The impending doom of an asteroid (or comet or whatever) colliding with the Earth is the premise of any number of movies and books and such. But what…

More than two thirds of Connecticut residents have received at least one shot of the covid vaccine.At the same time, a new and fast-spreading “delta…

For years, Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones have hoped for new medical treatments for an incurable disease.This hour, we talk about the FDA’s…

Why is there something rather than nothing? This has been described as perhaps the most sublime philosophical question of all. This hour, we try to answer…

From ancient scrolls to modern toner cartridges, ink (in one form or another) has been around for millennia. And while we may take it for granted now, for…

Rust is all around us. It's in our cars, our homes, our infrastructure. It's also the subject of Jonathan Waldman's book Rust: The Longest War, which…

They are giants who live their whole lives underwater. In many ways, a whale’s life is completely alien to the human experience. Yet these ocean giants…

Fire imagery abounds in music, literature, art, and scripture. It thrives at the center of ceremony and ritual around the world. We associate fire with…

We all communicate in our daily lives, but how do languages actually work?Read a transcript of this program here.This hour, we talk with linguist Nicole…

Debra and Paul McAlenney were at their home in Simsbury on a recent Tuesday morning watching their 5-year-old grandson, Hudson, while his parents…