On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, There’s A Turf Battle Raging
NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris traveled to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to find out how the coral reefs are coping …
Alzheimer’s ‘Epidemic’ Now A Deadlier Threat To Elderly
Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t just steal memories. It takes lives. The disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in …
Some People Really Can Taste The Rainbow
Plenty of us got our fill of green-colored food on St. Patrick’s Day. (Green beer, anyone?) But for some people, …
Indonesian Zoo Breeds Rare Komodo Dragons
A zoo in Indonesia is now home to seven bouncing baby Komodo dragons. Before you recoil in disgust, have a …
The Naming Of The Shrew
It looks kinda like a squirrel, except its ears are too small, its tail is ratty, then bushy, and its …
Peek Into Exoplanet’s Atmosphere Offers Clues To How It Was Formed
Scientists peering into the atmosphere of a giant planet 130 light years away believe their findings bolster one theory of …
Are We Plugged-In, Connected, But Alone?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Do We Need Humans? About Sherry Turkle’s TEDTalk As we expect more …
Will Man’s Best Friend Be A Robot?
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Do We Need Humans? About Cynthia Breazeal’s TEDTalk Why do we use …
Is The Human Hand Our Best Technology?
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Do We Need Humans? About Abraham Verghese’s TEDTalk Modern medicine is in …
Do We Need Humans?
“Why are we at a point in our history when we would want to construct false relationships? Because when we …
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