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This Startup Is Making—and Programming—Human Cells 28.12.2021 6:17

Creating bespoke cells could transform testing and help develop new treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse at Other Minds 23.12.2021 10:06

Researchers have created jellyfish whose nerve cells light up when they fire, offering a tantalizing view of neurology before the rise of the brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fleeing Global Warming? ‘Climate Havens’ Aren’t Ready Yet 22.12.2021 11:23

Climate migration is already underway. Here's how cities can prepare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To See Proteins Change in Quadrillionths of a Second, Use AI 21.12.2021 12:38

Researchers have long wanted to capture how protein structures contort in response to light. But getting a clear image was impossible—until now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When It Comes to Buses, Will Hydrogen or Electric Win? 20.12.2021 8:43

Clean transport needs clean vehicles. New power developments are crucial for a mass transit revolution, and each has pros and cons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Spacetime 17.12.2021 13:03

Physicists have linked the “gravitational memory effect” to fundamental cosmic symmetries and a potential solution to the black hole information paradox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are Instagram’s Aesthetic Moms Hindering Kids’ Development? 16.12.2021 9:58

Taupe and cream nurseries are in vogue right now. They’re beautifully beige, but some worry they might be bad for babies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's How 3 Space Companies Aim to Replace the ISS 15.12.2021 10:16

NASA is investing in Blue Origin, Nanoracks, and Northrop Grumman as they develop competing designs for a next-generation space station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Gambia Turn the Tide to Save Its Shrinking Beaches? 14.12.2021 8:00

In an economically developing country reliant on tourism, the rapidly eroding “smiling coast” shows the urgent need for action on climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Buzz Lightyear’s Rocket Launch Looks Better Than Reality 13.12.2021 10:52

We use video analysis to compare an animated liftoff to an actual one, proving that truth is more boring than fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Is What It Will Take to End Deforestation by 2030 10.12.2021 11:08

Nations around the world made a vital climate crisis declaration to save forests within the next decade. Can they actually do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More Companies Offer Fertility Benefits. It’s Only the Beginning 09.12.2021 12:34

Employer support for staff who wish to freeze their eggs has great potential—but broader support for parents still lags behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet the Cyberpunk Albatrosses Scanning for Secret Explosions 08.12.2021 12:02

Acoustic waves can detect all kinds of explosions and volcanic activity, but it’s hard to place sensors at sea—unless you’ve got a bird with a backpack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hints of New Life in the Shadows of Venezuela's Last Glacier 07.12.2021 10:34

When ice goes, lichens and mosses move in and an entirely new ecosystem starts to take shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New Dementia Test Raises More Questions Than Answers 06.12.2021 12:18

A 5-minute assessment on an iPad could transform how we screen for dementia—or overwhelm the health care system with worried test-takers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside the Negotiations to Decide the Fate of Our Planet 03.12.2021 9:01

At COP26 in Glasgow, negotiators can easily lose track of what day it is as they scramble to save us from climate chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to Lie on a Bed of Nails? Physics Has Your Back 02.12.2021 11:12

This is the science of why you can recline on an array of very sharp things without getting the pointy end of the stick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lidar Uncovers Hundreds of Lost Maya and Olmec Ruins 01.12.2021 8:45

An aerial survey in southern Mexico discovered a host of ceremonial sites that could date as far back as 1100 BC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Next Big Thing for RNA? Fixing Moldy Food 30.11.2021 13:09

Our addiction to chemical pesticides comes with a bunch of downsides. New sprays made from RNA might offer a smarter, cleaner way to wage war on pests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters 29.11.2021 11:00

Saving California's adorable (and very hungry) sea otters helps control other species, leading to the growth of more carbon-sequestering vegetation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Groundbreaking Simulator Generates a Huge Indoor Ocean 23.11.2021 12:09

It’s a 32,000-gallon concrete tank with a wind tunnel grafted on top. With it, researchers can study the seas—and climate change—like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are Green Jet Fuels Finally Ready for Takeoff? 22.11.2021 11:28

A first commercial test flight shows how fuel made from plants, not petroleum, could make flying cleaner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Strange Radio Signal Was Just From Earth, Not Aliens 19.11.2021 12:49

Astronomers with the Breakthrough Listen project scan the sky for signs of extraterrestrial life, but a promising lead turned out to be a false alarm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California Condors Are Capable of Asexual Reproduction 18.11.2021 11:26

A new study shows that two captive birds had only maternal DNA and survived early development—a first for the critically endangered species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Deadly Microbe Mystery Leads to a Spray Sold at Walmart 17.11.2021 8:59

A series of puzzling infections has been traced to the presence of a dangerous bacterium in an aromatherapy spray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices