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Jun 16, 2023 • 6min

Have Astronomers Seen the Universe's First Stars?

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us our first glimpse of stars in the early universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 14, 2023 • 13min

Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace

In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she’s an urban legend. But who was she? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 12, 2023 • 11min

MDMA Moves from Party Drug Back to Therapy Tool

The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 9, 2023 • 12min

Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now

Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 7, 2023 • 9min

These Predators Had a Face like an Axe and Will Haunt Your Nightmares

Terror birds were the grizzly bears of birds, the great white sharks of the land, Jack the Ripper but with feathers. They were also truly fascinating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 5, 2023 • 10min

This Thunderous Goose Relative Was Built like a Tank with the Wings of a Songbird

Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds—and for good reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 2, 2023 • 10min

This Gargantuan Bird Weighed as Much as a Sports Car

The elephant bird was the heaviest bird to ever walk the earth. Also, its eggs were 150 times the size of a chicken egg and thick as a dinner plate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 31, 2023 • 11min

This Massive Scientific Discovery Sat Hidden in a Museum Drawer for Decades

The fossil was a prehistoric bird called Pelagornis sandersi, and its wings stretched out twice as wide as those of the great albatross.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 30, 2023 • 11min

The Kavli Prize Presents: Understanding the Machinery of the Cell [Sponsored]

James Rothman shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2010 for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release. How did a biochemist come to win such a prestigious prize in neuroscience? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 24, 2023 • 11min

What the End of the COVID Emergency Means for You

What you pay for tests, vaccines, and medicine will change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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