A horse science roundup and using dubious brain scans as evidence of crimes
First up on the podcast, freelance journalist Jonathan Moens talks with host Sarah Crespi about a forensic test called brain electrical oscillation si...
Analyzing music from ancient Greece and Rome, and the 100 days that shook science
First up on the podcast, producer Meagan Cantwell worked with the Science News team to review how the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s admin...
Tales from an Italian crypt, and the science behind ‘dad bods’
First up on the podcast, Contributing Correspondent Andrew Curry talks with host Sarah Crespi about his visit to 17th century crypts under an old hosp...
A caterpillar that haunts spiderwebs, solving the last riddles of a famed friar, and a new book series
First up on the podcast, bringing Gregor Mendel’s peas into the 21st century. Back in the 19th century Mendel, a friar and naturalist, tracked traits ...
Linking cat domestication to ancient cult sacrifices, and watching aurorae wander
First up on the podcast, Online News Editor David Grimm joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about how an Egyptian cult that killed cats may have also tame...
The metabolic consequences of skipping sleep, and cuts and layoffs slam NIH
First up on the podcast, ScienceInsider Editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss big changes in science funding and government jobs th...
Talking about engineering the climate, and treating severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
Geoengineering experiments face an uphill battle, and a way to combat the pregnancy complication hyperemesis gravidarum First up on the podcast, clim...
Studying urban wildfires, and the challenges of creating tiny AI robots
First up this week, urban wildfires raged in Los Angeles in January. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall discusses how researchers have come to...
Why seals don’t drown, and tracking bird poop as it enters the sea
First up this week, Newsletter Editor Christie Wilcox joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss stories from the sea, including why scientists mounted camera...
Why sign language could be crucial for kids with cochlear implants, studying the illusion of pain, and recent political developments at NIH
First up this week, science policy editor Jocelyn Kaiser joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the latest news about the National Institutes of Health—fr...