Science, Spoken

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Science, Spoken episodes

April 18, 2023 A ‘Morning-After Pill’ for Sexually Transmitted Infections Is Almost Here
The single-dose antibiotic regimen dramatically reduces transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. But it doesn’t have the CDC’s blessing yet.
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13 min
April 17, 2023 Diseases Didn’t Just Shape History, They Control the Future
A new book explores the far-reaching impact of germs and viruses on human society.

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9 min
April 14, 2023 The Abortion Pill Legal Standoff Endangers Access to All Drugs
A Fifth Circuit ruling that keeps mifepristone available, but curtails access to it, is the newest front in a battle over the FDA’s power to approve medications.

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12 min
April 13, 2023 The Massive ‘Batteries’ Hidden Beneath Your Feet
Aquifer thermal energy storage can use groundwater to heat and cool buildings—decarbonizing homes and businesses in the process.
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9 min
April 12, 2023 Genetically Modified Houseplants Are Coming to Clean Your Air
Neoplants says its pothos has superior purification properties—but you’ll still need a lot of them to get the job done.
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11 min
April 11, 2023 Stem Cell ‘Junk Yards’ Reveal a New Clue About Aging
New research shows that the cells’ garbage-clearing function deteriorates with age—and opens the door to reversing the process.
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11 min
April 10, 2023 NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution
With new satellites and programs, the agency is tackling air quality from all angles—for the health of people and the planet.

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12 min
April 07, 2023 Scientists Turned Monkey Stem Cells Into ‘Synthetic Embryos’
For the first time, researchers transferred them to the wombs of female monkeys, where the embryo-like structures produced a response similar to pregnancy.
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9 min
April 06, 2023 The ‘Little Bang’ Helping Physicists Study the Infant Universe
By recreating an early state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma, scientists hope to understand the conditions that made the universe what it is today.

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9 min
April 05, 2023 Finally, an Honest Conversation About Contraception
Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, the world’s first contraception review platform, discusses the power of equipping women with information.

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6 min

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