Orbital alchemyMaturing techniques and cheaper launches fuel microgravity research—and hopes of orbital manufacturing Aug 27 26August 27, 2026Article at Science Magazine
Making drugs in space, the man who fed India, and what narwhals can teach us about changing seasOn this week’s show: The unique benefits of making pharmaceuticals in zero gravity, narwhals point to warming of east Greenland fjords, and the latest in our series of biographies Aug 27 26August 27, 2026Article at Science Magazine
Hack reveals reviewer identities for huge AI conferenceSoftware bug leads to exposure of peer-review records for 10,000 papers Dec 15 25December 15, 2025Article at Science Magazine
How birds reacted to a solar eclipse, and keeping wildfire smoke out of wineOn this week’s show: Citizen scientists and AI help measure how birds behaved during an eclipse, and a roundup of online news stories Oct 09 25October 09, 2025Article at Science Magazine
World’s oldest human mummies made by hunter-gatherers using smoke and timeAncient people across Southeast Asia gradually dried out and preserved their dead over a low fire Sep 16 25September 16, 2025Article at Science Magazine
Giant radar satellite set to probe Earth’s shifts and shuddersNASA and India’s $1.5 billion NISAR mission promises global time lapses of the planet’s ever-changing land and ice Jul 10 25July 10, 2025Article at Science Magazine
‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur may be missing link in T. rex evolutionNewly described fossils point to ancient movement between Asia and North America Jun 11 25June 11, 2025Article at Science Magazine
Tickling in review, spores in the stratosphere, and longevity researchOn this week’s show: A roundup of far-out news, including finding fungus in the stratosphere and debating sign of life on an exoplanet; why “gargalesis,” or tickles, still puzzle scientists; and the first in a series of books on the science of death May 29 25May 29, 2025Article at Science Magazine
The Safety Scientists Forging a More Secure TomorrowA peek behind the scenes at UL Research Institutes, where researchers are taking on the biggest threats to our environment, public health and digital safety Apr 02 25April 02, 2025Article at Scientific American
Safety Science Expands to Meet Global ThreatsClimate change, deepfakes, forever chemicals. Managing the risks that come with progress is the mission of safety scientists Apr 02 25April 02, 2025Article at Scientific American
Museum With Renowned Dinosaur Fossils Gets a $25 Million GiftThe Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, home to the Tyrannosaurus rex holotype and a famous Diplodocus, will benefit from Carole and Daniel Kamin’s donation. Feb 12 25February 12, 2025Article at New York Times
Blue Ghost, a Private U.S. Lunar Lander, Launches to the MoonA Texas-built lander named Blue Ghost marks another test of NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative Jan 15 25January 15, 2025Article at Scientific American
Success for NASA’s Artemis Program Keeps Slipping Farther into the FutureWhile contending with lingering hardware issues for its crewed lunar plans, the U.S. space agency projects confidence and urgency in a time of transition Dec 10 24December 10, 2024Article at Scientific American
Power-Thirsty AI Turns to Mothballed Nuclear Plants. Is That Safe?As Microsoft strikes a deal to restart a reactor at Three Mile Island to power AI, nuclear specialists weigh in on the unprecedented process Microsoft announced on 20 September that it had struck a 20-year deal to purchase energy from a dormant… Oct 02 24October 02, 2024Article at Scientific American
Los restos del ‘barco fantasma del Pacífico’ aparecen frente a CaliforniaEl redescubrimiento del buque, que fue capturado por las fuerzas japonesas durante un tiempo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pone de relieve el potencial de los vehículos autónomos submarinos para cartografiar el fondo oceánico. El 1 de agosto, unos… Oct 02 24October 02, 2024Article at New York Times
Wreck of ‘Ghost Ship of the Pacific’ Found Off CaliforniaThe rediscovery of the vessel, which was captured by the Japanese for a time during World War II, highlights the potential of underwater autonomous vehicles to map the ocean floor. On Aug. 1, a ship dropped its unusual cargo into a patch of ocean… Oct 01 24October 01, 2024Article at New York Times
Nuclear power for AI: what it will take to reopen Three Mile Island safelyMicrosoft announced on 20 September that it had struck a 20-year deal to purchase energy from a dormant nuclear power plant that will be brought back online. And not just any plant: Three Mile Island, the facility in Londonderry Township,… Sep 30 24September 30, 2024Article at Nature
First private spacewalk a success! What the SpaceX mission means for scienceThe Polaris Dawn crew are testing a new spacesuit design and running 36 experiments while orbiting Earth. Sep 12 24September 12, 2024Article at Nature
Europa Clipper, NASA’s Mission to Jupiter’s Oceanic Moon, Is ‘Go’ for LaunchThe Europa Clipper spacecraft is only weeks away from lifting off on an epic voyage to one of the solar system’s most enigmatic and enticing moons After decades of dreaming of Jupiter’s moon Europa — and the vast ocean that probably lies beneath its… Sep 11 24September 11, 2024Article at Scientific American
NASA approves mission to search for a hidden ocean on Jupiter’s moon EuropaAfter resolving a threat to the spacecraft’s circuitry, the US space agency is now weeks away from launching the orbiter. Sep 10 24September 10, 2024Article at Nature
