Radio Archives - Science Update

Here you can browse the extensive archive of Science Update’s flagship daily, minute-long, syndicated radio show (now also known as the Science Update Podcast – Daily Edition)—by date or by topic. You can also find past episodes of the Science Update Podcast – Weekly Edition. And don’t forget: you can search by keyword in the box on the upper right of every page.

Recent Archives

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Abalone Armor

Feb 8, 20050 min read

How the abalone turns soft calcium carbonate into a tough shell

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Fat-Burning Mice

Feb 7, 20050 min read

Mice missing a gene for an enzyme burn fat instead of storing it.

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Roman Roundup

Feb 4, 20050 min read

Gladiator battles were staged, and the discovery of a mosaic from Emperor Nero’s palace

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Smart Gun

Feb 3, 20050 min read

Using pressure sensitivity to design a gun that only fires for its owner

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Wildlife Tracking

Feb 2, 20050 min read

Using satellite imagery to track and count wildlife

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Quake Side Effects

Feb 1, 20050 min read

The earthquake that caused the Southeast Asian tsunami changed the shape of the Earth