New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes
NASA is on a mission to explore Titan — the largest moon of Saturn. To do that, scientists are build
A few years ago, climate scientist Kim Cobb had a brutal realization about how much she was flying f
Approximately 200 COVID-19 vaccines are being actively developed, a process that health officials ar
Racial discrimination shaped the map of Minneapolis. Then city zoning locked many of those patterns
Scientists have known for decades that one of the main causes of the smell of fresh rain is geosmin:
Earlier this month, IBM said it was getting out of the facial recognition business. Then Amazon and
America is still stuck in the first one. Maddie and Emily examine how the idea of a 'second wave' of
Encore episode. Researchers discovered that this simple instrument could offer insights into the evo
Marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson wrote a Washington Post op-ed about the ways the fight arou
It's called asymptomatic spread. Recently a scientist with the World Health Organization created con
Does getting the coronavirus once make you immune to it or could you get it again? Many are looking
A federal court recently ordered farmers to stop spraying one of the country's most widely used herb
That's what they call themselves: long-haulers. They've been sick for months. Many have never had a
We chat with National Geographic Explorer and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim about his team's discover
In protests around the country, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas to disperse crowds. But
In this episode, Maddie Sofia talks with Invisibilia's Alix Spiegel about the bioethics of conductin
Encore episode. Brandon Taylor's story has a happy ending. Today he's a successful writer whose debu
The last few weeks have been filled with devastating news — stories about the police killing black p
Across the country, demonstrators are protesting the death of George Floyd and the ongoing systemic
Happy #BlackBirdersWeek! This week, black birders around the world are rallying around Christian Coo
