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🔊 Listen Now: Hear the new sounds that show life returning in these coral reefsEnvironment on NPR One | 2:56

Hidden Brain - What Makes Relationships Thrive on StitcherEveryone wants to be loved and appreciated. But psychologist Harry Reis says there’s another ingredient to successful relationships that’s every bit as important as love.If you like this show, please check out our new podcast, My Unsung Hero! And if you'd like to support our work, you can do so at support.hiddenbrain.org.

Video Solves Mystery of How Narwhals Use Their TusksDrone footage taken in the far northeastern regions of Canada finally sheds light on how narwhals use the massive tusks protruding from their heads.

Air pollution particles may reach fetuses in the womb, study findsNew evidence has been found that air pollution can breach a mother's placenta and potentially reach fetuses in the womb, raising the possibility of future health problems.

A Cultural Triumph: Microbiology Student Makes A Petri Dish MasterpieceBalaram Khamari has been spending a lot of time in his lab in Puttaparthi, India, culturing colorful bacteria and artfully arranging it on a jelly like substance called agar.

Soot pollution particles 'cross the placenta'Particles of black carbon pollution can cross to the fetal side of the placenta, a study finds.

This beetle’s misplaced affection has deadly consequencesRisking life, limb, and genitalia, jewel beetles looking for the perfect partner mistakenly mate with bottles.

Million-year-old mammoth teeth yield world's oldest DNAThe record-breaking genetic material is offering fresh insights into how North America’s mammoths lived and evolved.

26 Scientists Reveal Their Most Embarrassing Fieldwork Fails, And It’s HilariousWhen scientists step outside their safe laboratories, anything can happen. Of course, studying wild animals or digging out million-year-old fossils sounds exotic and exciting, but that's only one side of the spectrum.

15 amazing science facts that will blow your mind – How It WorksHow It Works – Impress your friends with these incredible facts about the world around us – Science

Science in flux: is a revolution brewing in evolutionary theory? – Kevin Laland | Aeon EssaysIs evolutionary science due for a major overhaul – or is talk of ‘revolution’ misguided?

Did you know that SEMI-IDENTICAL twins exist??

Scientists stunned by discovery of 'semi-identical' twins

Translating the animal language

Interested in animal sounds? Listen to this!

We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop itEvidence is growing that a bacteria involved in gum disease causes Alzheimer's, raising hopes over new kinds of treatments that are currently undergoing testing

If Meditation Is Not Your Thing, Try a Walk in the WoodsHiking is a near-perfect combination of elements known to relax us, raise our alertness, elevate our self-esteem, and physically prepare us for true rest afterward.

What a Newfound Kingdom Means for the Tree of Life | Quanta MagazineNeither animal, plant, fungus nor familiar protozoan, a strange microbe that sits in its own “supra-kingdom” of life foretells incredible biodiversity yet to be discovered by new sequencing technologies.

Male mice pass stress signatures down to their pups | Spectrum | Autism Research NewsThe pups of male mice exposed to stress show a muted response to stressful situations of their own, suggesting that environmental effects can last generations.

Science vs not science: National Geographic

The original video published by National Geographic went viral. But it had a mistake: the subtitles made a direct connection between a starving polar bear and climate change. This is the second version of the video, in which the mistake was fixed. The video is still very shocking.

Boeing is making a major change to its planes that could end jet lag as we know it

Fighting yet-lag. In HL Biology we'll learn about the hormones that are involved in controlling sleep and that are related to yet-lag.

Podcasts recommended by Dr. Pena: enjoy the traffic jam!

How Science Spreads: Smallpox, Stomach Ulcers, And 'The Vegetable Lamb Of Tartary' We like to think that science evolves in a way that is...rational. But this isn't always the case. This week, we look at how information and misinformation spread in the world of science, and why evidence is often not enough to convince others of the truth. We talk with philosopher and mathematician Cailin O'Connor. For more information about this episode, please visit https://n.pr/2S3onzK

Crude Habitat - 99% InvisibleSanta Barbara, California, is a famously beautiful place, but if you look offshore from one of the city’s many beaches, you’ll see a series of artificial structures that stand out against the natural blue horizon. These oil platforms are at the center of a complicated debate going on right now within the environmental community about

Update: CRISPR | Radiolab | WNYC StudiosIn 2012, scientists had a realization: hidden inside one of the world’s smallest organisms, was one of the world’s most powerful tools.

The Scarcity Trap: Why We Keep Digging When We're Stuck In A HoleHave you ever noticed that when something important is missing in your life, your brain can only seem to focus on that missing thing? Two researchers have dubbed this phenomenon "scarcity."

More or Less Human | Radiolab | WNYC StudiosAs the line between technology and humanity becomes blurrier, we wonder, are we becoming more or less human? 

Not science but very cool to listen/read!

Vexillonaire - 99% InvisibleHere’s a trick: if you want to design a kickass flag, start by drawing a one-by-one-and-a half inch rectangle on a piece of paper. A design at these dimensions held 15 inches from your eye looks about the same as a three-by-five foot flag on a flagpole a hundred feet away. Your design has to work within that tiny

Flag Design, by 99% Invisible

When work takes over you life by TED Work Life

When work takes over your lifeTechnology is making it harder than ever to disconnect, but it might be easier than you think. To learn about setting boundaries, Adam talks with entrepreneur Arianna Huffington, leaders who have taken bold steps to ban emails at odd hours in their workplaces, and an FBI hostage negotiator who has surprising advice on saying no. (Audio only)

How to love criticism by Work Life

WorkLife with Adam Grant – How to Love Criticism – 34:34What if you could tell your co-workers what you really think of them? At the world’s most successful hedge fund, everyone is rated and ranked constantly – in front of everyone. They’ve figured out how to embrace negative feedback, and they swear it’s essential to their success. Adam shows how you can learn to take criticism well – and get better at dishing it out. This episode is brought to you by Bonobos, Accenture, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Warby Parker.

These Are the Top 10 Healthiest Countries in the WorldAccording to the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index.

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