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We hear amazing questions in the exhibit halls of the Museum of Science, Boston. Do woodpeckers get headaches? How many colors are in the rainbow? Who gets to drive the Mars rovers? Pulsar features short interviews with our education staff along with scientists, engineers, and experts from around the world in order to find the answers.
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Mar 15, 2021
Mar 15, 2021
11 min
We ask shark researcher Dr. Catalina Pimiento all of the best questions we've ever received about megalodon, a prehistoric fifty-foot-long shark with teeth the size of a human hand.

Mar 1, 2021
Mar 1, 2021
9 min
Graduate student Katie Burns tells us about her adventures in field research and the importance of pollinators in our environment.

Feb 22, 2021
Feb 22, 2021
9 min
It's National Engineers Week! To celebrate, we talked with Apollo engineer Don Eyles about the challenge of landing humans on the moon.

Feb 15, 2021
Feb 15, 2021
13 min
Spaceflight whiz Kellie Gerardi, author of the new book 'Not Necessarily Rocket Science', tells us about her adventures in the aerospace industry.

Feb 8, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
13 min
We finish counting down our picks for the ten most exciting, important, and awe-inspiring stories from the world of science in 2020.

Feb 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
16 min
We're back with more of our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and fun stories from the world of science in 2020.

Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021
13 min
Author Janice Nimura details the lives of Emily and Elizabeth Blackwell, who paved the way for women to study and practice medicine in 1800s America.

Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
14 min
We continue our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and fun stories from the world of science in 2020 with #8, #7, and #6.

Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021
14 min
We kick off our annual countdown of the ten most exciting, important, and awesome stories from the world of science in 2020.

Jan 11, 2021
Jan 11, 2021
7 min
With the first COVID-19 vaccines rolling out to frontline healthcare workers, we asked Physician Assistant Amanda Stearns what it was like to receive her first dose.
