Science Update Podcast - Daily Edition
Summary: Each 60-second episode of the daily Science Update Podcast series is a brief yet satisfying story on the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine, from aardvarks to zygotes, and, every now and then, aardvark zygotes. We also answer your science questions and even say your name on the air (unless you’d really rather we didn’t) and send you a highly collectible Science Update "Smarten Up" mug. The Science Update family of radio shows and podcasts is produced by AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society. Those who prefer their podcasts weekly should check out the Science Update Podcast – Weekly Edition.
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Podcasts:
A breakthrough in medical research arises out of an unexpected finding in chicken eggs.
A new blood test can monitor our internal clock.
Researchers win an award for original work on implicit bias.
Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.
Why don’t we get distracted by our own noise?
Studying a gland from the rear ends of chickens led to key insights into the immune system.
Where did our Sun get its start?
Researchers identify genetic factors that grounded a species of birds whose relatives all can fly.
Green roofs in New York City attract birds.
Solar and wind farms would provide abundant electricity to the Sahara desert, and result in increased rainfall and vegetation as well.
A listener asks what's going on in the brain when someone is sleepwalking.
Marshes could help cool off increasingly hot summer conditions.
Coaxing plants into producing some fresh-smelling medicinals.
The metaphor of the Tortoise and the Hare can be applied to the speed of life of animals of all sizes, according to new research.
30 years of satellite data confirms that the Arctic is greening.
