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Are we still doing daylight savings time?

Yes, we're still 'springing forward' and 'falling back' every year. But when it comes to human...

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The birth of a younger sibling is not just beautiful

As a society, we're shown a lot of images of happy older siblings welcoming their newborn sister...

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Weekly roundup — Damage control

New data shows what fasting and low-carb diets actually do to you — and if you want to save your...

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An Ebola outbreak with no (proven) vaccine

A disease with a mortality rate of 50% is spreading — with no clinically proven vaccine to...

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Hey, don't drink the (teraherz) water

We absolutely love your emails. Especially when they talk about a bizarre beverage sold in Asia.

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Weekly roundup — Just checking in on you

Are you healthy? And happy? We hope so. And goal of this episode is to keep it that way.

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Do you regret getting your dog?

New research shows that some dog/owner relationships aren't actually healthy.

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Checking up on your brain & heart

An experimental Alzheimer's drug really may be 'historic,' and some stunning data on what COVID...

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Weekly roundup — Breathe it all in

There's a chance (based on early data) that we'll be able to avoid COVID-19 infections altogether...

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Excuse me, but have you tried 'high-quality' sleep?

A new study makes a compelling case that the quality - and not quantity - of sleep is more...

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COVID-19: Nasal vaccines aren’t like other vaccines

Spraying vaccines into our noses — as opposed to injecting them — might drastically change the...

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Weekly roundup — Let's make a baby

If embryos can be made without eggs or sperm... then what are they made of? And also, a really...

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Come take a stroll with us!

Want to be healthier and happier? Then join us for a short walk along the Rhine and some research...

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The future of pregnancy

If two women were left on earth, could they manage to have a baby? Or... could two men? The...

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Why did it take so long to call COVID 'airborne'?

Denying COVID was 'airborne' — and later acknowledging it was — will likely go down as one of the...

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Our listeners aren't psychopaths (but might be cheaters)!

Infidelity might actually be 'contagious,' according to a fascinating new study — but our...

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Weekly roundup — T-minus ... a decade?

With Artemis about to launch, we need to ask ourselves an important question: What do we actually...

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From jagged dust, a home (for humans)

It's one thing to land on the moon. It's another to make human life possible there. (Part 2 of...

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Are we really ready to go back to the moon?

The mission that will (ultimately) return humankind to the moon, Artemis, is ready for liftoff....

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Weekly roundup — Who we really are

What happens if, in an attempt to learn more about yourself, you find something ugly?

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