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Why Bangladesh’s measles outbreak is a cautionary tale for the U.S.
As Bangladesh faces a deadly measles outbreak, experts assess what it would take for the U.S. to reach similar levels
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 12:00 pm
Indonesia is moving its capital. Will a forest pay the price?
Filmmaker and journalist Leah Varjacques takes listeners inside an Indonesian forest that’s quickly changing as the country attempts to move its capital city
Posted on 18 September 2026 | 6:00 am
See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable
The cat is smaller than a house cat but has the spots of a leopard
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 9:00 pm
North Korea’s nuclear tests have turned this mountain into an earthquake hot spot
Seismic activity has increased markedly at Mount Mantap, also known as Mantapsan, since the last test blast there in 2017
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
What your dog really thinks about you
Science is helping to peel back the layers of how dogs process the world around them
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 6:15 pm
Can independent AI auditors keep up with frontier AI development?
Independent auditors are emerging as a key part of plans to rein in frontier AI. But the systems are evolving faster than the methods used to evaluate them
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
What eyewitness accounts tell us about the science of memory
The malleability of memory once cast doubt on eyewitness identification in criminal cases, but new research reveals how eyewitness memory can be used accurately
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 1:00 pm
OpenAI cracks the hidden math that keeps your texts from turning to gibberish
The surprising real-world applications of high-dimensional sphere packing and the 48-year-old barrier that OpenAI just broke
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 12:30 pm
AI labs are claiming “AGI” is imminent—but does that mean what we think it means?
Artificial general intelligence was once a term confined to technical science papers, but its meaning has slipped
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 12:00 pm
Missing pages of priceless Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found
The pages come from a copy of Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ that once belonged to John Gage, an enforcer in Henry VIII’s court and a key figure in the historical dissolution of the monasteries
Posted on 17 September 2026 | 1:01 am
Japan just hit a new longevity milestone
More than 100,000 people in the country are over 100 years old
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 8:49 pm
T. rex was as warm-blooded as humans, new study finds
The dinosaurs were once considered reptilian, but the new results suggest we may need to rethink their evolution
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
Both the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made numerous false claims about the vaccines’ efficacy and safety
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 8:00 pm
Human brain organoid transplants mesh with mouse brains, forming active neural circuits
The technique opens new possibilities for investigating neurological conditions, from autism to dementia
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 5:00 pm
Blood test shows promise in detecting pancreatic cancer early—a ‘holy grail’ for the field
Pancreatic cancer is typically caught in its latest stages, when it is hardest to treat
Posted on 16 September 2026 | 3:00 pm