Science Friday

Science Friday

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

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For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'

Sep 4, 2026

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What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment

Sep 3, 2026

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Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus

Sep 2, 2026

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The power of the stories we tell about the ocean

Sep 1, 2026

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What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?

Aug 31, 2026

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AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted

Aug 28, 2026

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How much worse was that storm because of climate change?

Aug 27, 2026

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How GPS shaped our world

Aug 26, 2026

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The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights

Aug 25, 2026

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What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?

Aug 24, 2026

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Could we live in a dinosaur world?

Aug 22, 2026

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Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?

Aug 21, 2026

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Making a case for physicists to join climate research

Aug 20, 2026

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Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup

Aug 19, 2026

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What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?

Aug 18, 2026

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Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation

Aug 17, 2026

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How do you find a ‘lost’ species?

Aug 14, 2026

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What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy

Aug 13, 2026

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Why this lab studies the speed of bug pee and other curiosities

Aug 12, 2026

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Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans

Aug 11, 2026

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Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it

Aug 10, 2026

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Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help

Aug 7, 2026

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A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work

Aug 6, 2026

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What do people eat? Plant and animal DNA in sewage provide clues

Aug 5, 2026

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3D images of galaxies will rock you (ft. Queen)

Aug 4, 2026

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The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry

Aug 3, 2026

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Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?

Jul 31, 2026

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How can astronaut food be better?

Jul 30, 2026

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The reality of living with extreme heat in India

Jul 29, 2026

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Tracking shark populations, one shark at a time

Jul 28, 2026

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The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War

Jul 27, 2026

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Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader

Jul 24, 2026

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Why worry about my data If I have nothing to hide?

Jul 23, 2026

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Peering through dust clouds to the center of the galaxy

Jul 22, 2026

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Why a paper about relocating coastal communities hit a nerve

Jul 21, 2026

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How do you piece together what life was like in Pompeii?

Jul 20, 2026

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Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak

Jul 17, 2026

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A space telescope launch + Alvin submersible check-up

Jul 17, 2026

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How does a tick bite cause a red meat allergy?

Jul 16, 2026

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What will our reaction be when we discover aliens?

Jul 15, 2026

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Beautiful botflies, luscious leeches, and the wonder of parasites

Jul 14, 2026

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China's booming biotech, from a brain implant to drug discovery

Jul 13, 2026

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Reconnecting with the night sky and reining in light pollution

Jul 10, 2026

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Amid shifting politics, can we build stable global health systems?

Jul 9, 2026

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How does the gut-brain connection work?

Jul 8, 2026

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Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish

Jul 7, 2026

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How the US patent system keeps drug prices high

Jul 6, 2026

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What was science like in America 250 years ago?

Jul 3, 2026

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An artificial cell eats, grows, and reproduces. Is it alive?

Jul 2, 2026

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Growing lunar potatoes + Dealing with razor-sharp moon dust

Jul 1, 2026

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