Oxygen-Deprived Mole-rats
An odd-looking little mammal uses a trick from the plant kingdom to survive without oxygen.
Avian Athletes
Scientists are learning from birds’ amazing metabolisms to help human athletes perform better on the ground.
Crowd-sourcing Better Tomatoes
Researchers turn to panels of taste testers to identify key flavor chemicals lost during the past 100 years of commercial tomato breeding.
Mapping Extinct Brains
Scientists scanned preserved brains of extinct Tasmanian tigers in an attempt to better understand their behavior and life history.
Arctic Camels
Camels seem perfectly suited to life in the desert, but they may have evolved those traits in the high Arctic.
Sizing Up Dogs II
A listener asks whether it's true that large dogs don't live as long as small dogs.
Carbon Monoxide Antidote
Researchers develop the first fast-acting antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Pollution-Tolerant Fish
The Atlantic killifish has evolved the ability to survive in toxic waters.
Binge Drinking Teens
Could teenage binge drinking have effects on the next generation, even if they’re never exposed to alcohol?
Ivory Forensics
Chemical analysis of poached ivory reveals that elephant slaughter is massive and recent.
Smoking Gene Mutations
Researchers discover that the DNA mutations by which smoking causes cancer are more complicated than previously thought.
Chimpanzees & Bonobos
Even though the Congo River keeps them apart today, chimpanzees and bonobos managed to interbreed several times in the past.
GM Tobacco vs. Malaria
Genetically engineered tobacco plants produce potent artemisinin - a highly effective malaria drug - at a fraction of the usual cost.
Right-Handed Fossil
Analysis of a nearly two million-year-old jaw fossil from east Africa reveals clues to the evolution of the human brain.
Sickle Cell Gene Editing
Scientists use a powerful new gene editing tool to treat sickle cell disease.
Feather Mystery Solved
The berries of invasive honeysuckle plants are causing birds in eastern North America to change color.
Black Pig Preferences
Across the globe, humans have selected pigs with genetic mutations for black coats.
Environmental DNA Collection
Conducting a census of species using environmental DNA.
Giraffe Genetics
A DNA analysis reveals that giraffes make up four different species instead of just one.
Caffeine Genetics
A gene variant makes some people feel a buzz from very little caffeine.
Mouse Models of Addiction
New strains of lab mice are helping scientists understand complex disorders.
Living Fossil Squirrel
Scientists search for an arboreal African rodent that’s changed little in over thirty million years.
Smoke Resistance
A random mutation allowed our ancestors to stay relatively healthy despite exposure to toxic woodfire smoke.