That Mouse in Your House--It's Smarter, ...

Presidential physicians operate at the intersection of medicine, politics and national security. Former White House physician Jeffrey Kuhlman joins Scientific American associate editor Lauren Young to discuss the unique medical demands of presidential care—from preparing for emer ... Show More

What happens when a real-life astronaut turns to fiction? In this episode, Chris Hadfield shares how decades of spaceflight and global diplomacy inspired his latest novel, Final Orbit, a cold war thriller packed with historical intrigue and technical precision. Host Rachel Feltma ... Show More

Saturn’s moon Enceladus reveals complex organic molecules that could hint at extraterrestrial life. Researchers also uncover fungi’s ancient reign over Earth and warn that second COVID infections may pose greater risks to young people. Plus, ants ferment yogurt, and flu detection ... Show More

For generations, scientists have leaned on seven key species, including rats and mice, for research. They're called model organisms and they've been standardized over the year — removing as much individuality as possible. But as research questions become more complicated, some re ... Show More

Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. 

Mice, like humans, prefer to be treated with a little dignity, and that extends to how they are handled.Pick a mouse up by its tail, as was the norm in laboratories for decades, and it gets anxious. Make a mouse anxious and it can skew the results of the research it’s being used ... Show More

The world of brain research had two incredible developments last week. Researchers have taught a dish of brain cells to play the video game Pong to help develop more intelligent AI. Separately, scientists transplanted human brain organoids into a living animal with the hope of us ... Show More

The Science of CookingBrian Cox and Robin Ince get their chef's hats on as they look at the science of cooking. They are joined by comedian Katy Brand, author and food critic Grace Dent, material scientist Mark Miodownik and science writer Harold McGee, whose seminal book on the ... Show More

Sleep. It's an essential biological function that has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have studied everything from mice to fruit flies in the lab to get a better understanding of what happens when animals sleep — and why so many do it. This week, scientists finally added o ... Show More

Les chats font partie des animaux domestiques les plus appréciés. Mais cette domestication, qui remonte à environ 10.000 ans, ne serait pas sans conséquences sur la taille du cerveau de ces petits félins. Des recherches sur le cerveau des chats domestiques Les recherches sur l'év ... Show More

Es ist erstaunlich, aber in vielen Experimenten wurde bewiesen: Raben, Krähen und Elstern sind ähnlich intelligent wie Affen. Die Krähenforscherin Lena Veit berichtet im Gespräch mit Ralf Caspary über ihre Studien mit den klugen Vögeln. 

A fur-stripped mouse carcase might not sound like the cosiest of homes – but that is where the burying beetle makes its nest, and where Rebecca Kilner has focused much of her research.A professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Cambridge, Rebecca’s work – initially w ... Show More