A new way for the heart and brain to ‘talk’ to each other, and Earth’s future weather written in ancient coral reefs
A remote island may hold clues for the future of El Niño and La Niña under climate change, and how pressure in the blood sends messages to neurons First up, researchers are digging into thousands of years of coral to chart El Niño’s behavior over time. Producer Kevin McLean talks with Staff Writer Paul Voosen about his travels to the Pacific island of Vanuatu to witness the arduous task of reef drilling. Next on the show, host Sarah Crespi talks with Veronica Egger, a professor of neurophysiology at the Regensburg University Institute of Zoology, about an unexpected method of signaling inside the body. Egger’s wor...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
