As the only American, microbiologist Chris Robinson struggles to make friends with the other researchers in Chernobyl, and in his quest to study the adaptability of stickleback fish, neuroscientist Ashwin Bhandiwad keeps needing to adjust his experiment with each new hurdle.
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When fertility research scientist Sarah Adelman gets a job at a sperm bank, she’s apparently the only one who finds it funny, and in her new job at a neuroscience lab, Anna Zhukovskaya’s boss starts to pick on her.
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While on a bike ride with her daughter, Rebecca Stronger comes across an unconscious stranger on the ground, and the only thing standing between Ruby Mustill and being trampled by elephants is a tent.
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Political scientist Ethan Hollander interviews a Nazi war criminal as part of his research, and as a graduate student, Cather Simpson is excited to present her work -- but then her adviser lies about it.
Read MoreGambling: Stories about risk versus reward
Beatriz Perez’s parents want her to use her first pay check to gamble on the slot machines, and Dave Piontkowski is on a winning streak in Vegas when his severe ulcerative colitis rears its ugly head.
Read MoreBirds: Stories about avifauna
Paula Croxson uses her neuroscience background to get rid of the pigeon family that has taken up residence on her window sill, and as a new urban park ranger, Tim Lopez gets a call to capture a swan on the loose.
Read MoreCures: Stories about getting better
Deandra Anjahlee decides to study psychology to try to understand what is happening with her mind, and after all other treatments fail to treat Nick Caruso’s 25-year long depression, he gives transcranial magnetic stimulation a shot.
Read MoreBest of Story Collider: Bad Days in the Field
Paleontologist David Evans and his team start to feel defeated after three days of searching fruitlessly for fossils, and after cave geologist Gabriela Serrato Marks develops fibromyalgia, exploring caves becomes a challenge.
Read MoreYou Belong Here: Stories from The Allen Institute
After getting accepted to a PhD program, Max Departee can’t help but feel like he’s not good enough to be there, and Han Arbach is worried coming out as nonbinary will ruin their scientific career.
Read MoreDigital Bonds: Stories about technology
In an attempt to be seen as “cool” by his friends, Azhar Bande-Ali reaches out to the Steve Wozniak and invites him for coffee, and Don Picard can’t stop using technology to keep tabs on his son.
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