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Observations and analysis from scientists on bacteria, biotech, health, and how we live and interact with our natural world.
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Sam Westreich, PhD
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Jun 20
Can Drinking Rain Water Make You Sick?
Despite childhood myths, it’s not sterile at all
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Jan 19, 2023
Why Don’t Clouds Fall Down?
They’re made of water, they aren’t boiling. Shouldn’t they come down and…
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Dec 8, 2022
Why Do Metal Playground Slides Get So Hot?
They’ll burn your butt off — but why are they hotter than…
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Oct 6, 2022
It’s Time to Put Away the Bug Zappers
They work, all right — but probably not on the bugs you want to…
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Sep 17, 2021
Why Deep In the Forests of Vietnam, Wasp Nests Glow Green
This recent discovery yields surprising new…
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LW
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Sep 4, 2021
Giant Tortoises Are Not the Gentle Giants You Think.
Recent video shows a tortoise stalking, killing…
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Aug 21, 2021
Scientists Examined 15,000-Year-Old Ice — and Found New Viruses
The lessons, and dangers, lurking in…
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Aug 18, 2021
Extinction
Where did all the birds go?
Birds have undergone a major extinction event in…
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Sam Westreich, PhD
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Jun 10, 2020
Dammit, I’ve Been Composting All Wrong
This is why I’m not likely to survive post-apocalypse; here’s what I (and likely you) am…
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