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November 22, 2024
On the 50th anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us about ourselves. Plus, divers have recovered seeds of a long-lost rye variety from a 146-year-old shipwreck in Lake Huron. And, just in time for Thanksgiving, a potato researcher explains potato varieties, potato nutrition, and some tubular tuber facts.
10:31
Is Your Empty Stomach Fueling Your Shopping Spree?
Hungry shoppers spent up to 60 percent more than those who had a full stomach, according to a new study.
23:20
Habitats Shift As Arctic Temps Creep Above Freezing
As the ice retreats, habitats shift, and certain food chains have begun to crumble.
12:07
Legal Battle Ends, But Seas Continue to Rise in Kivalina, Alaska
With its legal battle over, Kivalina, Alaska struggles to relocate a 400-person village predicted to be underwater by 2025.
16:33
Tales of Broken Hearts
In “The Man Who Touched His Own Heart,” Rob Dunn writes of the creative—and sometimes tragic—ways that scientists and surgeons have sought to mend the maladies of the heart.
21:57
Dogs, They’re Just Like Us
An in-depth survey of pet dogs revealed surprising insights about breed-specific behaviors.
8:02
The World’s Oceans Are Overflowing With Plastics Pollution
Researchers estimate that between 4.8-12.7 million metric tons of plastic leaked into the ocean in 2010.
16:54
A Love Story, Set in the Multiverse
In Nick Payne’s play “Constellations,” a beekeeper and cosmologist fall in and out of love across 50 parallel universes.
17:12
Medical Fraud Missing From Public Record
An investigation of the FDA claims the agency isn’t doing enough to expose instances of fraud and misconduct.
11:50
Are Decades-Long Megadroughts on the Horizon?
Climate change might be pushing the Southwest and Central Plains of the U.S. towards megadroughts.
1:36
Remembering ‘The Father of the Pill’
The chemist Carl Djerassi passed away on January 30, 2015, at the age of 91.