Science Quickly

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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Episode 2: A Singular Climate Experiment Takes ...
Gigantic Metal Spires Will Spray Amazonian Trees With Extra CO2
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Episode 1: Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?
The Rain Forest Sucks Up Carbon—Or, at Least, It Did
14 min
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How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?
Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.
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How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise ...
Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska.
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Do Sperm Whales Have Culture?
They're Hard to Study, But What Has Been Found is Fascinating
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Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary
The deadly virus was practically eliminated in the U.S., but now it’s infecting more people.
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Did the Eclipse Give You the Amateur Astronomy ...
Learn How to Capture Your Own View of the Cosmos
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A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of...
Kate Russo Has Seen 13 of Them. Even She Isn't Ready for This One
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Three Times Eclipses Eclipsed Previous Science
Scientists have studied eclipses for centuries, discovering truths about the universe hiding in the shadows.
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Humans Find Total Eclipses Startling. What Abou...
Animals Don't Know About Science, After All
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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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