On this week’s show: A standoff over radioactive waste could slash the global supply of rare earth elements, and historians discover how key plant and animal specimens arrived in Europe via slavers’ ships".
Simple electrical procedure could reshape noses and correct vision".
New system lets humans move up to 50 robots with a flick of the wrist".
This week’s top Science news".
But can researchers collect from India-based OMICS International?".
U.S. National Academy of Sciences weighs in on dispersants".
First cohort of pilots aims for rapid, tangible results; initial applications due 15 April".
Images from the 1950s and ’60s have a better resolution than Google Earth".
Shuttering of U.S. Toxoplasma lab after protests disrupts important vaccine work, researchers say".
Samples from Ryugu’s interior could lead to new insights into the early solar system".
Researchers confront rising belief in ancient aliens and other myths".
Charcoal cave etchings also reach out to ancestors".
Early results hint that benefits seen in mice could extend to people".
This week’s top Science news".
The Nobel laureate made pioneering discoveries about DNA and RNA".
Study suggests out-of-sync brain waves help drive cognitive aging".
Island-dwelling Homo luzonensis may have been a small-bodied tree climber".
The pests hide deep within the flowers, making them difficult to combat".
If funds remain frozen, funds for scholarship and research could drop by 42% this year".
Critic raises questions about statistical methods used to evaluate brain responses of people in completely locked-in states".
