NASA Announces Historic Cat Video Transmission
In what is undoubtedly a first in the history of space exploration, a NASA spacecraft 19 million …
Does Skunk Smell Repel Skunks?
When a curious caller from Baltimore asked us whether skunks were repelled by the smell of other …
Eight Steps to Save Bugs
Insect populations are declining worldwide, and insect species are becoming extinct at an …
Are Avocado Pits Edible?
What is it about fruit pits? Science Update listeners called and emailed about them …
Glowing Wounds
Sometimes, strange-sounding legends can have some truth in them, and can even lead to important …
A Solstice Story
Once upon a time, about 4.5 billion years ago, back when Earth was just a baby planet, our young …
Mayan Bee Rescue
The Maya Riviera is a 40-mile strip of coast on the Yucatan Peninsula, from Puerto Morelos to Tulum. …
Bob Hirshon’s Science Year in Review: 2021
The year 2021 was definitely better than 2020, in the sense that getting beaten senseless with a …
E.O. Wilson: World Champion
World-famous evolutionary biologist and entomologist E.O. Wilson died on Sunday, leaving behind a …
Love Bugs?
If you love bugs, there’s a lot to love: Insects and other small terrestrial arthropods (aka, …
Two Very Important Things You Need to Know About Bees
Bees the world over would rejoice if everyone knew just two things about them: what they …
Cicada Brood X is Gone (But They’ll Be Back)
A Fond Farewell to the Brood X Invasion. In the spring of 2021, everyone lucky/cursed enough to live …