news A flock of genomes and a news roundup (12 December 2014) By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500 Erich Jarvis sums up the findings from sequencing 40+ bird genomes. Online news editor David Grimm brings stories capturing comet dust, the origins of life, and losing the Y chromosome. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Copyright © Flip de Nooyer/Foto Natura/Minden Pictures] Full Article
news Our breakthrough of the year and this year's top news stories By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:00:00 -0500 Robert Coontz discusses this year's Breakthrough and letting readers have their say. Online news editor David Grimm brings the top news stories of 2014 and takes an audio news quiz. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Full Article
news Deworming buffalo and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Vanessa Ezenwa discusses the complex relationship between parasitic infections and tuberculosis in African buffalo and what it can tell us about human health. Online news editor David Grimm dicusses coloration in lizards, weighing earth-like planets, and how bears help meadows by eating ants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Mark Jordahl/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0] Full Article
news High-altitude bird migration and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Charles Bishop discusses the "roller-coaster" flight strategy of bar-headed geese as they migrate across the Himalayas between their breeding and wintering grounds. Online news editor David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: © Nyambayar Batbayar] Full Article
news How comets change seasonally and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Myrtha Hässig discusses variability and heterogeneity of the coma of comet 67P as part of Science's special issue on the Rosetta spacecraft. Meghna Sachdev discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: European Space Agency/Rosetta/NAVCAM] Full Article
news Mathematicians and the NSA and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 John Bohannon discusses the growing rift between mathematicians and the National Security Agency following Edward Snowden's 2013 revelations of massive eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Amos Frumkin/Hebrew University Cave Research Center] Full Article
news Spatial neurons and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Gyorgy Buzsáki discusses how two types of neurons in the brain's hippocampus work together to map an animal's environment. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Isaac Planas-Sitjà] Full Article
news The planetary boundaries framework, marine debris, and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Will Steffen discusses the processes that define the planetary boundaries framework: a safe operating space within which humanity can still thrive on earth. Jenna Jambeck examines the factors influencing how much plastic debris a nation contributes to the ocean. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Bo Eide Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Full Article
news Maternal effects in songbirds and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Renée Duckworth discusses the role of maternal effects on species replacement in ecological communities shaped by forest fires. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Alex Badyaev] Full Article
news Sexual trait evolution in mosquitoes and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Sara Mitchell discusses the co-evolution of sexual traits in mosquitoes and their influence on malaria transmission. David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Sam Cotton] Full Article
news Antimicrobial resistance and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Stephen Baker discusses the challenges faced by lower-income countries when fighting antimicrobial resistant infections. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Merton Wilton/flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0] Full Article
news The politics of happiness and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Sean Wojcik discusses the relationship between happiness and political ideology. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Erik Hersman/flickr/CC BY 2.0] Full Article
news Robotic materials and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Nikolaus Correll discusses the future of robotic materials inspired by nature. Emily Conover discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Nick Dragotta] Full Article
news Child abuse across generations and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Cathy Spatz Widom discusses whether child abuse is transmitted across generations. Angela Colmone has a round-up of advances in immunotherapy from Science Translational Medicine, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Luigi Mengato/flickr/Creative Commons] Full Article
news Mountain gorilla genomes and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Chris Tyler-Smith discusses what whole genome sequencing reveals about the genetic diversity and evolutionary history of endangered mountain gorillas, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Berzerker/flickr/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0] Full Article
news The bond between people and dogs and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Evan MacLean discusses the role of oxytocin in mediating the relationship between dogs and people, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Teresa Alexander-Arab/flickr/Creative Commons BY-ND 2.0] Full Article
news Hubble's 25th anniversary and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Hubble at 25: Daniel Clery discusses the contributions of the Hubble Space Telescope to our understanding of the universe, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NASA] Full Article
news Sustainable seafood and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 James Sanchirico discusses the challenges of creating sustainable fisheries in developing countries, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © Simon Bush] Full Article
news How the measles virus disables immunity to other diseases and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Michael Mina discusses how measles destroys immunity to other infectious diseases and why the measles vaccine has led to disproportionate reductions in childhood mortality since its introduction 50 years ago, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: UNICEF Ethiopia/Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr] Full Article
news Science in Cuba and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 14 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Richard Stone discusses science in Cuba: isolation, innovation, and future partnerships, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Garry Balding/Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr] Full Article
news Testosterone, women, and elite sports and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 21 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Katrina Karkazis discusses the controversial use of testosterone testing by elite sports organizations to determine who can compete as a woman, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images] Full Article
news Climate change and China's tea crop and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 28 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Christina Larson discusses the impact of climate change on China's tea and other globally sensitive crops, and Emily Conover discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Yosomono/Creative Commons License BY 2.0, via flickr] Full Article
news Friction at the atomic level, the acoustics of historical speeches, and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Alexei Bylinskii discusses friction at the atomic level and Braxton Boren talks about the acoustics of historical spaces, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Pericles' Funeral Oration by Philipp von Foltz, 1852] Full Article
news Tracking aquatic animals, cochlear implants, and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Sara Iverson discusses how telemetry has transformed the study of animal behavior in aquatic ecosystems, and Monita Chatterjee discusses the impact of cochlear implants on the ability to recognize emotion in voices, and David Grimm discusses daily news stories with Sarah Crespi. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: © marinesavers.com] Full Article
news Tracking ivory with genetics, the letter R, and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Samuel Wasser discusses using genetics to track down sources of elephant ivory, Suzanne Boyce talks with Susanne Bard about why it's so hard to say the letter R, and David Grimm brings online news stories about declining devils, keeping dinos out of North America, and the tiniest flea circus. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: guido da rozze/Flickr CC BY 2.0] Full Article
news Metallic hydrogen and a daily news roundup. By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Marcus Knudson discusses making metallic hydrogen and how it can better our understanding of gas giant planets and David Grimm brings online news stories about kid justice, part-time dieting, and bird brains. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NASA/ESA] Full Article
news The scent of a rose and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Silvie Baudino discusses the biosynthesis of the compounds responsible for the scents of roses and David Grimm brings online news stories about hearing fractals, muon detectors, and bobcat burials. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: liz west/Flickr] Full Article
news Jumping soft bots and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Nick Bartlett discusses the challenges of building a jumping soft robot and David Grimm brings online news stories about drug violence in Mexico, pollution's effect on weather, and drugging away our altruism. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Stephen Wolfe/Flickr] Full Article
news AI therapists and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 John Bohannon discusses using artificial intelligence in the psychologist's chair and David Grimm brings online news stories about the age of human hands, deadly weather, and biological GPS. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img:Nils Rinaldi/Flickr] Full Article
news Ancient DNA and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Elizabeth Culotta discusses the ancient DNA revolution and David Grimm brings online news stories about rising autism numbers, shark safety, and tiny cloudmakers. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Alexander Maklakov] Full Article
news Comet chemistry and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Fred Goesmann discusses Philae's bumpy landing on Comet 67P, and the organic compounds it detected there, and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about this week’s online news stories. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: NAVCAM/ESA/Rosetta] Full Article
news Effective Ebola vaccines and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Andrea Marzi discusses a vaccine that is effective against Ebola in monkeys and David Grimm talks about weigh-loss surgery, carbon suckers, and sexist HVAC. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NIAID] Full Article
news Marmoset monkey vocal development and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Asif Ghazanfar discusses how marmoset parents influence their babies' vocal development and Hanae Armitage talks with Sarah Crespi about the influence of livestock on biodiversity hotspots, trusting internet search results, and ant-like robots. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Carmem A. Busko, CC BY-2.5] Full Article
news Human superpredators and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Chris Darimont discusses the impact of humans' unique predatory behavior on the planet and Catherine Matacic talks with Sarah Crespi about whistled languages, Neolithic massacres, and too many gas giants. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Andrew S Wright] Full Article
news Moralizing gods, scientific reproducibility, and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Brian Nosek discusses the reproducibility of science, Lizzie Wade delves into the origin of religions with moralizing gods. David Grimm talks about debunking the young Earth, a universal flu vaccine, and short, sweet paper titles. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES] Full Article
news The state of science in Iran and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Rich Stone discusses science in Iran in the face of economic sanctions. David Grimm brings stories on sleep deprivation and the common cold, plastic in birds, and counting trees. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Credit: Alessandro Marongiu / Demotix /Corbis] Full Article
news Genes and the human microbiome and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Seth Bordenstein discusses how our genes affect the composition of our microbiome, influencing our health, and David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about the origins of the Basque language, the benefits of being raised in a barn, and how some flying ants lost their wings. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Image credit: Decaseconds/CC BY-NC 2.0, via flickr Full Article
news How future elites view self-interest and equality and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Markovits discusses the preferences for fairness and equiality among potential future US leaders and David Grimm talks about finding fluorine's origins, persistant lone wolves, and the domestiction of the chicken. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Image credit: Philip Pikart/CC BY-SA 4.0] Full Article
news 3-parent gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases and a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Kimberly Dunham-Snary discusses the long-term health considerations of gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases and David Grimm talks about the smell of death, Mercury crashing, and animal IQ. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Image credit: Ben Gracewood CC BY-NC 2.0, via flickr] Full Article
news Safer jet fuels and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Julia Kornfield discusses the design of safer jet fuel additives using polymer theory to control misting and prevent fires, David Grimm talks about building a better sunscreen, cultures that don't count past four, and does empathy mean feeling literal pain. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Image credit: Eduard Marmet/CC BY-SA-3.0] Full Article
news Can math apps benefit kids? And a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Talia Berkowitz discusses the use of a math app at home to boost math achievement at school, Catherine Matacic talks about the fate of animals near Chernobyl, a potential kitty contraceptive, and where spiders got their knees. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Full Article
news Pluto's mysteries revealed and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Alan Stern discusses the first scientific results from the New Horizons July 14 flyby of Pluto, which revealed details about the dwarf planet's geology, surface composition, and atmosphere; Catherine Matacic talks about dino temps, Paleo-sleeping, and editing pig organs. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. Full Article
news The neuroscience of reversing blindness and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Rhitu Chatterjee discusses Project Prakash and the neuroscience behind reversing blindness in children, teenagers, and adults in rural India; David Grimm talks about where dogs came from, when life first evolved, and holes in the brain. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Francois de Halleux CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] Full Article
news The origins of biodiversity in the Amazon and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Lizzie Wade discusses whether the amazing biodiversity of the Amazon Basin was the result of massive flooding, or the uplift of the Andes mountain range. David Grimm talks about microbes aboard the International Space Station, the fate of juvenile giant ground sloths during the Pleistocene, and singing classes as social glue. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: ©Jason Houston] Full Article
news The evolution of Mars' atmosphere and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Bruce Jakosky discusses where Mars' once-thick, CO2-ish atmosphere went and the first data from the MAVEN mission to study the Red Planet; David Grimm talks about worm allergies, fake fingerprints, and toilets for all. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: NASA] Full Article
news The consequences of mass extinction and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Lauren Sallan discusses the consequences of a mass extinction event 359 million years ago on vertebrate body size; David Grimm talks about grandma's immune system, gambling on studies, and killer genes. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: Robert Nicholls] Full Article
news Bioengineering functional vocal cords and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Jennifer Long explains how scientists have engineered human vocal cords; Catherine Matacic talks about vanquishing a deadly amphibian fungus, pigeons that spot cancer, and more. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Jaime Bosch MNCN-CSIC] Full Article
news Can "big data" from mobile phones pinpoint pockets of poverty? And a news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Joshua Blumenstock discusses patterns of mobile phone use as a source of "big data" about wealth and poverty in developing countries; David Grimm talks about gene drives, helpful parasites, and electric roses. Hosted by Sarah Crespi. [Img: A.A. JAMES] Full Article
news How our gut microbiota change as we age and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 03 Dec 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Paul O'Toole discusses what happens to our gut microbes as we age; David Grimm talks about competent grandmas, our tilted moon, and gender in the brain. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Dhinakaran Gajavarathan CC BY 2.0, via flickr] Full Article
news Artificial intelligence programs that learn concepts based on just a few examples and a daily news roundup By traffic.omny.fm Published On :: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Brenden Lake discusses a new computational model that rivals the human ability to learn new concepts based on just a single example; David Grimm talks about attracting cockroaches, searching for habitable planets, and looking to street dogs to learn about domestication. Hosted by Susanne Bard. [Img: Rodrigo Basaure CC BY 2.0, via flickr] Full Article