Episodes

Cephalopod Week is back! Plus, paleontologists discuss “Jurassic World,” an ancient climate on Mars, summer science reading picks, and more.

Why did we, modern humans, survive among all hominins? Plus, the wonders of worm spit, a robot challenge, smelly ants, and more.

A look back at our month-long solar celebration. Plus, Alan Alda asks communicators to explain sleep, a possible link between the brain and immune system, beer can chicken myths and summer BBQ science, and more.

A jaw fossil discovery points to a new hominin species. Plus, beefsteak tomato science, an adaptive robot, a conversation with twin astronauts, and more.

A new book unearths the dizzying diversity of seeds. Plus, a plankton update, driving apps, a conversation with science fiction author Neal Stephenson, and more.

What’s it take to clone a woolly mammoth? Plus, proposed cuts to earth science funding at NASA, communicating through emoji, new microbiome research, and more.

An evolutionary biologist brings big data to bear on 50 years of pop music history. Plus, a look inside hog farming, how to bake pi, a challenge to explain the sun, and more.

A new book probes psychiatry’s history. Plus, the debate around gene editing, seismic risk and safety in Nepal , the other side of Oliver Sacks, and more.

A conversation with NASA administrator Charles Bolden. Plus, an unusual lab located in space, YouTube science star Destin Sandlin, a graphic novel about pioneers in computing, and more.