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Scientists in developing nations plan to step up research into dimming sunshine to curb climate change, hoping to judge ... Read more

Thanks so much for sticking with us for 600 episodes! We take a look back at what made us laugh (and learn!). In this ep... Read more

Hardened plaque harvested from Neanderthal teeth is loaded with genetic material from plants and animals these prehistor... Read more

A study by University of Manchester researchers has shown for the first time that a bad night’s sleep is associated with... Read more

Scientists have found a way to use spinach to build working human heart muscle, potentially solving a long-standing prob... Read more

Scientists Martin Nyffeler and Klaus Birkhofer published their estimate of the amount of spiders in the world, and the a... Read more

While hunting for dinner, the big brown bat must hone in on flitting insects and keep track of its surroundings to avoid... Read more

A small cluster of stem cells in the brain seems to help mice stay young, and injecting extra stem cells helps them live... Read more

Tyrannosaurus Rex had a snout as sensitive to touch as human fingertips, say scientists. Experts believe that males an... Read more

Creativity is highly prized in Western society—much touted by cultures that claim to value individualism and the entrepr... Read more

893.35 quadrillion to one. That’s the likelihood of what’s happened to 20-year-old Dylan McWilliams. He was bitten by a ... Read more

A Canadian man finally got the chance to clear his name after 17 years in exile from a hotel in British Columbia. His or... Read more

Alongside the studies telling us how to keep our memories intact, an enormous body of research has led to another conclu... Read more

The words "balloonfest" and "disaster" don't necessarily seem to go together – except in the case of the 1986 Cleveland ... Read more

After noticing an uptick in a rare disease called melioidosis during the rainy season in parts of Southeast Asia and nor... Read more

Some info about this episode: It was recorded right after the US Election We didn't intend it to be an entire episode, ... Read more

What can artificial intelligence learn from dogs? Quite a lot, say researchers from the University of Washington and All... Read more

Squirrels can bury up to 10,000 nuts annually, many of which they do go back and find. A recent study on cognition in t... Read more

An international team of researchers reports that when children are praised for being smart not only are they quicker to... Read more

A woman in her 30s was undergoing an operation that involved applying a laser to her cervix, when she passed gas that ca... Read more