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A Proactive Way to Detect Cancer at Its Earliest Stages 07.12.2022 7:26

Medtech firm Earli is working on a way to make tumors announce themselves as they appear—and even provide directions to where they are in the body. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pop-Up Farming Pods to Help Colonizers Grow Crops on Mars 05.12.2022 7:02

Interstellar Lab’s inflatable BioPod is designed to help plants survive inhospitable conditions on Earth and allow explorers to settle on the Red Planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest 05.12.2022 10:39

As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Gold Hydrogen’ Is an Untapped Resource in Depleted Oil Wells 02.12.2022 11:00

The fuel can be produced by adding bacteria to spent drill holes—meaning there are thousands of potential hydrogen sources worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For Alzheimer’s Scientists, the Amyloid Debate Has No Easy Answers 01.12.2022 11:16

For years, potential therapies that attack this brain protein have failed to help patients in clinical trials. Now—surprisingly—a new drug shows promise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vertical Farming Needs to Grow More Than Salad 30.11.2022 5:07

Indoor agriculture promises to massively reduce the water and land needed to support crops. But at the moment, it only works for a tiny percentage of foods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Use a Laser to Kick an Electron out of a Molecule 29.11.2022 11:06

By firing pulses quintillionths of a second long, physicists study the fleeting motion of an electron leaving two bonded atoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Turns Out Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes Actually Works 28.11.2022 11:01

New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tiny Aerosols Pose a Big Predicament in a Warming World 24.11.2022 8:19

Fossil fuels are rapidly heating the planet, but their aerosols also help cool it. Just how much, though, is a major uncertainty in climate science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NASA Will Not Change the James Webb Telescope's Name 23.11.2022 7:13

The moniker, which honors a former agency administrator accused of enforcing anti-LGBTQ policies, has long been controversial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Your Phone Can Determine If a Bridge Is Busted 22.11.2022 9:47

Any smartphone in any car can pick up a span’s unique vibrations. Tracking how that changes over time reveals hidden structural problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Europe’s Cities Are Getting More Crowded—That’s a Good Thing 21.11.2022 11:40

The sprawling mass of suburbia has been a disaster for the environment. But now smaller, denser cities herald a renaissance in city living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No, Qatar’s World Cup Can’t Be Classed as Carbon-Neutral 18.11.2022 13:01

Despite efforts to reduce emissions, the 2022 FIFA tournament is highly carbon-intensive. And its road to net-zero relies on questionable carbon credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Countries Hit Hardest by Climate Change May Finally Get Their Due 16.11.2022 11:55

After 30 years of talk about forcing wealthy polluters to compensate those bearing the brunt of climate damage, the COP27 conference seems poised to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brace Yourself for a Triple Wave of Seasonal Viruses 16.11.2022 11:06

Many people haven’t been exposed to common respiratory viruses following the pandemic, meaning they might be more vulnerable to getting ill this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Gulp of Engineered Bacteria Is Meant to Treat Disease 15.11.2022 10:27

A small study of people with a rare disorder that prevents them from processing protein is an early attempt at creating “living” medicines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors 14.11.2022 8:11

In a small study, researchers modified patients’ immune cells to target their particular cancer—but it only worked for a third of volunteers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush 11.11.2022 8:44

It doesn’t take stampeding or unruly behavior to result in massive tragedies like the one in Itaewon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real 10.11.2022 10:35

Chemists have long conceptualized tiny machines that could fabricate drugs, plastics, and other polymers that are hard to build with bigger tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean 09.11.2022 10:16

Scientists have already begun to observe the ecological effects of acidifying oceans on sea life. The changes ahead may be more drastic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat 08.11.2022 13:24

The US government is funding tech to determine whether genetic alterations in a virus or pest are an evolutionary quirk—or a lab-engineered danger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Platform Makes Sure Companies Stick to Their Climate Pledges 07.11.2022 8:44

Lubomila Jordanova explains how her carbon-reporting firm—Plan A—uses relentless data analysis to guarantee businesses aren’t greenwashing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts 04.11.2022 8:36

Climate change is disrupting delicate arctic habitats, which could unearth frozen viruses and transport them elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ‘Brightest of All Time’ Gamma-Ray Burst Sparks a Supernova Hunt 03.11.2022 9:06

Telescopes around the world are capturing photons from the blast, and researchers anticipate exciting discoveries ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Clever Way to Map the Moon’s Surface—Using Shadows 02.11.2022 9:35

How shade is cast reveals details of the rugged lunar landscape, allowing NASA to create 3D models for astronauts and rovers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices