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Science Underground

Ainissa Ramirez

Science Underground is a two-minute podcast hosted by scientist Ainissa Ramirez. In the time it takes you to sip your coffee or eat your cereal, Science Underground explains a science topic...

Science Underground Podcast Guide

Listen to Science Underground, a Science & Medicine podcast by Ainissa Ramirez. Stream 45 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

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Jim West

Learn about the Hidden Figure behind the microphone.

02:01Oct 6, 2025

The Ancient Way to Sleep

Our ancestors used to sleep differently. If you looked back you would see them sleep in two parts. The inventions of the light bulb and the...

02:01Jun 14, 2020

How An Accident Led To Your Computer

The way to make pure silicon chips was discovered when a chemist accidentally dipped his fountain pen into a crucible of molten tin instead...

02:01Jun 7, 2020

The Lady Who Sold Time

In the late 19th century, there was a woman in London name Ruth Beliville who sold time.

02:01Apr 25, 2020

The Science of Fireworks

Fireworks are a display of color and chemistry. Everyone loves fireworks, especially astronomers. Find out why.

02:01Jul 1, 2016

How Fireflies Make New Medicines

Fireflies light up the summertime night, but the glowing molecules inside them are also used by scientists to make new drugs.

02:01Jun 26, 2016

Can We Make A Transporter?

Lots of technologies on Star Trek have become a reality. But what is missing is the transporter. Lawrence Krauss, physicist and author, shed...

02:01Jun 19, 2016

Making Ketchup Hurry Up

Ketchup takes a long time to come out of the bottle. Fortunately, science has a few answers for how to help ketchup hurry up.

02:01Jun 12, 2016

ZOMBEES

Honeybees are turning into zombie bees after a small fly injects a parasite into them. Scientists are asking everyone to report weird bees a...

02:01Jun 5, 2016

How Animals Camouflage

Get ready to be introduced to nature's best master of disguise--the cuttlefish.

02:01May 29, 2016

Smart Shirts

In the future, you will be able to download data from your shirt, which has electronics embedded in the fabric.

02:01May 22, 2016

How Lightning Makes Magnets

When lightning bolts zap iron minerals they make magnets called lodestones. NASA scientists coax bolts to strike rocks using a trick from Be...

02:00May 15, 2016

Say Cheese, Pandemic

There are special cameras, called thermal cameras, that can detect heat. These cameras are the first defense against threats and diseases.

02:01May 8, 2016

Saving Monarch Butterflies

Twenty years ago, there were a billion monarch butterflies. Now, there are less than 10 percent of them left. Their disappearance is linked...

02:01May 1, 2016

Meat Grown in a Lab

Scientists can now grow beef outside of the cow. In the not-so-distant future, you might get your burger from a beaker.

02:01Apr 24, 2016

How Animals Gossip

Imagine if we could talk to the animals. To do so, we will have to think about time differently.

02:01Apr 17, 2016

How Plants Know Which Way Is Up

Seeds that are buried deep in the soil need to figure out which way their roots and stem should go. Ends up they have special cells to tell...

02:01Apr 10, 2016

Bubbles that Print

Deep in your ink jet printer are millions of explosions, which cause bubbles that help you print.

02:01Apr 3, 2016

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Science Underground is listed as a Science & Medicine show by Ainissa Ramirez.

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