It's the hottest day of the year, and deep underground, a mysterious countdown has finally hit zero. After years of... more

In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate unearths the surprising history of the Kentucky Coffee Trees growing in... more

Bacteriophages, also known as ‘phages,’ are the most common lifeform on the planet. They are constantly hunting for bacteria to... more

How safe is the water that we drink? On this episode of The Show About Science, Nate explores how we... more

What it would really entail to conquer the relentless Martian elements, engineer a thriving, self-reliant biosphere, and craft life-preserving abodes... more

In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate interviews Elizabeth Rusch, author of "The Twenty-One, The True Story of... more

The platypus is a fascinating animal that has perplexed generations of scientists. Now researchers are studying the platypus on the... more

Dr. Kimberly Arcand is a Visualization and Emerging Technology Scientist at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory at the Center for Astrophysics,... more

Can sound help us understand the complex patterns in our universe? This question leads Nate to Symbolic Sound in Champaign,... more

Brian Selznick is an illustrator and author best known for his books The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck, and The... more