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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Tumbleweeds

Dec 20, 20040 min read

Tumbleweeds soak up depleted uranium from military test sites.

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Materials Roundup

Dec 17, 20040 min read

A nanoparticle coating helps fabrics resist stains, and a new process to make spider silk without spiders.

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Wasted Food

Dec 16, 20040 min read

America wastes almost half of its food, from farms to warehouses to households.

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Cosmic Dark Ages

Dec 15, 20040 min read

New telescopes could provide a window into the Dark Ages of the universe.

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Perfect Pitch

Dec 14, 20040 min read

Native Chinese speakers are more likely to have perfect pitch than Americans.

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Terrorism Database

Dec 13, 20040 min read

A database of federal crimes could be a way to find patterns in terrorist activity.