Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
Inside the Race to Protect Artists from Artific...
AI-generated art is creating new ethical issues—and competition—for digital artists. Nightshade and Glaze are two tools helping creators fight back.
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The Tale of the Snail Slime Wrangler
Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally.
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Mucus Saves Your Life Every Day
The slimy substance is so powerful that doctors once made hog stomach mucus milkshakes to treat ulcers.
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Magical Mucus: On the Benefits of Getting Slime...
If you take a journey into the depths of the slime all around us, you find yourself starting to understand that mucus is a miracle.
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How Artificial Intelligence Helped Write this A...
Machine-learning algorithms allow composers to create all-new instruments.
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Why Short Naps Are Good for You
A quick nap can boost your memory, your mood and even your creativity.
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The Great Debate: Could We Ever Travel through ...
Our space and physics editors go head-to-head over a classic mind-bending question.
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The Science behind Humpback Whales’ Eerie Songs
Scientists have long wondered how baleen whales make their songs, and a new study has finally uncovered the anatomical workings behind their melodies.
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Large Study of ME/CFS Patients Reveals Measurab...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, long dismissed by doctors, causes immune system dysfunction and other problems. But treatments are lacking.
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Hunger in Gaza Could Affect Survivors' Health f...
Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how these changes might be passed down to later generations.
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These Invasive Ants Are Changing How Lions Hunt
On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey.
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Should You Swab Your Throat Plus Your Nose for ...
Nose-plus-throat could increase test accuracy—but could create problems too
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Is This the Earliest Evidence of Human Cannibal...
A newly-examined munch mark on a tibia has become a real pleistocene whodunit.
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What Do You Mean, Bisexual People Are ‘Risk-Ta...
A recent GWAS investigation on risk-taking and bisexuality made some assumptions that some experts don’t agree with.
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Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. Wh...
A grassroots online movement has helped shift the way scientists think about asexuality. But much is still unknown.
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How to Close the Orgasm Gap for Heterosexual Co...
Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves.
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Dominatrices Are Showing People How to Have Rou...
Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up.
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How to Explore Your Sexuality, according to Sci...
Some researchers say that the standard definition of sexual orientation is incomplete—and offer a tool for expanding it.
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You Can't Fix Burnout With Self-Care
Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why.
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How April’s Eclipse Will Solve Solar Mysteries
Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.
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When Will We Finally Have Sex In Space?
We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think.
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How Is This Ancient Cattle Breed Fighting Wildf...
These ancient Portuguese cattle have become unlikely firefighters
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The Government's Former UFO Hunter Has a Lot to...
Is the government hiding proof of aliens? Sean Kirkpatrick was asked to find out.
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Quantum Computers Might Make All of Your Privat...
But Hopefully Not, If Cryptographers Can Change How We Encrypt Things Now
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For 60+ years, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV...