Episodes

The hidden wonders you’ll want to hit on a geeky science-themed road trip. And a new Food Failures segment teaches us how to make delicious dishes without turning up the heat.

From color to crunch, there are subtle cues that make our food taste better. Plus, how safety lapses at national nuclear weapons labs are making dangerous work even more hazardous.

The cephalopod celebration continues, with a look at technology inspired by the brainy creatures. Plus, a new way to look at fetal health, using the placenta.

Cephalopod Week kicks off with an octopus matchmaker and cephalopod defense moves. And how your mindset might change the way you metabolize a milkshake.

Biochemist and CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna discusses the revolutionary gene-editing tool. Plus, a 300,000-year-old hominid fossil find could possibly widen the boundaries of the “Cradle of Humanity.”

Scientists using LIGO have detected the third gravitational wave since 2015. And a surgical technique that could bring feeling back to people with bionic limbs.

A look at the first data to come back from the Juno mission’s trip to Jupiter. Plus, Leland Melvin talks about his journey from professional football player, to astronaut.

We’ve got some soil science to help your garden spring into shape. Plus, an update on the effort to bring more science to the forensics used in criminal investigations.

Homo naledi, an ancient hominin species, may have roamed Africa with early humans. Plus, 50 years after consumer microwaves, why do they make so many people nervous?

When the sky goes dark during the solar eclipse, what will scientists be observing about our nearest star? Plus, the little sea creature that builds a big house—made of mucus.