The next contest in the Democratic nominating process is Tuesday as New Hampshire has its primary. The attacks are staring to heat up between sanders and Buttigieg with Joe Biden also joining the fray as he seeks to remain in the running after the Iowa caucus. Trevor Hunnicutt, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for this and impeachment aftermath, President Trump outs officials who testified against him.

Next, east Africa is facing a locust swarm of biblical proportions. It is the worst it has been in decades and could get 500 times worse by June! The swarms threaten farms and crops and could cause a food shortage in the area. Matt Simon, science reporter at Wired, joins us for the scary science behind these huge swarms… Locusts change colors, eat toxic plants, and even grow extra muscles as then band together to wreak havoc.

Finally, scientists at Northwestern University are working in collaboration with the U.S. Army to improve military uniforms to protect soldiers against chemical weapons. They are creating fabrics that could absorb and quickly neutralize deadly nerve agents. Sophia Chen, contributor at Wired, joins us for how it all works.

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