Discover how artificial intelligence has revolutionized weather forecasting, using fewer resources. Explore the overlooked source of methane emissions from waste sites and potential solutions. Dive into the role of landfills in climate change and the significance of managing municipal waste. Learn about strategies to mitigate methane emissions and their impact in staying within the 1.5-degree Celsius limit.

Russian science is split between those who left after the Ukraine invasion and those who stayed, as discussed by journalist Olga Dobrovidova. Jacob Robinson, a professor, explores battery-free bioelectronics and the potential for internal medical devices to harvest energy from the human body.

Guest Christie Wilcox discusses efforts to turn anemones into corals by manipulating their genes. Then, Steve Hyman explores challenges in developing drugs for brain diseases. Lastly, Thomas Fuchs delves into the potential of AI in healthcare including disease identification and treatment recommendations.

First up on this week’s show, Staff Writer Erik Stokstad joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about why it might make sense to grow shorter corn. It turns out the towering corn typically grown today is more likely to blow over in strong winds and can’t be planted very densely. Now, seedmakers are testing out new ways to make corn short through conventional breeding and transgenic techniques in the hopes of increasing yields. Next up on the show, the last in our series of books on sex and gender with Books Host Angela Saini. In this installment, Angela speaks with Nandita Jayaraj and Aashima Dogra about their book Lab Hopping: A Journey to Find India’s Women in Science. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi, Angela Saini, Erik StokstadEpisode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl5269

Restoring land after dam removal, and phonons as a basis for quantum computing  First up on this week’s show, planting in the silty soil left behind after a dam is removed and reservoirs recede. Contributing Correspondent Warren Cornwall joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the world's largest dam removal project and what ecologists are doing to revegetate 36 kilometers of new river edge. Next up on the show, freelance producer and former guest Tanya Roussy. She talks with Andrew Cleland, a professor at the University of Chicago, about a Science paper from this summer on using the phonon—a quantum of sound energy—as the basis of quantum computers. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi, Tanya Roussy, Warren CornwallEpisode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl4219

The Kuiper belt might be bigger than we thought, and managing the effects of wildfires on indoor pollution First up on this week’s show, the Kuiper belt—the circular field of icy bodies, including Pluto, that surrounds our Solar System—might be bigger than we thought. Staff Writer Paul Voosen joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the distant Kuiper belt objects out past Neptune, and how they were identified by telescopes looking for new targets for a visit by the New Horizons spacecraft. Next up on the show, the impact of wildfire smoke indoors. Producer Kevin McLean talks with Delphine Farmer, a chemist at Colorado State University, about an experiment to measure where particulates and volatile organic compounds end up when they sneak inside during a wildfire event. Finally, in a sponsored segment from the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office, Jackie Oberst, associate editor for custom publishing, discusses with Jens Nielsen, CEO of the BioInnovation Institute—an international life science incubator in Copenhagen, Denmark—about the next big leap in biology: synthetic biology. This segment is sponsored by the BioInnovation Institute. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. About the Science Podcast Authors: Sarah Crespi, Paul Voosen, Kevin McLean Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl3178

The podcast covers topics such as the impact of earthworms on agriculture, measuring the amount of resources needed to escape poverty, the outbreak of avian flu in the Galapagos Islands, preserving ancient DNA, and exploring deep time paleogenomics.

Exploring radical alternatives to the traditional family home, India's efforts to combat climate-induced heat in cities, and the mystery of ancient Amazonian 'dark earth' are discussed in this podcast.

A mathematician and an executive director discuss using math to analyze cartel violence in Mexico. They explore the complexity of cartels, recruitment strategies, and potential solutions. The podcast also covers a fall review of science books, video games, and movies, as well as exhibitions on the power of music and the Grand Egyptian Museum. They discuss the chilling implications of facial recognition technology and the impact of fire on the land.

"A dry desert environment doesn't stop cats from loving fish," says Online News Editor David Grimm. Cameron Aubin, a postdoc at Cornell, discusses using tiny explosions to power insect-size robots. Plus, the challenges of bringing scientific ideas to the market and the journey from scientist to entrepreneur.