Imagine the perfect drink — a cocktail, coffee, or kombucha, perhaps. Whatever the concoction, it came together iteratively — one taste test, one tweak at a time. In much the same way, mixing ...

Astrophysicist and author Hakeem Oluseyi talks with cosmologist Janna Levin in a new 10-episode podcast series, Particles of Thought, from GBH and the producers of NOVA. In August 2025, 2,171 ...

Communicating the impacts and achievements of science to people beyond academia can be challenging. Researchers predominantly discuss their findings in academic journals that the general public ...

Imagine you’re hanging out at a bar with your very enthusiastic friends, about two beers in, and someone brings up Star Trek. OK, but the transporter! How would that actually work? What about the ...

Scientific American's endorsement of Kamala Harris for president ignited a ferocious debate in the science community. Is she the best choice for advancing science, as her supporters contend, or is it ...

Every year, we come back to the same question: What actually helps people feel more connected, grounded, and human? On The Science of Happiness podcast, we continue to explore what research tells us ...

Airplane seats can feel ridiculously small. It’s gotten to the point where I, a small woman of average height, have trouble ...

In a world of slow-moving giants and siloed thinking, Spectrum Science is breaking the mold. In this episode, we sit down with Amy Hutnik, president of Spectrum, and Jill Beene, head of Spectrum’s ...

Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland to find out why the UK’s Wildlife Trusts are trying to raise £30m to buy it from its current owner ...