Science

The world’s first two-time Nobel Laureate was a nerd’s nerd who broke the law for knowledge.

The pleasures of reading about reading.

A Indigenous scientist blends local and Western perspectives about the culturally significant animal to safeguard its future.

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The best-selling author takes us into the hidden corners of the scientific world.

Satellite imagery recently captured a dramatic view of shrinking glaciers and snow cover on the remote island.

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An enchanting natural phenomenon in a daunting place.

Engineers and ecologists have considered everything from lasers to cannons to keep waterfowl out of the toxic water.

The famous West African artworks, long at the center of repatriation debates, were made from materials sourced in Rhineland.

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Exotic saffron, black pepper, ginger, cloves, and more offer a look into how Scandinavian royalty lived.

These scientists spent weeks underwater doing research—and convincing NASA women could also go into space.

For our two-year pod-iversary we're headed back to some of the coolest places we've taken you recently.

A marine reptile fossil from Svalbard challenges ideas about evolution and Earth’s greatest mass extinction.

The 33,000-year-old skeleton was taken from Wales two centuries ago—is it time for the bones to go home?

This Women's History Month, we celebrate women doing extraordinary things all over the world.