On the SCIdelines

From salt-loving pollinators to next-gen gene editing, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Masks Reduce Transmission Distance by 50%

Pollinators Like It Salty

Next-Gen Gene Editing

Using the Mosquitoes to Destroy the Mosquitoes

COVID Shrinks Your Brain

Return of the Corals

An often taboo area of health is fertility and reproductive health, which is odd considering how much society values family and having children. Some people may be afraid to ask questions about fertility or seek help with their reproductive health. In breaking this stigma and answering some of your lingering questions about fertility, find all this and more, in today’s discussion On the Scidelines.

From ninja molecules that can evade our immune system to turtle deafness, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Dendrimers - Immuno-ninjas

Regrowing Frog Legs

Resistance Training Could Help You Sleep

Earthworms - Masters of Nitrogen Fertilization

Memories Clutter Our Brains

Marine Animals Are Going Deaf

In an age where information is more accessible than ever, it has become more important than ever to be able to pick apart the sources we can rely on from those that are spreading misinformation. Join us On the Scidelines this week for a discussion about why we need to do this, and more importantly, how you can go about it!

From climate change to space telescopes, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Bacteria That Upcycle Carbon Waste

Climate Lag Down to 3-5 Years

Rapid Evolution of Flowers

James Webb Takes a Selfie

Ukraine Neon Shortages

Looking Beyond Chernobyl

With Valentine's Day just in the rearview, we thought it was high time someone explained the point of it all. No, not the reason we get half-price chocolate at the end of February, but the scientific reasons for love and attraction. Join us On the Scidelines this week and find out why love might not be quite as complicated as it seems! 

From a bacterial war on your skin to AI-powered Beethoven, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

Eggs Show Their True Colours

We Have Too Much Methane

Fight Microbes with Microbes

Regrowing Your Hearing

Self-Sailing Ships

Faking Beethoven

When we learn about science in education or hear about science in the news, that research must come from somewhere. More importantly, there must be processes that keep researchers accountable and ensure that they are sharing findings that are reliable. That is where the standard practice of the scientific method comes in, creating a process that all researchers can follow to reliably make a hypothesis, test it, and make conclusions. Join us On the Scidelines this week as we break it down.

From emojis to a whole new kind of sound therapy, it's the Weekly Scideshow! If you want to learn more about the topics we talked about today, check out the links below.

A Whole New Kind of Sound Therapy?

Emoji Science

Distractions, Distractions

Cells Controlled by Sound

Coral Reef Crisis

Super Plastic

At some point or another, we all get scared. Being scared is an innate part of being human, and in many cases, of being alive! Join us On the Scidelines this week as we chat about what being scared actually is, from a scientific point of view.