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Episode 278: Using data analysis to counter COVID-19

May 7, 2021 The use of big data and machine learning has grown during the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 illustration

Episode 277: Using optical science to detect COVID-19

Apr 30, 2021 Researchers are looking for new ways to detect COVID-19.
Climate historians cite drought as a factor behind the collapse of the Mayan civilization.

Episode 276: Exploring the connection between climate and human society.

Apr 23, 2021 Learning from past civilizations can teach us about the dangers we face in our current climate crisis.
Grape vineyard in Willcox AZ

Episode 275: Understanding the water beneath our feet

Apr 16, 2021 Groundwater is the largest un-frozen freshwater resource on the planet, but it is often overlooked and overused.
Lake Mead near Las Vegas.

Episode 274: Updating the status for water from the Colorado River

Apr 12, 2021 Demand for Colorado River water continues to exceed supply.
Algae-covered rocks in the Biosphere 2 ocean.

Episode 273: How the oceans play a part in Earth’s changing climate

Apr 2, 2021 Researchers are discovering more about the world’s oceans and their impact on temperature and water availability.
Water was discovered on the asteroid Bennu in 2018.

Episode 272: Tracking the origin of water on planet Earth

Mar 26, 2021 How water and organic molecules contributed to the beginnings of life on our planet.
COVID-19 patients report changes in their sense of smell.

Episode 271: COVID-19 and the sense of smell

Mar 19, 2021 People reporting COVID-19 symptoms often note they lose their sense of smell.
COVID-19 vaccine bottles

Episode 270: Reaching herd immunity to defeat COVID-19

Mar 14, 2021 Doctors are racing to achieve herd immunity to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
Signage enforces social distancing rules.

Episode 269: Studying the impact of COVID-19 related isolation

Mar 5, 2021 How COVID-19 affects our senses and changes the way we interact with society.
Mars Perseverance Rover

Episode 268: Trailblazing a future manned mission to Mars

Feb 26, 2021 NASA's Mars Perseverance rover will try to generate oxygen on the Red Planet for the first time.
Some children are returning to school during the pandemic.

Episode 267: Children and COVID-19

Feb 19, 2021 One of the unsolved mysteries about COVID-19 is why it has a lesser impact on children.
Coronavirus vaccines kept on a tray in a Maryland lab.

Episode 266: Imagining endgame scenarios for COVID-19

Feb 12, 2021 The evolution of COVID-19 and how it might join H-I-V and the flu as a controllable virus.

Episode 265: Assessing the danger posed by coronavirus variants

Feb 5, 2021 Viruses constantly mutate and circulate around the world, and COVID-19 is no exception

Episode 264: Answering questions about the COVID-19 vaccine

Jan 29, 2021 As COVID-19 vaccination programs gain momentum, people have questions about the vaccine.
New COVID strains are emerging in the United States.

Episode 263: COVID variants cause for concern as vaccines roll out

Jan 22, 2021 People are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at the same time new COVID strains are emerging.

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