Science, Spoken
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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Nov 1, 2022 • 12min
The New Math of Wrinkling Patterns
A comprehensive mathematical framework treats these crinkles as elegant solutions to geometric problems.
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Oct 31, 2022 • 7min
Rats Are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them
Keeping rodents off Santa Cruz Island is an exhausting task. But now, conservationists are getting an assist from an AI-powered surveillance system.
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Oct 28, 2022 • 7min
A New Tool for Eruption Forecasting: Carbon-Catching Drones
In the future, remote-controlled quadcopters might mean that researchers won’t have to crawl inside volcanoes to collect carbon dioxide anymore.
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Oct 27, 2022 • 10min
The US Is Finally Considering Protections Against Salmonella
The bacteria, which contaminate poultry meat, sicken 1.35 million Americans every year. But there’s very little the federal government can do to stop it.
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Oct 26, 2022 • 6min
How Iodine Pills Can—and Can’t—Help Against Radiation
East European governments are starting to distribute the tablets as a precaution, but there are limits to the protection they offer, and who might need them.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 7min
Big Pharma Says Drug Prices Reflect R&D Cost. Researchers Call BS
A new study finds no correlation between research and development spending and outlandish drug prices.
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Oct 24, 2022 • 8min
Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats
Scientists integrated tiny cell clusters called organoids with the animals’ own tissue, a step toward developing sophisticated mini-models of the brain.
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Oct 21, 2022 • 8min
Gas Drilling Is Disrupting Animal Migration
Scientists are investigating why large animals like the mule deer of Wyoming go where they go—and how humans can get out of their way.
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Oct 20, 2022 • 8min
Robots Are Helping Immunocompromised Kids ‘Go to School’
Sure, my telepresence robot had some issues—but for students like me who can’t make it to campus because of disability or illness, these tools open new doors.
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Oct 19, 2022 • 7min
Cities Need More Native Bees—Lots and Lots of Adorable Bees
These pollinators can help urban gardens grow. That will be critical for cooling cities as the planet warms.
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