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In India, the human-elephant conflict is a growing phenomenon of dangerous interactions between humans and wild Asian elephants. The conflict is driven by habitat loss and human expansion. (Courtesy of Kim Frank)
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Science

Chasing giants: One writer’s journey to bring nuance to India’s wild elephant conflict

About 10 years ago, writer Kim Frank set out to learn why wild elephants were trampling people in India. She revealed a complex human-wildlife conflict.

6 months ago

The brilliantly colored golden toad — found only in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in the Tilarán Mountains of Costa Rica — was last spotted in 1989 and then never seen again. (Martha Crump)
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Science

The Search for the Golden Toad and Other Adventures in the Wild

Tales of adventure in search of lost and elusive species, from the golden toad to India’s wild elephants.

Air Date: October 3, 2025

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In 2009, Tracey Yukich Lane competed in Reality TV Show 'The Biggest Loser.' (Courtesy of Yukich Lane)
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Health

Surviving ‘The Biggest Loser’: Tracey Yukich Lane's untold story

16 years after "The Biggest Loser", Tracey Yukich Lane opens up about her experience, being painted a villain, and keeping the weight off.

6 months ago

Listen 18:05
Weight scale with a measuring tape. Bathroom Scale with a measur
The Pulse
Science

Lessons on Weight Loss from ‘The Biggest Loser’

What The Biggest Loser taught us about metabolism, shedding pounds — and what it takes to keep weight off.

Air Date: September 26, 2025

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Two trees, one living and one dead facing each other
The Pulse
Health

Different Patients, Different Outcomes

A look at some of the recently discovered factors that shape health, disease, and survival.

Air Date: September 19, 2025

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Muscle drawing
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Health

The Science and Beauty of Muscles

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

Air Date: September 12, 2025

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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are just one of several celebrity odd couples that have kept the internet buzzing this summer. They're pictured here at the New York premiere of
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Science

Podcast Extra: Odd Couples and the Science of Attraction

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

Air Date: September 9, 2025

Listen 37:17
Map of Mars
The Pulse
Science

Mars Mania: How America Became Obsessed with Mars

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

Air Date: September 5, 2025

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Constant pressure to be more productive — especially at work — can cause declining performance and even burnout. That's led some thinkers in the field to push for an updated idea of what true productivity should look like. (Bigstock/Prostock-studio)
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Science

Why It’s Time to Rethink Productivity

It’s something we’ve all said to ourselves at some time or other: “I just have to get through this week” — as if next week will ...

Air Date: August 29, 2025

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Emergency medicine physician Kenny Banh measures a patient’s blood pressure. (Courtesy of UCSF Fresno)
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Health

Amid fears of ICE raids, one California doctor is meeting farmworkers where they are

Mobile HeaL brings health care directly to farm workers and trains physicians in Fresno County.

8 months ago

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Kate Conroy, an English and journalism teacher at William L. Sayre High School in Philadelphia, has banned generative AI in her classes. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Education

Ban it or use it? How teachers are grappling with generative AI in the classroom

Generative AI tools have transformed classrooms. But local teachers and school districts are still deciding on whether, and how, to use them.

8 months ago

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Before becoming a student at The University of Pennsylvania, Najay Greenidge experienced ‘Ivy League Fever’ in grade school. (Courtesy of Najay Greenidge)
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Health

Kids are catching ‘Ivy League Fever’ and the pressure to succeed is leaving many overwhelmed and burned out

Kids, often barely out of elementary school, are internalizing the idea that their futures depend on getting into an Ivy League school.

8 months ago

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education, elementary school, learning, technology and people concept - close up of school kids with tablet pc computers having fun and playing on break in classroom
The Pulse
Science

Back to School in a Rapidly Changing World

How the AI revolution and the long shadow of COVID are transforming education.

Air Date: August 22, 2025

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Dr. Stephen Thacker, right, of the U.S. Center for Disease Control, interviews Thomas Payne in Chambersburg Hospital in Pennsylvania, Aug. 4, 1976. Payne was one of the Legionnaires who became ill after attending a state convention in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Pool)
The Pulse
Health

How Scientists Discovered Legionnaires’ Disease

In the summer of 1976, when 2,000 people came to Philadelphia for a national convention of the American Legion, a strange illness gripped ...

Air Date: August 18, 2025

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Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Health

As farmworkers face longer, hotter harvest seasons, their risk of heat-related illness grows

Agricultural workers in the U.S. are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related stress than people working in any other field.

8 months ago

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