The Dwarf Tomato Project has generated over 150 tomato new tomato varieties. Plus, tracking saguaro cacti decline. And, conservation scientists want to save the Sonoran Desert.

Rewilding certain animal populations could help absorb greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, after several rejections, a paleoclimatologist found support from other scientists.

By looking at 240 mammals’ genomes, a project called Zoonomia offers a new view of evolutionary history. Plus, telomeres may be more involved in the cell than previously understood. 

How the universe helped an astronomer find comfort after the loss of her husband. Plus, studying pain in brain signals and in the genetics of a woman who doesn’t experience pain at all.

Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon uses science to dispel misconceptions about weight and health. Plus, hundreds of crows took up long-term residence in a Baltimore neighborhood.

After fifty years of studying bees, researcher Stephen Buchman suggests bees are sentient. Plus, research into butterflies suggests an origin in the Americas some 100 million years ago. 

Astrophysicist Dr. Erin Macdonald talks about consulting on the famous Star Trek franchise. Plus, a sound recordist created an “acoustic portrait” of Utah’s Pando aspen  tree.

Dr. Anthony Fauci looks back on three years of a national public health emergency, and what we’ve learned. Plus, a roundup of news from the week in science.

Antibiotic resistant infections are a growing problem, but researchers are developing a multi-pronged approach to solve it. Plus, the environmental impacts of rocket launches.