the U.S., with extreme weather across the country. Flash flooding caused destruction and death in Texas. Corn sweat made a heat wave in the eastern half of the U.S. worse in the Midwest. Senior editor for sustainability Andrea Thompson takes us through these extreme weather events. Recommended reading: Why Did…

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Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient Arthropods 8:49

1M ago8:49

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If last Tuesday seemed to fly by, you can blame the rotation of Earth. Try to look up this week to see the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids meteor showers. Plus, we discuss FEMA cuts and ancient arthropods. Recommended reading: Texas Failed to Spend Millions in Federal Aid for Flood Protection https://www.scientificamerican.com/a…

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Greenland’s Ice Sheet Is at Risk—And So Are We 22:05

1M ago22:05

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Chief multimedia editor Jeffery DelViscio ventured to Greenland for a month to learn from the scientists studying the country’s ice sheet. He speaks with host Rachel Feltman about his time in the field and his takeaways from conversations with climate scientists. This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made poss…

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Let's talk friendships 18:33

1M ago18:33

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Answering your questions about friendships. Email : [email protected] For more on start your personal growth journey: www.thinkwithhessa.orgبقلم Think With Hessa Podcast

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What to Read on the Beach This Summer 10:31

1M ago10:31

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Scientific American has been reading, reviewing and recommending books for more than 100 years. These days Brianne Kane, our resident reader, is in charge of organizing our book recommendation lists to help science-minded people find the perfect read, including novels. She joins fellow book nerd Rachel Feltman to talk about the nonfiction and ficti…

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Time Travel to Tide Pool 101 from Our July 1925 Issue 8:57

1M ago8:57

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Time travel to an introduction to tide pools, the start of commercial air travel and an intercontinental aviation museum dispute. Host Rachel Feltman is taking a look at a 1925 issue of Scientific American for this archival episode. If you don’t find the past to be a blast, don’t worry! We’ll be back to our regular schedule of science news, deep di…

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Dungeons and Dragons’ Popularity Grows—And Science Follows 21:58

1M ago21:58

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Brennan Lee Mulligan is a professional dungeon master, playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), a popular tabletop role-playing game, for audiences online and in person. In January his D&D show on Dropout.tv, Dimension 20, played a live game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show—and the game—experienced a resurgence during the COVID pandem…

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The LIGO Lab Is Pushing the Boundaries of Gravitational-Wave Research 17:52

2M ago17:52

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Come with Science Quickly on a field trip to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Host Rachel Feltman is joined by Matthew Evans, MIT’s MathWorks professor of physics, to talk about the last 10 years of gravitational-wave research. Gravitational waves were discovered in 201…

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This Surgery Can Lead to Weight Loss—But Stigma Is Harder to Shake Off 15:48

2M ago15:48

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Each year more than half a million people undergo bariatric surgery, a procedure geared toward weight loss. But research shows that stigma around weight can continue to affect people’s lives even during recovery from the procedure. Larissa McGarrity is a clinical associate professor at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of …

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Why Do We Sing? Musicologists and Neuroscientists Seek an Answer 24:49

2M ago24:49

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Last year Science Quickly looked across disciplines to piece apart the science of singing. To understand why humans sing, musicologists collaborated on an international study of folk music. To understand how we sing, neuroscientists differentiated how our brain processes speech and singing. Music enthusiast and associate mind and brain editor Allis…

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What Does an Ailing Coral Reef Sound Like? 16:51

2M ago16:51

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Sick coral reefs are visually striking—bleached and lifeless, far from the vibrancy we’ve come to expect. But what does an unhealthy coral system sound like? In this rerun, conservation bioacoustics researcher Isla Keesje Davidson tells Science Quickly all about the changing soundscape of the seas. Recommended reading: 84 Percent of Corals Impacted…

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An Astronaut Shares His Passion for Space Photography—Live, from the ISS Cupola 17:35

2M ago17:35

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Ten months ago Science Quickly made space history by conducting the first-ever live interview from the cupola of the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Matthew Dominick spoke with Rachel Feltman about his work on the ISS and the stunning space photography that first caught our attention. Watch a video of the interview See more stunning sp…

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Move Over Fireworks—Drone Shows Are Taking to the Skies 16:06

2M ago16:06

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Drone shows are replacing fireworks for summer celebrations. They’re safer and more environmentally friendly but complicated to program and run. A recent preprint paper proposes an algorithmic solution that can take some technical challenges out of drone operators’ hands and give engineers more creative control. Host Rachel Feltman speaks with rese…

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Talking to the Host of Drilled about the Legal Battles around Standing Rock 13:06

2M ago13:06

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Protests around the construction of the now complete Dakota Access Pipeline brought national attention to Energy Transfer, the company that built and owns the pipeline and funded private security against the protestors. Energy Transfer sued the nonprofit Greenpeace for hundreds of millions of dollars. The company claimed that the Standing Rock move…

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How to Fight Bird Flu If It Becomes the Next Human Pandemic (Part 3) 32:51

2M ago32:51

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Creating a bird flu vaccine requires several layers of bioprotective clothing and typically a whole lot of eggs. H5N1 avian influenza infections have gone from flocks of chickens to herds of cattle and humans. Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute are taking their best guess at the strains of the virus that could spread and are crea…

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Bird Flu’s Jump to Cattle Took Dairy Farmers by Surprise (Part 2) 22:58

2M ago22:58

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Dairy cattle have become an intermediary between avian influenza found in wild birds and the handful of recorded H5N1 bird flu cases in humans. Senior news reporter Meghan Bartels took a trip upstate to Cornell University’s Teaching Dairy Barn. Early last year Texas dairy farmers noticed lethargic cows producing off-color milk. One of them sent Cor…

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How Bird Flu Went from an Isolated Avian Illness to a Human Pandemic Threat (Part 1) 31:17

2M ago31:17

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Bird flu outbreaks in poultry and cattle have caused concern for public health officials. There have been few reported cases of human transmission, but the growing risks of H5N1 avian influenza have virologists on alert. Researchers at the St. Jude Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response take an annual visit to Delaware Bay to coll…

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What No One Tells You about Testosterone Replacement Therapy 12:14

2M ago12:14

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Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is exploding in popularity among men. TRT has been touted online as a cure-all for everything from low energy to poor mood and even as a way to increase masculinity itself. But how much of the buzz is backed by science? Host Rachel Feltman talks with journalist Stephanie Pappas about the realities behind the t…

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Why Your Gut Loves a Good Workout 9:51

2M ago9:51

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Host Rachel Feltman explores the surprising connection between exercise and the gut microbiome with Scientific American contributing editor Lydia Denworth. Drawing from her latest reporting, Denworth explains how aerobic activity can influence the microbial ecosystems in our digestive tract—boosting diversity, reducing inflammation, and even suppor…

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CDC Vaccine Panel Fired by RFK, Jr., Oceans Grow More Acidic, and Pangolins Threatened by Hunting 10:14

3M ago10:14

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has fired the experts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel, sparking concern among public health officials. Ocean acidification has crossed a critical threshold, posing serious risks to marine life around the globe. And pangolins face growing threats from increased hunting, complicating …

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Birthday Rituals — أعياد الميلاد 14:07

2M ago14:07

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These Adorable Hamster Dads Take Fatherhood Seriously 13:22

3M ago13:22

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Most mammalian dads are pretty absent from their offspring’s lives. That sets the Djungarian hamster apart from its fellow fathers. These hamster dads are involved in the birth of their pups, care for them in infancy and even provide food during weaning. They also let the mother hamster go on cooldown walks outside of the burrow, which professor of…

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What ‘Immortal’ Jellyfish and Famously Old Tortoises Tell Us about Aging 14:27

3M ago14:27

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Animals’ lifespans can be far shorter or much longer than those of humans. Scientists are researching creatures such as “immortal” jellyfish and long-lived tortoises and digging deep into genetic codes to figure out why animals age—and what we can do to improve longevity in humans. João Pedro de Magalhães, chair of molecular biogerontology at the U…

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Cosmic Coin Toss, Record Heat in the North Atlantic and Living Worm Towers 8:51

3M ago8:51

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New simulations suggest the Milky Way’s long-predicted collision with Andromeda might be less of a cosmic certainty than we thought. A massive marine heat wave in 2023 sent North Atlantic temperatures soaring—equal to two decades’ worth of typical warming—with weak winds and climate change largely to blame. And researchers reveal that the planet’s …

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Is the National Weather Service Ready for an Extreme Summer? 14:21

3M ago14:21

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The dedicated staff of the National Weather Service are responsible for the data that underpin your weather forecast and emergency alerts. DOGE Service cuts to the NWS are putting the collection and communication of those data at risk right as we enter a dangerous season of hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and extreme heat in the U.S. Senior sustai…

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Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News 8:00

3M ago8:00

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The measles outbreak in West Texas is slowing. Health officials think an increase in vaccination rates contributed to the slowdown, but Texas lawmakers have pushed a new bill to make it even quicker and easier for parents to exempt their children from vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention goes counter to the American College of O…

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Are You Flourishing? This Global Study Has Surprising Takeaways 18:16

3M ago18:16

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Are you flourishing? It’s a more understated metric than happiness, but it can provide a multidimensional assessment of our quality of life. Victor Counted, an associate professor of psychology at Regent University and a member of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, joins host Rachel Feltman to review the first wave of results from…

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Diagnosing Male Infertility with a Mechanical Engineering Twist 10:39

3M ago10:39

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Male infertility is undercovered and underdiscussed. If a couple is struggling to conceive, there’s a 50–50 chance that sperm health is a contributing factor. Diagnosing male infertility is getting easier with at-home tests—and a new study suggests a method for testing at home that would be more accurate. Study co-author Sushanta Mitra, a professor…

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Hessa in English :) 6:01

3M ago6:01

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Welcome to the first ever English episode!!!! Whether you’re here for inspiration, reflection, or just good conversation — I’m so glad you’re tuning in. This is just the beginning of a journey we’re going to walk together, one episode at a time! — Book private sessions through the website:www.thinkwithhessa.org…

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Could We Speak to Dolphins? A Promising LLM Makes That a Possibility 19:07

3M ago19:07

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Dolphins have a broad vocabulary. They vocalize with whistles, clicks and “burst pulses.”This varied communication makes it challenging for scientists to decode dolphin speech. Artificial intelligence can help researchers process audio and find the slight patterns that human ears may not be able to identify. Reporter Melissa Hobson took a look at D…

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Do Mitochondria Talk to Each Other? A New Look at the Cell’s Powerhouse 27:04

3M ago27:04

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Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell—but new research suggests they might be far more complex. Columbia University’s Martin Picard joins Scientific American’s Rachel Feltman to explore how these tiny organelles could be communicating and what that might mean for everything from metabolism to mental health. Check out Martin Picard’s …

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How to Make Gold, Flamingo Food Tornado, and Kosmos-482 Lands 8:09

3M ago8:09

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Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos-482 lands, though no one is certain where. Physicists turn lead into gold. Overdose deaths are down, in part thanks to the availability of naloxone. Flamingos make underwater food tornadoes. Chimps use leaves as a multi-tool. Recommended reading: A New, Deadly Era of Space Junk Is Dawning, and No One Is Ready https://ww…

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Could Freezing Arctic Sea Ice Combat Climate Change? 25:29

4M ago25:29

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The year-round sea ice in the Arctic is melting and has shrunk by nearly 40 percent over the past four decades. Geoengineering companies such as Real Ice are betting big on refreezing it. That may sound ridiculous, impractical or risky—but proponents say we have to try. The U.K. government seems to agree, investing millions into experimental approa…

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“نلعب او نسحب..؟" : بيكمي 10:44

4M ago10:44

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سلسة جديدة مثيرة للإهتمام و ربما الجدل ايضاً. اسم السلسة يرمز للعب اي الخوض في لعبة و فهم قوانينها للنجاح فيها و الوصول للمبتغى الشخصي أو في الخيار الاخر، للانسحاب من الألعاب و تجنبها و تكملة الطريق على مسار آخر . تنويه: ما يُطرح في هذه الحلقة ليس حقائق مطلقة، بل مجرد نظريات أو قصص تهدف إلى إثارة التفكير والتأمل. المحتوى ليس لتقديم حقائق مؤكدة، بل …

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