9:53
Super Strong Robot ‘Muscles’ Inspired By Origami
The flexible muscles have a skeleton inspired from the delicate paper folds of origami—and they can lift objects a thousand times their own weight.
6:59
Alan Alda Wants To Know: ‘What Is Climate?’
In his annual Flame Challenge, Alan Alda is calling on scientists to answer a seemingly simple, but complex question.
27:15
Life In The Internet Slow Lane
The internet grew for decades without 2015’s net neutrality rules. So what happens if the FCC repeals them?
47:37
From Cat Rheology To Operatic Incompetence
The 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes saluted the strange and silly in scientific studies.
12:23
Mining Coal For Clues About Ancient Environments
Geologist Jen O’Keefe uses pollen and spores fossilized in coal to study the environment millions of years ago.
16:57
After Cassini, A Mission To Icy Planets Full Of Diamond Rain?
Researchers want to see what a closer look at Uranus and Neptune could tell us about our pale blue dot.
17:42
How Do Bats Communicate?
Bioacoustician Laura Kloepper uses ziplines, drones, and hawks to decode the mysterious communication of bats.
6:58
Women More Likely To Be Injured When Heading Soccer Ball
Plus, a dire environmental warning and some dietary caution ahead of Thanksgiving.
4:50
Coal Ash Pollution In Kentucky Lake Is Worse Than Expected
Will Kentucky loosen regulations for toxic power plant byproduct?
8:01
Visualizing Anatomy Unseen
This veterinary surgeon was confounded by how little we know about animal anatomy. So, he created a method to see all the way down to the smallest capillary.