Science Friday
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Are Ultramarathoners Just Built Different?
Jan 2, 202617 min
Your Cells Are Always Building A Whole New You
Jan 1, 202618 min
A Look Back At 2025 In Science, From Federal Cuts To Space Junk
Dec 31, 202515 min
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations
Dec 30, 202513 min
What The Sigma Is Algospeak?
Dec 29, 202518 min
Tangling With Entanglement And Other Big Ideas In Physics
Dec 26, 202535 min
The Science Of Thriving In Winter—By Embracing It
Dec 25, 202517 min
A Neurologist Investigates His Own Musical Hallucinations
Dec 24, 202510 min
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Defrosts Strange Animals Of The Ice Age
Dec 23, 202517 min
How Did Vaccine Policies Actually Change In 2025?
Dec 22, 202512 min
Why Astronomers Are Excited About Comet 3I/ATLAS’ Close Approach
Dec 19, 202518 min
‘Fire Amoeba’ Likes It Hot, And A Faraway Lava Planet
Dec 18, 202518 min
What’s The Reality Behind The Humanoid Robot Hype?
Dec 17, 202512 min
'Just' A Blue Jay? Don't Overlook These Magnificent Common Birds
Dec 16, 202517 min
Can We Just Throw Our Plastic Garbage Into A Volcano?
Dec 15, 202517 min
How Did Ancient Humans Use The Acoustics Of Spaces Like Caves?
Dec 12, 202518 min
What The Sounds Of Melting Glaciers Can Tell Us
Dec 11, 202518 min
How A Fringe Idea Led To Lifesaving Cancer Treatments
Dec 10, 202530 min
Why Is Bubonic Plague Still With Us?
Dec 9, 202512 min
Don’t Let Their Name Fool You—Sea Slugs Are Awesome
Dec 8, 202523 min
As Companies Build Data Centers For AI, Communities Push Back
Dec 5, 202511 min
A Toast To Bats That Pollinate Agave, And Tracking Monarchs
Dec 4, 202518 min
A Startling Plan To Save Spotted Owls—From Barred Owls
Dec 3, 202516 min
Can A Microbe Conservation Movement Take Off?
Dec 2, 202512 min
How To Tap Into The Hidden Histories Of Rocks
Dec 1, 202519 min
Fingernails And Indigestion At The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes
Nov 28, 202547 min
Why Is Working Out Good For Your Mental Health?
Nov 27, 202517 min
Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins
Nov 26, 202512 min
Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
Nov 25, 202518 min
‘A Many-Headed Beast’: Telling The Story Of Cancer
Nov 24, 202518 min
African Grey Parrots Are Popular—And It’s Fueling Illegal Trade
Nov 21, 202513 min
Attention, Trivia Nerds! It’s A Food Science Fact Feast
Nov 20, 202512 min
Can Animal Super-Agers Teach Us Their Secrets?
Nov 19, 202518 min
How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
Nov 18, 202518 min
How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
Nov 17, 202518 min
Memories Change. But Can We Change Them On Purpose?
Nov 14, 202518 min
Bearded Vulture Nests Hold Trove Of Centuries-Old Artifacts
Nov 13, 202512 min
Why The Bassist From Phish Is Funding Research Into ‘Flow State’
Nov 12, 202518 min
Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Nov 11, 202535 min
Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment
Nov 10, 202513 min
Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
Nov 7, 202518 min
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?
Nov 6, 202518 min
Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?
Nov 5, 202519 min
Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls
Nov 4, 202512 min
Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
Nov 3, 202518 min
Why Hasn’t Wave Energy Gotten Its Sea Legs Yet?
Nov 1, 202518 min
A Halloween Monster Mashup, And A Spooky Lakes Tour
Oct 31, 202530 min
What Happens To Your Digital Presence After You Die?
Oct 30, 202518 min
Why Morbid Curiosity Is So Common—And So Fun
Oct 29, 202517 min
Peanut Allergies In Kids Are Finally On The Decline
Oct 28, 202512 min