When biologist Melina Giakoumis can’t find a single sea star she starts to worry she’s not cut out to be a scientist and one question from a conference attendee sends math teacher Nancy Buck into panic spiral.

During the pandemic, science journalist Maddie Bender signs up to be a contact tracer and veterinarian Leslie Brooks decides to make an exception to the rules for one pet owner.

Science journalist Nicholas St. Fleur spends two years preparing for what is to be an epic solar eclipse and chemical engineer Jason Raines finds himself leading the underdog team in a high school underwater robotics competition.

When Rachel Gross winds up with a chronic vaginal infection she refuses to believe her new favorite IUD is the culprit and Bryan Berlin discovers a mysterious bump on his butt but is too self-conscious to get it checked out.