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For the last hundred and fifty years or so, geologists have been trying to wrap their heads around the mystery: in some places, the geologic record just seems to jump by over billion years. And last week, a paper was published that may...

The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.

This week, scientists have managed to make tear gland organoids that cry, and have also found a bunch of new genes involved in eye color!

This video was recorded on 12/8/2020. Hank and our content manager, Alexis, interviewed Dr. Howard Bauchner, the Editor in Chief of the JAMA network of medical journals. They discussed some of the surprising things that we've learned...

This week, researches published a genetic analysis of the 11,500-year-old remains of a baby found in Alaska, near where the first Americans crossed the Bering land bridge. That analysis has answered some lingering questions about human...

Recent proof-of-concept studies showed that researchers were able to survey animals in an area simply by vacuuming up DNA in the air.

The silverleaf whitefly – a very prolific pest – is the only insect that we know of with a functional stolen plant gene.

Hank breaks the news to you about your brain on football, the reality behind the latest moon-base plan, and an epic win -- and fail -- in the animal kingdom.

Hank and our content manager, Alexis, interviewed Dr. Howard Bauchner, the Editor in Chief of the JAMA network of medical journals. They discussed some of the surprising things that we've learned since the beginning of the pandemic and...

This week, scientists have managed to make tear gland organoids that cry, and have also found a bunch of new genes involved in eye color!

Today Hank uses his patented prognosticating abilities to tell you about some space news events to watch out for in 2013.

What one thing is the Curiosity rover going to spend most of the year doing? Why are we going back to the...

A new experimental design that can sustain mouse embryos outside the uterus means that soon, we may be able to watch mammalian embryo development in real time.

This week, scientists revealed a sample of amber containing an extinct tick that fed on dinosaurs. Unfortunately, we can't take a blood sample from it and make Jurassic Park a reality, but it can still tell us a lot about how dinosaurs...

This week, researches published a genetic analysis of the 11,500-year-old remains of a baby found in Alaska, near where the first Americans crossed the Bering land bridge. That analysis has answered some lingering questions about human...

James Webb captures infrared light, which allows us to see billions of light years away. Some galaxies would not be visible otherwise, because their light has redshifted beyond visible light spectrum due to the...

Let's learn about the 12 new moons that were discovered orbiting jupiter!

A recent study discovered a new cell in mice used for olfactory detection that may give them a sort of –spidey sense”. The results could mean big things for how we think about smell! On this weekês episode of Neuro Transmissions, Alie...