Episode 280: Learning from pandemics of the past
Some scientists think COVID-19, like the flu, will never be completely eradicated.
Episode 278: Using data analysis to counter COVID-19
The use of big data and machine learning has grown during the coronavirus pandemic
Episode 277: Using optical science to detect COVID-19
Researchers are looking for new ways to detect COVID-19.
Episode 276: Exploring the connection between climate and human society.
Learning from past civilizations can teach us about the dangers we face in our current climate crisis.
Episode 275: Understanding the water beneath our feet
Groundwater is the largest un-frozen freshwater resource on the planet, but it is often overlooked and overused.
Episode 274: Updating the status for water from the Colorado River
Demand for Colorado River water continues to exceed supply.
Episode 273: How the oceans play a part in Earth’s changing climate
Researchers are discovering more about the world’s oceans and their impact on temperature and water availability.
Episode 272: Tracking the origin of water on planet Earth
How water and organic molecules contributed to the beginnings of life on our planet.
Episode 271: COVID-19 and the sense of smell
People reporting COVID-19 symptoms often note they lose their sense of smell.
Episode 270: Reaching herd immunity to defeat COVID-19
Doctors are racing to achieve herd immunity to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
Episode 269: Studying the impact of COVID-19 related isolation
How COVID-19 affects our senses and changes the way we interact with society.
Episode 268: Trailblazing a future manned mission to Mars
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover will try to generate oxygen on the Red Planet for the first time.
Episode 267: Children and COVID-19
One of the unsolved mysteries about COVID-19 is why it has a lesser impact on children.
Episode 266: Imagining endgame scenarios for COVID-19
The evolution of COVID-19 and how it might join H-I-V and the flu as a controllable virus.
Episode 265: Assessing the danger posed by coronavirus variants
Viruses constantly mutate and circulate around the world, and COVID-19 is no exception
