Podcasts

A large language model for dolphin vocalization could let us better understand these beloved marine mammals.

New discoveries about mitochondria could reshape how we understand the body’s response to stress, aging and illness

Kosmos-482 crash-lands, physicists turn lead to gold and animals show some clever behaviors.

Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.

High vaccination rates eliminated measles in the U.S. An outbreak that began in West Texas is threatening to overturn that status.

A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming. 

Brookhaven National Laboratory is pushing the boundaries of particle physics.

Author Casey Johnston presents a new way to think about fitness in her new book A Physical Education

Climate studies are paused, new satellites join the crowded skies, the Juno spacecraft studies Jupiter, and biotech companies will create T. rex leather (or will they?).

As conservation targets, fungi aren’t as appealing as giant pandas. But these scientists explain that the health of Earth’s fungal species is critically important.

AI chatbots called “griefbots” or “deadbots” offer our loved ones a new digital way to grieve but raise ethical and privacy concerns.

We present a historical romp through Scientific American—100 years ago.