Stories by Jeffery DelViscio

A mysterious and often debated aspect of human sexuality colloquially known as “squirting” sparks controversy. This episode explores what research reveals.

We’re taking you inside MIT.nano, a clean laboratory facility that is critical to nanoscale research, from microelectronics to medical nanotechnology.

A robotics researcher takes on the Russo brothers’ vision from the new movie The Electric State.

On COVID’s fifth anniversary, the U.S. is facing an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas that makes strong public health systems as important as ever.

We look back on about 11 years of the Gaia spacecraft, now at the end of its mission to create the best map of the Milky Way.

Humans have a surprising lack of hair for mammals. Biological anthropology may provide insights into why the hair we have sometimes comes out curly.

Journalist Carl Zimmer chats about aerobiology and his new book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.

News of an asteroid with a 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032 made headlines. But is its fluctuating risk really cause for concern?

From space weather to science missions, there’s a lot to be excited about in heliophysics this year.

A U.S. federal court struck down the FCC’s enforcement of net neutrality. What does that mean for Internet users?

The U.S. government lost control of the bird flu because of a sluggish response and deference to industry.

In this week’s news rundown, norovirus cases are up, a bird flu death is reported and Los Angeles has experienced devastating fires.

There are so many species facing extinction—but today we’re telling stories about the animals making a comeback and the conservationists working hard to help.

Modern conservationists are finding new ways to protect wildlife.

Conservationists have access to massive amounts of data on wildlife—and machine learning is helping them make meaning out of them.

Though it may seem paradoxical, zoos can play a big role in modern conservation efforts.

A mysterious outbreak occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and researchers find evidence that exposure to leaded gasoline was linked to increases in mental illness. Plus, we discuss orcas wearing salmon as hats.

“America’s Doctor” says that our common enemy is the danger posed by viruses, not each other.

RFK, Jr., could restructure the CDC, FDA and NIH in pursuit of his flawed vision of public health. Plus, we discuss chimpanzees at play and the first-ever close-up image of a star.

Social psychologists could turn artificial-intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT on to writings from past cultures. Will this help us study ancient civilizations?

A study of births in New Jersey reveals a troubling disparity between unscheduled C-sections for Black people.

Droughts in 48 of 50 U.S. states, evidence of microplastics mucking up wastewater recycling and the science of a baseball mud bath in this week’s news roundup.

We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup.

An epidemiologist explores a troubling rise in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses and discusses the potential link to chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors.