Big Picture Science

Dinosaurs' Last Gasp*

Do we have physical evidence of the last day of the dinosaurs? We consider fossilized fish in...

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Allergy Reason

Runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone...

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• 9 meses

Made for Mars

Do you have what it takes to survive on Mars? Beginning this month, four people will spend a year...

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• 10 meses

Skeptic Check: NASA UFO Study

NASA is studying more than 800 sightings of unidentified objects in our sky as part of its...

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The Ears Have It*

What’s the difference between a bird call and the sound of a pile driver? Not much, when you’re...

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Skeptic Check: The Body Electric

Electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, including allowing our bodies to...

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• 10 meses

Life in the Solar System

Spewing lava and belching noxious fumes, volcanoes seem hostile to biology. But the search for...

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Let's Stick Together*

Crowded subway driving you crazy? Sick of the marathon-length grocery store line? Wish you had a...

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Skeptic Check: Shroom With a View*

Magic mushrooms – or psilocybin – may be associated with tripping hippies and Woodstock, but they...

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Catching Fire*

We have too much “bad fire.” Not only destructive wildfires, but the combustion that powers our...

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Finding Endurance*

In 1915, Endurance, the ship that took Ernest Shackleton to the Antarctic, was slowly crushed and...

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The Latest Buzz*

Is your windshield accumulating less bug splatter? Insects, the most numerous animals on Earth,...

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CRISPR Mosquitoes

The editing tool CRISPR is already being tested on animal and plant cells. It has even been used...

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Skeptic Check: Feeling Risky

It’s not just facts that inform our decisions. They’re also guided by how those facts feel. From...

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Calling All Aliens

Are we alone in the universe? Is there other intelligence out there? COSMIC, the most ambitious...

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Make Space for Animals*

Long before Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go into space, Laika, a stray dog, crossed the...

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Skeptic Check: Do Your Own Research*

Scientists are increasingly finding their expertise questioned by non-experts who claim they’ve...

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Flower Power

Before everything could come up roses, there had to be a primordial flower – the mother, and...

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Lady Parts*

The Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe has ignited fierce debate about bodily autonomy. But it’s...

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Waste Not [rebroadcast]

Why create more landfill? Perhaps you should resist the urge to toss those old sneakers, the...

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