60-Second Science

Meet Rachel Feltman, the new host of Science Quickly, bringing fresh perspective and enthusiasm. She introduces new format changes for the podcast, including quick science news updates, deeper conversations, and fascinating stories. Listeners are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions for upcoming episodes.

Doctors are prescribing healthy foods like blueberries and kale to prevent diseases. 'Food is medicine' programs are improving community health. Diets can positively impact health markers. The podcast explores using food as medicine for better health outcomes.

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

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

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

Researchers are studying the Amazon rainforest's carbon sink capacity amidst rising CO2 levels. A researcher shares a harrowing experience of getting lost in the jungle and emphasizes the importance of protecting the ecosystem. The podcast explores the impact of carbon fertilization on the Amazon forest and the challenges of maintaining its carbon storage. It discusses the potential consequences of decreased carbon absorption and dieback in the Amazon due to climate change, questioning its future role as a carbon sink.

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

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

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

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