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 …
Metal in Microwaves
If metal isn’t supposed to go in microwave ovens, why do some of them have metal racks?
Pool of Dreams
I have been hearing a voice lately, urgently intoning “Build it and they will come!” Significantly, …
Sonic Boom: Killer Car Phones
Even after 30 years, researchers are still sounding the alarm on the dangers of distracted driving. …
Sonic Boom: Chocolate Pounds
Unless you’re a competitive eater, you probably don’t have to worry about gaining pounds of fat in a …
Sonic Boom: Chicken Gun
Collisions with birds are a serious threat to both military and civilian airplanes. And, yes, the …
A Solstice Story
Once upon a time, about 4.5 billion years ago, back when Earth was just a baby planet, our young …
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 …