Science, Spoken

Average sea surface temperatures have soared to record highs, and stayed there. It’s a worrying signal of an ocean in crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Studying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coastal lands are subsiding and losing elevation—a “hidden vulnerability” that’s making rising seas all the worse. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Japanese company Ispace could be the first to safely touch down on the moon’s surface, with more spacecraft following later this year. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Renewable generation projects are set to make this future fuel widely available. And it’s much more versatile than you think. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The algae Melosira arctica is the foundation of the food chain, and its contamination could have major consequences for ecosystems and the climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The court has given itself a deadline extension until late Friday night to decide whether mifepristone should remain legal. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scientists believe lasting symptoms following a coronavirus infection are not a single disorder. So new clinical trials are hunting for a range of solutions. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The most comprehensive survey of how we share our microbiomes suggests a new way of thinking about diseases that aren’t usually considered contagious. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The single-dose antibiotic regimen dramatically reduces transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. But it doesn’t have the CDC’s blessing yet. Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new book explores the far-reaching impact of germs and viruses on human society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Fifth Circuit ruling that keeps mifepristone available, but curtails access to it, is the newest front in a battle over the FDA’s power to approve medications.   Read the story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aquifer thermal energy storage can use groundwater to heat and cool buildings—decarbonizing homes and businesses in the process. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research shows that the cells’ garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing the process. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health of people and the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy. Read the article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the conditions that made the universe what it is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, the world’s first contraception review platform, discusses the power of equipping women with information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meat brewed in bioreactors is on the way, but it’s still too expensive. The solution? Add a whole lot of plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An innovative research project delivers new evidence about the challenging life of astronauts on the International Space Station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grail’s Galleri aims to screen for many more types of tumor than was previously possible. Large-scale clinical trials are underway. Read the article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ice can trap pollutants and accelerate their breakdown, with troubling environmental consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New research shows that seabirds’ ingestion of the pollutant scars their insides—a new disease called “plasticosis”—and may disturb their microbiomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As climate change makes storms warmer and wetter, the state’s flood control system is struggling to keep up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices