Science Friday

Forty years ago this week, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in flight, 73 seconds aft... more

A rogue strain of flu, subclade K, has sickened more than [19 million people] (https://www... more

This time last year, Los Angeles was on fire, and more than 16,000 homes and buildings bur... more

Deepfakes have been everywhere lately, from fake AI images of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Ma... more

When it comes to “bad” cholesterol, most cardiologists say lower is better. But what’s the... more

An [Associated Press investigation] (https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-fluoride-kennedy-... more

It’s a wintertime question that you may have had as you struggled down a frozen sidewalk, ... more

Each year, around 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a neurodegener... more

As we age, our vision gets blurrier, we form cataracts, and we have a higher risk of glauc... more

The concrete of ancient Rome is famous for its durability. Just look at the Pantheon and t... more

Last February, Sudip Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Scienc... more

With President Trump’s moves to take control of Venezuela’s oil production—including the s... more

Growing up, Daisy Hernández was told that her aunt had become ill from eating a bad apple.... more

What does it mean to be a wild animal in a world dominated by humans? A recent study found... more

A year ago this week, the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Los Angeles, and ultimate... more

When humans finally land on Mars, what should they do? A new report from the National Acad... more

Since President Trump returned to office, his administration has been aggressive in rollin... more

‘Tis the season for exercise resolutions. For a select few, an ultramarathon—a race of 50,... more

In the last year, you’ve basically replaced your body weight in new cells. So yes, it’s a ... more

This has been a [busy year in science] (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/2025-scienc... more

Being able to belt out a tune like Adele or Pavarotti is not just about raw talent. The be... more

Gen Alpha slang can seem unintelligible to adults, but linguist and TikToker Adam Aleksic ... more

What have we learned in recent years about black holes? Can entangled quantum particles re... more

Health psychologist Dr. Kari Leibowitz traveled to some of the coldest, darkest places on ... more

Imagine sitting at home and then all of a sudden you hear a men’s choir belting out “The S... more

Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall slo... more

Since 1955, when Congress passed the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act, the federal governm... more