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• Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?

  Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also have an atmosphere and water; plus,...

  12 dec 2025 678 sec.

• How Replaceable Are You?

  In the 1970’s TV show called Six Million Dollar Man, a test pilot is in a horrible accident. The show’s famous line goes, “We can rebuild him. We have the technology.” Now, in the 2025 book, Replaceable You , science writer Mary Roach...

  10 dec 2025 775 sec.

• The Closest Thing To A Cure For Allergies

  More than 100 million people in the U.S. have some allergy each year. That’s about every 1 in 3 adults. For many, the fix is a bandaid: over-the-counter allergy medications. But there’s another treatment that works to lessen these...

  9 dec 2025 903 sec.

• Controversy In Yellowstone

  Thirty years ago, park rangers reintroduced grey wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They wanted to restore the ecosystem and get the elk population, which had decimated the plant community, in check. And it worked – or so the...

  8 dec 2025 941 sec.

• Americans Are Not Going To The Dentist Enough

  An estimated 5-10% of the U.S. population experiences a disorder with their TMJ, the joint that connects their jaw to their skull. The good news? Relief is possible. The secret? Go see your dentist. Today on the show, Emily talks with...

  5 dec 2025 775 sec.

• What Are AI Data Centers Doing To Your Electric Bill?

  Electricity bills are on track to rise an average of 8 percent nationwide by 2030 according to a June analysis from Carnegie Mellon University and North Carolina State University. The culprits? Data centers and cryptocurrency mining....

  3 dec 2025 827 sec.

• Why Experts Are Racing To Learn About This Interstellar Comet

  The comet 3I/ATLAS is taking a long holiday journey this year. It’s visiting from another solar system altogether. Those interstellar origins have the Internet rumor mill questioning whether 3I/ATLAS came from aliens. Co-hosts Emily...

  2 dec 2025 860 sec.

• Who Should Track Their Blood Sugar?

  Prediabetes is common in the U.S. — around 1 in 3 people have it. And many people may not know they have it. But last year, the FDA approved the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor. Since then, more people without...

  1 dec 2025 862 sec.

• What’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution

  How far back in evolutionary history does kissing go? Through phylogenetic analysis, an international team of scientists found that kissing was likely present in the ancestor of all apes – which lived 21 million years ago. Not only...

  28 nov 2025 521 sec.

• How To Disagree Better

  Many people are gearing up for holiday conversation with loved ones who may disagree with them -- on everything from politics to religion and lifestyle choices. These conversations can get personal and come to a halt quickly. But today...

  26 nov 2025 928 sec.

• Nature Quest: The Earthquake Prediction Problem

  Their whole life, producer Hannah Chinn has known about the Big One: a massive earthquake forecasted to hit the West Coast. Scientists say it’ll destroy buildings, collapse bridges, flood coastal towns and permanently shift the...

  25 nov 2025 875 sec.

• SNAP Delays: The Science Of Hunger And Food Insecurity

  One in every eight households in the U.S. isn’t always sure where the next meal will come from. Limited food access can spell hunger – and that can affect the body and mind. So can cheaper, less nutritious foods. Hunger has a huge...

  24 nov 2025 726 sec.