Podcast: Tracking rats in a city slum, the giraffe genome, and watching human evolution in action
On this week’s show: A decades-long study on the rats of Salvador, Brazil, and a roundup of daily news stories
Science Podcasts
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Podcast: Rocky remnants of early Earth, plants turned predator, and a new artificial second skin
On this week’s show: Analyzing traces of newborn Earth and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Why animal personalities matter, killer whale sanctuaries, and the key to making fraternal twins
On this week’s show: Measuring the effects of animal personality on ecology and evolution and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Patent trolls, the earthquake-volcano link, and obesity in China
On this week’s show: growing patent troll trouble in the United States and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Sizing up a baby dino, jolting dead brains, and dirty mice
On this week’s show: What we can learn from a tiny titanosaur and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Tracking Zika, the evolution of sign language, and changing hearts and minds with social science
On this week’s show: Tracing the Zika virus’ entry into South America and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Spreading cancer, sacrificing humans, and transplanting organs
On this week’s show: A new potential model for the spread of cancer and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Building a portable drug factory, mapping yeast globally, and watching cliffs crumble
On this week’s show: Shrinking pharmaceutical factories and a roundup of daily news stories. -
Podcast: Battling it out in the Bronze Age, letting go of orcas, and evolving silicon-based life
On this week’s show: A mysterious battle in Germany circa 1250 B.C.E. and a daily news roundup -
Podcast: The latest news from Pluto, a rock-eating fungus, and tracking storm damage with Twitter
On this week’s show: A look at Pluto’s tiny moons and a daily news roundup
