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Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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Supercooled Organs Could Stretch Time to Transplant 09.07.2014 2:27

Liver transplant time from human donor to patient is limited to 12 hours, but rats that got livers specially stored for three days were going strong three months later. Cynthia Graber reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Space-Based Data Collection Better Predicts Floods 08.07.2014 2:32

Satellite data can help geologists predict major floods up to 11 months in advance in areas where snow melt or groundwater is a significant contributor. Cynthia Graber reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mobile Phones Carry Owners' Microbiomes 02.07.2014 2:46

The bacteria found on someone's mobile phone is a good match for the most common kinds of bacteria that live on their hands. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Malarial Mice Smell Better to Mosquitoes 01.07.2014 2:33

Mice infected with the parasites that cause their type of malaria produce odorous compounds that attract mosquitoes, increasing the odds that the parasites will be spread to the next victims Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neandertal Diners Had Side of Veggies 27.06.2014 2:29

By analyzing what came out of Neandertals, researchers have verified that at least some of them mixed vegetation into their meaty diet. Cynthia Graber reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21-Second Rule Governs Mammal Micturition 25.06.2014 2:46

All mammals that weigh more than about six-and-a-half pounds take about the same time to urinate, thanks to the structure of the urethra. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwarf Galaxies Really Cooking with Gas 25.06.2014 2:47

The smallest galaxies in the universe gave rise to an unexpectedly large proportion of stars. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cool Kids Get Schooled with Age 23.06.2014 2:35

Kids deemed cool in early adolescence have a poor chance to keep that status by their early 20s, because their behavior gets old. Erika Beras reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Bread May Actually Build Strong Bodies 1 Way 20.06.2014 2:38

The guts of white bread eaters appear to contain more lactobacillus, a type of bacteria that wards off digestive disorders. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plant Spores Hitch Long-Distance Feather Rides 18.06.2014 2:39

Tiny spores from mosses, algae and lichens can stick in bird feathers, travel from the Arctic to the bottom of South America and grow into whole new specimens. Erika Beras reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jellyfish Galaxies Get Guts Ripped Out 17.06.2014 2:45

Recently discovered galaxies shaped like jellyfish leave a long trail of hot gas and dust, victims of even hotter gas from their surrounding cluster of galaxies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2-Face Moon Tells How It Got That Way 13.06.2014 2:43

A new analysis says that the asymmetry between the two faces of the moon is due to crust thickness differences that resulted from variable cooling rates after the molten formation of our companion. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students 11.06.2014 2:42

Five-year-olds in highly decorated classrooms were less able to hold their focus, spent more time off-task and had smaller learning gains than kids in bare rooms. Erika Beras reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kid Scientist Finds Sweet Pest Control 10.06.2014 2:32

Eleven-year-old Simon Kaschock-Marenda's science fair project led to a publication about the insecticidal effects of the sweetener Truvia. Karen Hopkin reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Light Colors Become Fashion Rage for Northern Europe's Insects 09.06.2014 3:03

As northern Europe warms, the light-colored butterflies and dragonflies typically found in the Mediterranean are moving north, and outcompeting their darker-colored rivals. Erika Beras reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

London Fish Chip Away at Historical Unknowns 06.06.2014 2:28

Isotope composition within fish tails found in London archaeological digs shows that the city began importing cod from northern Scandinavia some 800 years ago. Cynthia Graber reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meteor Storm Went from Sizzle to Fizzle 04.06.2014 2:41

The May Camelopardalids meteor outburst turned out to be a dud, because meteor storm prediction is not a sure thing, unlike, for example, calculating the next eclipse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices