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Nov 15, 2022 • 6min

A Honeybee Swarm Has as Much Electric Charge as a Thundercloud

New research shows that bees “buzz” in more than the way you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 11, 2022 • 4min

These Punk Rock Penguins Have a Bizarre Breeding Strategy

New Zealand’s erect-crested penguin lays two eggs but rejects the first one—the opposite of how most birds prioritize their offspring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 8, 2022 • 8min

The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 42

COVID, flu and RSV are surging. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 4, 2022 • 7min

What You Need to Know about Iran's Surveillance Tech

Scientific American technology editor Sophie Bushwick explains how Iran is using surveillance tech against vulnerable citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 28, 2022 • 7min

Delivering Equitable Lung Cancer Care [Sponsored]

As recent advances improve the prospects of detecting and catching lung cancer early, a new challenge arises: how to ensure people worldwide, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, benefit from new clinical tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 25, 2022 • 9min

New Halloween 'Scariant' Variants and Boosting Your Immunity: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41

In a new episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the variants that are likely to be around this winter and how boosters help even if you’ve already had the disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 21, 2022 • 5min

These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm

New research shows that birds of prey attempting to grab a bat from a roiling mass of the flying mammals have developed a way to cope with the confusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 14, 2022 • 7min

Naps Not Needed to Make New Memories

Rats kept awake after exploring novel objects remembered the original items but not where they’d seen those objects, raising interesting questions about human sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 11, 2022 • 9min

How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40

In this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about why we’ve had years shaved off our average collective life since 2020. Also, we talk about “mabs” and why you might want to know what they are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 7, 2022 • 7min

Engineering the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer [SPONSORED]

Early-stage lung cancers are not only difficult to diagnose—they’ve also proved difficult to curatively treat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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