NASA Astronauts Finally Return, Seals Hold Their Breath, and Penguin Poop Stresses Out KrillTwo NASA astronauts are finally back on Earth after an unexpected nine-month stay in space. What kept them up there so long? Meanwhile scientists have discovered that gray seals have a built-in oxygen gauge that helps them hold their breath for more than an hour. And in the Antarctic, researchers found that penguin poop seriously stresses out krill. Catch up on these stories and more in our Monday...
Severance’s Consulting Neurosurgeon Explains the Science behind the Show’s Brain ProcedureWhat if you could completely separate your work and personal life—with the help of a brain implant? That’s the unsettling premise of Severance, the hit Apple TV+ show that just wrapped its second season. https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx To make the science fiction feel as real as possible, the creators brought in an actual neurosurgeon, Vijay Agarwal...
These Salt-Loving Crops Could Be the Future of FoodRising soil salinity is making it harder to grow traditional crops—but these salt-loving plants, called halophytes, could be the solution. Scientists say they might help feed people and livestock in the future. Could they be the key to sustainable farming? Read the full story: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-food-may-depend-on-crops-such-as-quinoa-that-thrive-in-salty-soils/
Dark energy finding could change cosmology foreverBreaking space news: dark energy might be changing over time, and this shocking result could radically change our understanding of the cosmos. Read the full story:
What Everyone Gets Wrong about ColonoscopiesColonoscopy gets a bad rap, but how much of what you’ve heard is actually true? In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we’re tackling the biggest myths that keep people from getting this potentially lifesaving screening. John Nathanson, a gastroenterologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, joins host Rachel Feltman to clear up what the misconceptions are, explain what to expect and share why this test is so import...
John Green on the “astonishing” failure to end TBTuberculosis has been curable for decades—so why are millions still suffering? @JohnGreen discusses the global failure to end this preventable crisis. He also delves into the themes of his new nonfiction book, “Everything is Tuberculosis”—out now. Listen to the full interview now on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or at https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/john-green-on-his-new-nonfiction-book-everything-is-tuberculosis...
NASA Launches New Missions, Saturn Gains Some Moons, and Whale Urine Balances Marine EcosystemsThe new Environmental Protection Agency administrator plans to get rid of or weaken critical environmental rules and policies, such as regulations around greenhouse gases and clean water protections. The deregulation effort follows the recent cancellation of hundreds of grants. NASA launched two missions last week. The first, SPHEREx, will make a three-dimensional map of the sky. The second, PU...
This Roboticist Created a Real Robot For Netflix's 'The Electric State'Dennis Hong, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, discovered a love of robots at an early age while watching the “droid” characters in Star Wars. As director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at U.C.L.A., Hong has worked on functional humanoid robots for tasks such as firefighting and disaster relief. Then the Russo brothers came calling. To promote...
Leaving Daylight Saving Time behindDaylight Saving Time can be a pain, but there’s no denying that later spring sunsets contribute to the joys of leaving winter behind. There’s plenty of evidence that springing forward and falling back is bad for our health, increasing traffic accidents and other hazards. So why don’t we just stick to one standard time? Scientists advocate for a Permanent Standard Times that more accurately mimics our internal clocks. ✏️Carin Leong, Naeem Am...
A Tuberculosis Outbreak Exposes U.S. Postpandemic VulnerabilitiesIt’s been five years since COVID was declared a global pandemic. Local, national and global public health agencies mobilized to contain the spread of COVID, but experts worry that backlash against measures like lockdowns have made today’s systems less capable of handling a disease of similar scale. Now the U.S. faces a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas that underscores the importance of public health infrastructure. Epis...
Measles Misinformation, Ozone Recovery and Woolly MiceWith measles cases on the rise, experts are pushing back against misleading claims about vitamin A as a substitute for vaccination. A Supreme Court ruling has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority over water pollution, raising concerns about future environmental protections. And in the world of biotechnology, scientists have genetically engineered woolly mice—an experiment with implications for de-extinction eff...
John Green on How Tuberculosis Shaped Our Modern World@johnschannel1007 is an author, advocate and one half of the @vlogbrothers. His latest book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, comes out on March 18. Green joins host Rachel Feltman to share how tuberculosis shaped history, geography and culture. He discusses how he came to understand the inequities of tuberculosis and the dire risk public health interruptions pose to patients today. Recommended reading: You can preorder Everything Is Tub...
Must Be Microplastics on the BrainNot much passes into our brain from the rest of our body, to the chagrin of drug makers everywhere. So it should be cause for concern when a study found that microplastics were somehow ending up in our brain, says chief opinion editor Megha Satyanarayana. She takes a step back and brings us into the wider world of plastics and the way petroleum chemicals can become pollutants far beyond the factories where they are made. Plus, Satyanarayana discusses the...
Why grapefruit interferes with medicationAntidepressants and antibiotics face an unlikely foe: grapefruit.
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