Science, Spoken

Dozens of viruses don't use the same four nucleotide bases found in all other life. New work shows how this is possible—and perhaps more common than we think. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The birds aren’t producing sounds at random. Some of their strategies are surprisingly similar to ones used by humans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

These high-energy explosions, brighter than billions and billions of suns, have recently been tracked for days, upending ideas about the cataclysms that create them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

When the invasive swine root through soils around the world, they release as much carbon dioxide as a million cars. Good luck getting rid of them. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This robot can help a human assemble a bookcase by predicting what part they’ll want next and handing it over. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The latest in “electronic medicine” offers an alternative to temporary pacemakers and could help reduce tissue scarring. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Walls are meant to keep out rising seas—but that water still has to go somewhere. New modeling shows it could well end up flooding your neighbors. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

A new report details global warming’s effect on the national park and its surroundings, including everything from its forests to the Old Faithful geyser. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

If habitable worlds exist around certain stars, they’d have just the right vantage point to spy on Earth. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Using a novel device made from carbon atoms and a laser, researchers captured real-time electrical signals from muscle tissue. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices