Science, Spoken

Faced with the difficult task of decarbonizing, some shipping companies are taking another look at a polarizing solution—nuclear fission.   Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here’s what to know about wildfire smoke and invisible pollutants, and how you can use your phone to decide whether it’s safe to spend time outside. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Psilocybin is on the cusp of becoming legally available in Oregon—but not as a medical treatment. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stimulating the frontal lobes of sleeping epilepsy patients improved their recall of information—and may one day help treat Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new technique could aid Hubble Space Telescope users, but the problem will get worse for observatories on Earth. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More research is showing that moths are secret, critical pollinators, even of crops that feed humanity. Save the bees, but save the moths too. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Water surging from the broken Ukrainian dam is killing animals, destroying habitats, and unleashing pollution. The effects may be irreversible. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Canadian wildfires are spewing smoke into New York City and Washington, DC, threatening the health of millions. Welcome to the “Pyrocene.” Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 100,000 Genomes Project has a massive database to help doctors and patients solve baffling medical cases and diagnose cancers. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While weight-loss drugs are dialing down the urge to eat for many, others desperately need something that can convince their body to consume more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists just figured out that thousands of air quality stations have been accidentally gathering invaluable DNA data on local organisms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Sign in Space encourages the public to imagine what a real message from extraterrestrials might be like—and figure out how to interpret it. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The injectable weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are already popular. Oral forms could lead to even more demand. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hospitals are evolving at warp speed, and autonomous surgical robots are just the beginning. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prolonged exposure to strobe lights has a psychedelic effect, which researchers are investigating as a way to heal the brain. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The number of oceangoing birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Allergy rates are on the rise. Blame climate change and people’s urbanized lifestyles. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Antibody treatments clear amyloid protein from patients’ brains, slowing the progression of their disease but potentially inducing deadly swelling. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The spaceflight sets the stage for the aging International Space Station's private successors, and for an influx of paying customers. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fitbits and Apple Watches weren’t designed for people with atypical health conditions. But the tech can be extremely useful—with some creativity. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warming waters in the Pacific can trigger droughts, wildfires, and extreme rainfall around the world, potentially leading to $3 trillion in losses in the coming years. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A startup used gene editing to make mustard greens more appetizing to consumers. Next up: fruits. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chill materials to extreme temperatures, and their vibrations show properties that could one day be exploited to create memory in quantum computers. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices