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A Mission To Save The Planet (From The Next Asteroid)
NASA’s moving forward with plans for a missile designed to deflect asteroids.
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Instead Of Cooler Temperatures Post-El Niño, Scientists Clock Record Highs In 2017
Plus, could a human outrun a T-rex? And other short subjects in science.
4:35
Can We Pay People To Save The Rainforest?
Small cash payments can keep landowners from selling trees for firewood. But are there loopholes?
17:06
Creating A Soundtrack For Stories Of Spaceflight
Wilco keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen and art historian James Merle Thomas took inspiration from the sounds of NASA missions for their latest album.
11:52
More Comprehensive Patient Care Can Slow Symptoms Of Alzheimer’s
A care program that included medication coupled with caregiver education, home assessments, and personalized patient training slowed the progression of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms much more than medication alone.
9:59
Particles Behaving Badly
Physicists have observed subatomic particles decaying in a way that doesn’t jibe with the predictions of the Standard Model, suggesting, if the results are correct, that there could be undiscovered particles at play.
23:46
The Alchemy Of Air
Science writer Sam Kean tells the story of the gases that have shaped human history.
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A Mission To Save The Planet (From The Next Asteroid)
NASA’s moving forward with plans for a missile designed to deflect asteroids.