Science, Quickly

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Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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Can Food Work as Medicine?

May 01 2024 11 mins

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corals Are Once Again Bleaching En Masse, but Their Fate Isn’t Sealed

Apr 29 2024 14 mins

Amid Earth’s fourth global coral bleaching event, a leading expert says tackling climate change is the key to fighting back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 3: A Long-Awaited Climate Experiment Is Poised to Launch in the Amazon. What Will It Find?

Apr 26 2024 17 mins

Ahead of a project to spray carbon dioxide into jungle plots, researchers contemplate what its results might signal about the forest’s future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: A Singular Climate Experiment Takes Shape in the Amazon

Apr 24 2024 19 mins

After years of delay, researchers are ready to inject carbon dioxide into jungle plots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Will the Amazon Help Save the Planet?

Apr 22 2024 15 mins

Years in the making, a project in the Amazon rain forest is finally set to determine whether a rise in carbon dioxide could save one of the world’s largest carbon sinks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Big a Threat Is Bird Flu?

Apr 19 2024 10 mins

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a New AI Model Helps Volcanic History Rise from the Ashes

Apr 17 2024 9 mins

Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do Sperm Whales Have Culture?

Apr 15 2024 10 mins

These marine mammals are very hard to observe, but in the past two decades the roughly 20 or so people in the world who study sperm whales have found some compelling evidence of culture among them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Measles Is Back, and That’s Scary

Apr 12 2024 10 mins

Today we’re going to look at how measles—a disease that was practically eliminated in the U.S.—has resurged in recent months, because people basically forgot how bad it was and got complacent about vaccines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the Eclipse Give You the Amateur Astronomy Bug? Here’s How to Get Started

Apr 10 2024 16 mins

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a professional astronomer—with a passion for amateur astrophotography—and she's here to offer tips and tricks for want to get into capturing the night sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices