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**Science Quickly**

Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.

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Poisons and Perils on the Salton Sea Jun 26, 2023

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Toxic dust plagues marginalized communities on the shores of this disappearing salt lake.

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These Ants Are Probably Better at Navigating Than You Are Jun 23, 2023

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Desert ants living in the featureless salt plains of Tunisia count their steps and erect tall entrances at their nests to find their way back home.

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How to Cool Down Fast in Summer Heat Jun 21, 2023

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Your body has a secret cooling method, and scientists explain how to use it.

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Follow a Hurricane Expert into the Heart Of the Beast Jun 19, 2023

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Along with an expert, we take you into some of nature's most monstrous storms.

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Have Astronomers Seen the Universe's First Stars? Jun 16, 2023

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The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us our first glimpse of stars in the early universe.

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Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace Jun 14, 2023

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In 2013 a new user named Cleo took an online math forum by storm with unproved answers. Today she’s an urban legend. But who was she?

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MDMA Moves from Party Drug Back to Therapy Tool Jun 12, 2023

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The party drug MDMA could soon be approved for treating people with severe PTSD.

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Five Things You Need to Know about Wildfire Smoke Right Now Jun 09, 2023

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Where is it coming from? How long will it last? What's in the smoke? Whose health is at risk? How do you clean your own air?

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These Predators Had a Face like an Axe and Will Haunt Your Nightmares Jun 07, 2023

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Terror birds were the grizzly bears of birds, the great white sharks of the land, Jack the Ripper but with feathers. They were also truly fascinating.

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This Thunderous Goose Relative Was Built like a Tank with the Wings of a Songbird Jun 05, 2023

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Officially, these prehistoric birds are the dromornithids, but everyone who studies them calls them thunderbirds—and for good reason.

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