News: Podcast

Scientists borrowed tricks from evolution to develop the world's first treatment for late stage inhalation anthrax.

University of Texas at Austin alumnus Alan Stern describes the challenges, and the joys, of the last first mission to a planet.

New study suggests that evolution plays a larger role than previously known in people's intestinal-microbe makeup.

In case you missed it, here are some Point of Discovery podcast highlights from the past year, plus a preview of new episodes coming soon

A computer scientist talks about the challenges of CGI in the movies.

Students and scientists discuss the importance of getting involved in research early.

What do you do when the bacteria you study that's deadly in the real world acts all mild and gentle in the lab?

How do you move 100,000 honeybees—a living laboratory for research on the gut microbiome—half way across the country?

How particle physics can help explore the insides of ancient Mayan pyramids without digging

Karl Gebhardt explains the two leading ideas for what dark energy might be.