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901

Largest Animal Crossing, First Complete Human Genome, Exoplanet Discoveries. November 25, 2022, Part 2

902

Best Science Books For Kids, Indigenous Science, Ignobel Prizes. November 25, 2022, Part 1

903

NASA Artemis Mission Launches To The Moon, Science Behind Thanksgiving Meals. November 18, 2022, Part 2

904

What Is The Metaverse, Missouri Groundwater Contamination, Eight Billion People On Earth. November 18, 2022, Part 1

905

Dr. Fauci’s Exit Interview, Goodnight Oppy Mars Film, Science On The Ballot. Nov 11, 2022, Part 1

906

The US Battles RSV, Neural Connections, La Brea Tar Pits. Nov 11, 2022, Part 2

907

Contraceptive Failures, Future Of Combating Covid, Rapid Evolution In The Anthropocene. Nov 4, 2022, Part 1

908

Fall Foliage Research, Voyager Scientist Retires, Flaws in Human Judgement, Milky Way Tell-All. Nov 4, 2022, Part 2

909

Cat Purrs, AI Darth Vader Voice, Deathcaps, Eating Jellyfish. Oct 28, 2022, Part 2

910

SciFri Book Club Returns, Upcoming Winter Illnesses. Oct 28, 2022, Part 1

911

Asking For Help, PFAS Chemicals, Plastics Recycling, Depression Book. October 21, 2022. Part 2

912

Societal Climate Impacts, Alaskan Crab Shortage, Protected Fisheries Surprise. October 21, 2022, Part 1

913

Eco-Death Care, Brain Memory Prosthetic, Space Food. Oct 14, 2022, Part 2

914

How Gamification Has Taken Over, Brewing An Ancient Beer Again. Oct 14, 2022, Part 1

915

Science Issues In the Election, Diabetes and Hibernating Bears, Medicine Nobel. Oct 7, 2022, Part 2

916

Planning To Power The Electric Vehicle Boom, Hurricane Ian Aftermath. October 7, 2022, Part 1

917

New Alzheimer’s Drug, Bangladeshi Water Machine, Recording Earth’s Sounds. Sept 30, 2022, Part 1

918

DART Asteroid Mission, Rescue Robots, Raccoon Vaccination, Medical Marijuana and Workplace Rules, Lanternfly Signals. Sept 30, 2022, Part 2

919

Undersea Rovers, Swimming Sperm, Teen Inventor, Soil Judging. Sep 23, 2022, Part 2

920

Big Ideas In Physics, Saturn’s Rings, Soylent Green. Sep 23, 2022, Part 1

921

Artemis Update, Stellar Art, AI for Mammography, Smoky Grapes, Harvesting Water From Air. Sept 16, 2022, Part 2

922

How Do Antidepressants Work, Genetic Testing For Depression. Sept 16, 2022, Part 1

923

Fish Kills, Potential Sulfuric Acid Shortage, Goats for Invasives Control. Sep 9, 2022, Part 1

924

Remembering Frank Drake, History of Air Conditioning. Sep 9, 2022, Part 2

925

New COVID Vaccines, “Nope” Creature, NJ Toxic Site, Germicidal Coating. Sep 2, 2022, Part 1

926

When Life Begins, Open Access Research, Wasps. Sep 2, 2022, Part 2

927

Autistic Researchers Studying Autism, Canned Salmon Insights, Medieval Friars’ Parasites. August 26, 2022, Part 1

928

Endangered Birds, Urban Wildlife, Lyme Disease Test, Rodent Social Behavior. August 26, 2022, Part 2

929

Back-To-School Health Concerns, Artemis Moon Mission, Designing A Better Lanternfly Trap. August 19, 2022, Part 2

930

How Viruses Shaped Our World, A Seagrass Oasis For Manatees. Aug 19, 2022, Part 1

931

New Prosthetic Arm, CAR T Cell Therapy, Climate Games. August 12, 2022, Part 2

932

Insulin Price Plan, Monkeypox Facts, Milky Way Memoir. August 12, 2022, Part 1

933

Clean Energy Bill, Heatwave Infrastructure, Etana Teen Innovator. August 5th, 2022, Part 2

934

Cancer Vaccines, Planting Wildflowers, Eating Copi Fish. August 5th, 2022, Part 1

935

Alzheimer’s Research Fraud, Extreme Heat Health, Piping Plovers, Octaglove. July 29, 2022, Part 1

936

Fire Of Love Film, Accessible Tech, Vagina Book. July 29, 2022, Part 2

937

Kahneman on ‘Noise,’ CHIPS Act, Great Salt Lake Dryness, Hybrid Toads. July 22, 2022, Part 2

938

Global Heat Wave, Indigenous Peoples Genetic History, Heat-Adaptive Plants. July 22, 2022, Part 1

939

JWST Images, Solar System Exploration, Monkeypox. July 15, 2022, Part 2

940

A Land Return, A COVID Update, Texas’ Power Grid, and A Gene-Editing Thriller. July 15, 2022, Part 1

941

Big Bang Debate History, Black Hole Sounds, Maggot Healthcare, Forest Lichens. July 8, 2022, Part 2

942

Bird Poop Importance, The Wonders Of Sweat, Invertebrate Butts. July 8, 2022, Part 1

943

Summer Science Books, Effect of Roe on Obstetric Care, Female Athletic Injuries. July 1, 2022, Part 2

944

SCOTUS Restricts EPA, Scientist Rebellion Protests, Kansas Wheat Problems, Early Science Films. July 1, 2022, Part 1

945

HIPAA Explained, Trans Research, Queer Scientists. June 24, 2022, Part 2

946

Roe V. Wade Overturned, Animals’ Amazing Sensory Abilities. June 24, 2022, Part 1

947

The Rise Of Mammals And A Cephalopod Celebration. June 17, 2022, Part 2

948

COVID Vaccines For Kids Under 5, IVF Status After Roe V. Wade. June 17, 2022, Part 1

949

Race And Medicine, Salmon Recovery, Emergency Mushroom ID. June 10, 2022, Part 1

950

Cephalopod Wonders, Jumping Worms, Early Plastic Surgery. June 10, 2022, Part 2

951

Medical And Recreational Cannabis, Ocean Viruses, The Sound of Wi-Fi. June 3, 2022, Part 2

952

History Of Sex, Plastic Battery, Mosquito Smell, Postpartum Art. June 3, 2022, Part 1

953

SIDS Research, Period Tracking Apps, Women And Girls In Science. May 27, 2022, Part 2

954

Gun Violence, Baby Formula, Monkeypox, Milk Banking, Wondrous Sharks. May 27, 2022, Part 1

955

Seabird Poop, ‘Prehistoric Planet’ TV Show, Dry Great Plains, Six Foods For A Changing Climate. May 20, 2022, Part 2

956

Miscarriage Care, End of Astronauts, COVID Deaths Milestone. May 20, 2022, Part 1

957

Abortion Medication, Rat Island, Access To Parks, Climate And Seafood. May 13, 2022, Part 2

958

Second Black Hole Image, Last Days Of The Dinosaurs, Rising COVID Cases. May 13, 2022, Part 1

959

Revisiting The Titanic, STEM Drag Performers As Science Ambassadors. May 6, 2022, Part 2

960

How The Brain Deals With Grief, Listening To Noisy Fish Sounds. May 6, 2022, Part 1

961

Covid Court Cases, Sharing Viruses for Research, Hepatitis Spike. April 29, 2022, Part 1

962

Dog Breeds And Dog Behavior, Polar Science Update, Decarbonizing Transportation. April 29, 2022, Part 2

963

Plastics And Ocean Life, Building An Animal Crossing, Indigenous Restoration. April 22, 2022, Part 2

964

Carbon Removal Technology, IPCC And Policy, Sustainability News, Listening To A River. April 22, 2022, Part 1

965

Inaccurate COVID Case Numbers, Spending A Trillion Dollars To Solve Problems. April 15, 2022, Part 1

966

NSF Director, Soylent Green In 2022, Colorado Snowpack, Springtime On Neptune. April 15, 2022, Part 2

967

Why Cold Plasma Could Help Sustainable Farming, How To Get Teens The Sleep They Need. April 8, 2022, Part 2

968

FDA To Analyze COVID Boosters Efficacy, Dig Into Spring With Gardening Science. April 8, 2022, Part 1

969

Why People Can’t Read Bar Graphs, First Complete Human Genome Released, Mars Book Club Finale. April 1, 2022, Part 2

970

Experimental HIV Vaccines, Lithium Mining In Oregon, Controlling The Tawny Crazy Ant. April 1, 2022, Part 1

971

Ukraine And The Energy Market, More West Nile Virus, Bird Flu In Chickens, 5,000 Exoplanets Found. March 25, 2022, Part 1

972

How Vampire Bats Evolved To Drink Blood, Ethics Checks On Brain Research, Cicada Exhibit. March 25, 2022, Part 2

973

James Webb Focused Image, Decarbonize Your Home, Wildlife Crime. March 18, 2022, Part 1

974

Dandelion Sensors, GoFundMe Healthcare Shortcomings, Where Did Mars’ Water Go. March 18, 2022, Part 2

975

Will Russia’s War Spur Clean Energy Efforts, What Is “Life,” Scientific Sewer Tour. March 11, 2022, Part 2

976

Mask Mandates Drop, International Salmon Survey, Long COVID Answers And Questions. March 11, 2022, Part 1

977

T. Rex Dispute, Texas Trans Healthcare, Russian Cyber Warfare, Bird Calls. March 4, 2022, Part 1

978

Lack Of Black Physicists, Solar Outages, Martian Meteorites, What Is A Butt. March 4, 2022, Part 2

979

Bridge Infrastructure, Cat Ancestor Gap, Lab Mice, Power Of The Dog, Mars Book Club. Feb 25, 2022, Part 2

980

Eye Implant Ethics, Sled Dogs, Tranquility Sound Scapes. Feb 25, 2022, Part 1

981

Paralysis Treatment, Protein Vaccines Advantages, How Cuba Made Five Vaccines, Fish Sounds. Feb 18, 2022, Part 2

982

Successful HIV Treatment, Improving Health Equity, Fusion Energy Record. Feb 18, 2022, Part 1

983

How Grief Rewires The Brain, New Cancer Therapy, Olympic Battery-Heated Skiing Shorts. Feb 11, 2022, Part 2

984

Science Advisor Resigns, COVID Drug Treatments, Science Drag Artists. Feb 11, 2022, Part 1

985

Phasing Out “Problematic” Plastics, Sticky Surface Science, Monarch Boom. Feb 4, 2022, Part 2

986

Brain Donation, Meat And Human Evolution, Bird Song, Space Station Retirement. Feb 4, 2022, Part 1

987

Fake COVID Testing Sites, Cannabis And Exercise, Electric Aviation. Jan 28, 2022, Part 2

988

Saving Manatees, Nighttime Satellite Streaks, Webb Telescope Update. Jan 28, 2022, Part 1

989

Epstein-Barr Virus and MS, Agrivoltaics, Ag School Influence, Social Cues From Saliva. Jan 21, 2022, Part 1

990

Airborne eDNA, Beetle Jumps, Wordle Psychology, City Pigeons. Jan 21, 2022, Part 2

991

Historic Big Bang Debate, Black Hole Sounds, Plant DNA Mutations. Jan 14, 2022, Part 2

992

Omicron And Kids, Ivermectin Origins, Icefish Nests. Jan 14, 2022, Part 1

993

Omicron News, COVID Severity Questions, Bird Count. Jan 7 2022, Part 1

994

Pizza Science, Remembering E.O. Wilson And Richard Leakey. Jan 7 2022, Part 2

995

Best Science Books Of 2021, Glitter Bad For Environment. December 31, 2021, Part 1

996

Celebration Of Weird Ice, Non-Melting Jelly, Former NIH Director Reflects On His Tenure. December 31, 2021, Part 2

997

Looking Back On A Century Of Science, Holiday Math. December 24, 2021, Part 2

998

American Chestnut, ‘Don’t Look Up’ Movie, Aurora Electrons. December 24, 2021, Part 1

999

Big Trees, Masks And Singing, Capturing Holiday Scents, Unseen Body. Dec 17, 2021, Part 2

1000

James Webb Space Telescope, Vaccination And Church, Maine Puffins. Dec 17, 2021, Part 1