NASA picks mission to make all-sky infrared map
SPHEREx would test theory of cosmological inflation by mapping millions of galaxies across time".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
How far out can we forecast the weather? Scientists have a new answer
Modern models reveal an upper limit of 2 weeks".
How far out we can predict the weather, and an ocean robot that monitors food webs
On this week’s show: Chaos puts a limit on how far out we can predict weather, and why researchers are using autonomous robots to sample phytoplankton off of Norway’s coast".
EPA blasted for failing to set drinking water limits for ‘forever chemicals’
Agency says it will begin setting standards on two compounds at end of year".
It can take a decade for species endangered by wildlife trade to get protection
Study identifies gap between scientific knowledge and conservation policy".
Physicists create a quantum refrigerator that cools with an absence of light
Absence of light exerts a weird cooling effect".
Reality check: Can cat poop cause mental illness?
Science breaks down the evidence on the link between Toxoplasma gondii and mental illness".
Top stories: Cat poop mania, spying slavery from space, and tough lobster bellies
This week’s top Science news".
United States extends fetal tissue contract and revives one experiment
Department mum on status of review of controversial research".
Watch this shy plant engage in some ‘self-love’ when it can’t find any pollinators
New form of self-fertilization caught on video for the first time".
Q&A: Ron Vale, new chief of Janelia Research Campus, on why 15 years is a good research time frame
Cell biologist takes helm of Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s research center early next year".
White House recruits researchers for ‘adversarial’ climate science review
Emerging plan calls for ad hoc group to operate out of public view".
Researchers hung men on a cross and added blood in bid to prove Turin Shroud is real
Latest attempt to authenticate cloth—which dating tests have confirmed is a medieval fake—to be presented at forensic meeting".
How secret, late-night experiments transformed two scientists into master cartoonists
Matteo Farinella and Jason McDermott explain how other scientists can unleash their inner artists".
Top stories: The origins of Stonehenge, a #MeTooSTEM leader, and a new crater under Greenland’s ice
This week’s top Science news".
Major medical journals don’t follow their own rules for reporting results from clinical trials
Systemic look across papers finds that letters pointing out problems are often rejected".
Why sparks fly when you microwave grapes
Physicists burned out 12 microwaves putting this trick to the test".
Ancient humans hunted monkeys for tens of thousands of years
Tropical rainforests not a barrier to human world domination".
Germany’s wolves are on the rise thanks to a surprising ally: the military
Training reserves provide key early habitat for returning predators".
Ultraviolet light could provide a powerful new source of green fuel
Scientists find potentially cheap way to turn methanol into ethanol".