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11:58
Carlos M. Duarte
The unexpected, underwater plant fighting climate change
Posted
Jan 2022
4:41
Emma Bryce
Why do cats have vertical pupils?
Posted
Jan 2022
11:27
Axel Reinaud
How biochar removes CO2 from the air — and helps farmers thrive
Posted
Jan 2022
6:42
Sophia Kianni
Language shouldn't be a barrier to climate action
Posted
Jan 2022
2:20
Matt Walker
4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep
Posted
Dec 2021
12:40
Jamil Zaki
How to escape the cynicism trap
Posted
Dec 2021
5:53
Gowri Shankar
A king cobra bite — and a scientific discovery
Posted
Dec 2021
11:42
Jim Hagemann Snabe
Dreams and details for a decarbonized future
Posted
Dec 2021
5:04
Steve Rothstein
Would you raise the bird that murdered your children?
Posted
Dec 2021
9:26
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
5 keys to shifting to a well-being economy — and the cost of inaction
Posted
Dec 2021
4:58
Francisca Mutapi
Africans should lead on health care solutions for Africa
Posted
Dec 2021
20:36
Maria Van Kerkhove
How to end the pandemic — and prepare for the next
Posted
Dec 2021
2:20
Matt Walker
What is melatonin — and should you take it to fall asleep?
Posted
Dec 2021
2:01
Matt Walker
The surprising health benefits of dreaming
Posted
Nov 2021
5:51
Al Roker, Al Gore, David Biello and Latif Nasser
The science of extreme weather — and how to reduce the harm
Posted
Nov 2021
1:58
Mona Chalabi
How accurate is the weather forecast?
Posted
Nov 2021
14:21
Joshua Chu-Tan
The science of preserving sight
Posted
Nov 2021
11:11
Aicha Evans
Your self-driving robotaxi is almost here
Posted
Nov 2021
5:57
Jack Dangermond
An ever-evolving map of everything on Earth
Posted
Nov 2021
2:17
Matt Walker
Are naps actually good for us?
Posted
Nov 2021
10:02
Nili Gilbert
The crucial intersection of climate and capital
Posted
Nov 2021
11:20
Gavin McCormick
Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions — with satellites and AI
Posted
Nov 2021
23:20
Anil Seth
How your brain invents your "self"
Posted
Nov 2021
2:12
Matt Walker
Why better sleep means a better sex life
Posted
Nov 2021
4:20
Alayna Vaughan
Why do some people snore so loudly?
Posted
Nov 2021
8:46
Josh Giegel
Super speed, magnetic levitation and the vision behind the hyperloop
Posted
Nov 2021
5:26
Jeffrey A. Lockwood
Are locust plagues unstoppable?
Posted
Nov 2021
5:52
Nithya Ramanathan
The problem of vaccine spoilage — and a smart sensor to help
Posted
Nov 2021
1:30
Matt Walker
How daylight saving time affects our bodies, minds — and world
Posted
Nov 2021
15:46
Al Gore
How to make radical climate action the new normal
Posted
Nov 2021
4:28
Helen Farr and Jon Adams
Why is this 2,500 year old shipwreck so well-preserved?
Posted
Oct 2021
12:40
Isha Datar
How we could eat real meat without harming animals
Posted
Oct 2021
5:06
Dan Kwartler
Why don't we cover the desert with solar panels?
Posted
Oct 2021
4:47
Carol Farbotko and Ingrid Boas
Where will you be able to live in 20 years?
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Oct 2021
13:49
Steven Johnson
How humanity doubled life expectancy in a century
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Oct 2021
9:49
Mads Tang-Christensen
The brain science of obesity
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Oct 2021
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