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:
Scientists discover why bats fly into tall buildings.
Social well-being could be important to our long-term health.
Conducting a census of species using environmental DNA.
Unexpected biodiversity on the seafloor may play a big role in marine food webs.
A sweet tooth may be mosquitoes’ Achilles’ heel.
How do some blind people use echolocation to get around?
What limits the maximum size of a plant’s leaves?
To catch fast prey, a type of ant has high-speed, spring-loaded jaws.
Slow motion videos of violent encounters bias our interpretation of the events.
A stretchy fiber could spin motion into electricity.
African honeyhunters use a special call to get birds to lead them to the location of hives full of nutritious honey.
Animals use bleats to communicate more effectively.
A fast-approaching asteroid will help space scientists practice their tracking skills.
A social upbringing can offset the activity of a mouse’s attack circuit.
Studying tardigrades’ DNA to learn what makes them so tough.
