Science Magazine Podcast

A space-based telescope to hunt dark energy, and what we can learn from scaleless snakes

Jun 22, 2023

29:28

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Origins of Dark Energy

3min

Euclid's Space Telescope to Measure Dark Energy

3min

The Coldman-Mickey Background and Dark Energy

6min

The Probability of Dark Energy Data From Euclid

4min

Patterning Mechanisms in Animals

2min

The Origins of Scaleless Corn Snakes

2min

The Effect of Mutation on Scaleless Scales

2min

The Effects of Somatic Structures on the Development of an Early Dessert

2min

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The Evolution of Ventral Scales in Snakes

4min

On this week’s show: Euclid, a powerful platform for detecting dark energy, and a slithery segment on how snakes make scales

First up on the show this week, we’re taking the hunt for dark energy to space. Staff Writer Daniel Clery joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss a new space-based telescope called Euclid, set to launch next month. Euclid will kick off a new phase in the search for dark energy, the mysterious force that is accelerating the expansion of the universe.

Also on this week’s show, snakes reveal a new way to pattern the body. Athanasia Tzika, a senior lecturer in the genetics and evolution department at the University of Geneva, talks about her Science Advances paper on the novel way snakes organize their scales.

This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.

About the Science Podcast

Authors: Sarah Crespi; Daniel Clery

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