As the year comes to a close, we review the best science, the best stories, and the best books from 2019. Our end-of-the-year episode kicks off with Host Sarah Crespi and Online News Editor David Grimm talking about the top online stories on things like human self-domestication, the “wood wide web,” and more. News Editor Tim Appenzeller joins Sarah to discuss Science’s 2019 Breakthrough of the Year, some of the contenders for breakthrough, also known as runners-up, and a breakdown—when science and politics just didn’t seem to mix this year. Finally, Science books editor Valerie Thompson brings her favorites from the world of science-inflected media. She and Sarah talk about some of the best books reviewed in Science this year, a food extinction book we should have reviewed, a pair of science-centric films, and even an award-winning birding board game. For more science books, films, and games, visit the books et al blog at blogs.sciencemag.org/books. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Ads on this week’s show: Bayer; Lightstream; KiwiCo Download a transcript (PDF)  Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast

Though a law requiring clinical trial results reporting has been on the books for decades, many researchers have been slow to comply. Now, 2 years after the law was sharpened with higher penalties for noncompliance, investigative correspondent Charles Piller took a look at the results. He talks with host Sarah Crespi about the investigation and a surprising lack of compliance and enforcement. Also this week, Sarah talks with Brett Finlay, a microbiologist at the University Of British Columbia, Vancouver, about an Insight in this week’s issue that aims to connect the dots between noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer and the microbes that live in our guts. Could these diseases actually spread through our microbiomes? This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). [Image: stu_spivack/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

On this week’s show, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about a Science paper that combines two hot areas of research—CRISPR gene editing and immunotherapy for cancer—and tests it in patients. Sarah also talks with Damien Finch, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, about the Kimberly region of Australia and dating its ice age cave paintings using charcoal from nearby wasp nests. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF).

On this week’s show, Staff Writer Robert F. Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about manipulating microbes to make them produce building materials like bricks—and walls that can take toxins out of the air. Sarah also talks with Paul Davids, principal member of the technical staff in applied photonics & microsystems at Sandia National Laboratories, about an innovation in converting waste heat to electricity that uses similar materials to solar cells but depends on quantum tunneling. And in a bonus segment, producer Meagan Cantwell talks with Online News Editor David Grimm on stage at the AAAS annual meeting in Seattle. They discuss how wildfires can harm your lungs, crime rates in so-called sanctuary states, and how factors such as your gender and country of origin influence how much trust you put in science. This week’s episode was edited by Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF).

On this week’s show, freelance writer Christa Lesté-Lasserre talks with host Sarah Crespi about the scientists working on the restoration of Notre Dame, from testing the changing weight of wet limestone, to how to remove lead contamination from four-story stained glass windows. As the emergency phase of work winds down, scientists are also starting to use the lull in tourist activity to investigate the mysteries of the cathedral’s construction. Also this week, Felipe Quiroz, an assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, talks with Sarah about his paper on the cellular mechanism of liquid-liquid phase separation in the formation of the tough outer layer of the skin. Liquid-liquid phase separation is when two liquids “demix,” or separate, like oil and water. In cells, this process created membraneless organelles that are just now starting to be understood. In this work, Quiroz and colleagues create a sensor for phase separation in the cell that works in living tissue, and show how phase separation is tied to the formation of the outer layers of skin in mice. Read the related Insight. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). [Image: r. nial bradshaw/Flickr; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Coronavirus affects far more than just the lungs, and doctors and researchers in the midst of the pandemic are trying to catalog—and understand—the virus’ impact on our bodies. Staff Writer Meredith Wadman joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss what we know about how COVID-19 kills. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here, and all of our Research and Editorials here. Also this week, Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with Sarah about quantum diamond microscopes. These new devices are able to detect minute traces of magnetism, giving insight into the earliest movements of Earth’s tectonic plates and even ancient paleomagnetic events in space. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF).

Staff Writer Jon Cohen joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about using monoclonal antibodies to treat or prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2. Many companies and researchers are rushing to design and test this type of treatment, which proved effective in combating Ebola last year. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here, and all of our Research and Editorials here. And Karen Holl, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, joins Sarah to discuss the proper planning of tree-planting campaigns. It turns out that just putting a tree in the ground is not enough to stop climate change and reforest the planet. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF).

The ongoing lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has brought everyone’s lives to a standstill. Bollywood celebrities are trying to make the most of their quarantine time. They have been sharing regular updates on social media and entertaining their fans. From cooking to doing household chores, even the B-town celebs have been exploring new things at home.

Rishi Kapoor's daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni arrived in Mumbai from Delhi on 3rd May to be with her mother Neetu Kapoor and brother Ranbir Kapoor after the demise of the legendary actor on April 30.

South superstar Vijay Deverakonda, who set the screens on fire with his performance in ‘Arjun Reddy’, is celebrating his 31st birthday today. Post the success of his film, he became a known name all over. After a lot of speculations of him making Bollywood debut, he has finally signed a film opposite Ananya Panday which is directed by Puri Jagannadh.

Pop sensations Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have teamed up for a song titled as 'Stuck with U' which has been winning over the internet. Touted as the quarantine anthem, the popular singers have come together to raise funds for the children of frontline workers fighting coronavirus.

After soaring the temperature with a throwback shirtless picture, Shahid Kapoor has been winning over the internet with his latest post which is a 'quote on happiness' by Pope Francis.

Today, we came across an interesting video where Govinda can be seen shaking his leg with actress Kriti Sanon on his hit song 'Main Toh Raste Se Ja Raha Tha'.

After leaving the audience stunned with a beautiful track 'Pyaar Karona', Salman Khan is all set to release a new song which is titled as 'Tere Bina’, as he had promised to deliver two more songs to the audience.

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is currently spending time at home due to the lockdown which has been implemented in the country to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus.

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni has been taking to social media and sharing unseen pictures in memory of her late father Rishi Kapoor. While the entire Kapoor clan is still trying to get over the massive loss, Riddhima has managed to travel from Delhi to Mumbai amidst the lockdown to be by her mother's side.

TIRUVARUR Rajkumar (23) of Maavur near Tiruvarur reportedly died after he was attacked by a group of persons at Pinnavasal hamlet on Thursday night wh

He has been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital

TIRUCHI Impressed by the adaptability and dedication of migrant labourers from North-Indian States, industrialists in Tiruchi have been keen on going

The Munjal brothers knew bicycles. They did not have any capital, but possessed the technical knowledge and skills to make their mark in the rapidly growing bicycle industry, he writes

Nearly 20 years ago, when a suicide squad stormed the complex, the author was among the first to appear on the scene.

Name a banking scandal and Deutsche Bank was in the thick of it

Most acquisitions fail because of a cultural clash. But Conzerv Systems and Schneider Electric managed this thorny issue successfully.

Ranbir Kapoor and his father -- the late Rishi Kapoor -- shared a turbulent relationship.

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.'

Time to look at intriguing flashback pix, posted by Bollywood folk.

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.