Science Friday

In late September 2026, NASA [announced] (https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-f... more

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is one of the most prominent voices in the climate movement. She’s... more

In the new movie [“Whalefall,”] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-5ZGapGTQ) a scuba dive... more

With the midterms approaching, politicians are out in full force to convince voters to ele... more

An unwelcome visitor is arriving on beaches from West Africa to the Caribbean, and Brazil ... more

This year, October 13 marks [Ada Lovelace Day] (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ada... more

In the past few years, the idea of attachment styles has taken off, both online and in the... more

A new mRNA flu vaccine made by Moderna was approved by the FDA in August, and is currently... more

A Kelvin wave has reached California and is creeping up the West Coast, raising both sea l... more

Cephalopods [have a reputation] (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/punk-rock-life-of-... more

It’s Nobel Prize week, and this year's [prize in physics] (https://www.nobelprize.org/priz... more

On Science Friday, we love to talk about ideas, especially ideas that have the power to sh... more

John Wilson’s new documentary, “The History of Concrete,” has a subject matter that to mos... more

Big news for tiny cats: an itty-bitty three-pound [spotted cat from Bolivia] (https://www.... more

Leaders of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University say they can’t afford to k... more

In 2024, scientists using instruments on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft... more

It’s a conversation at playgrounds and in classrooms: parents and teachers worry that kids... more

Football season is upon us and a new study is making headlines. Researchers found that rou... more

For celiac disease sufferers, avoiding gluten is the only way to avoid symptoms. But that’... more

AI safety has dominated the news cycle for weeks, precipitated in part by an AI attack whe... more

During the last ice age, America’s coastlines and waterways looked much different than the... more

The Hawaiian Islands tend to be insulated from the worst effects of hurricanes, but this s... more

A lot of things in life are squishy, including your skin, your organs, and all the goo ins... more

There’s a new wellness trend focused on an obscure capillary system that moves fluid aroun... more

Perimenopause affects more than 4 billion people, but has historically been neglected by m... more

Where did we come from? How did humanity, with our complicated civilizations and all our h... more

In 48 B.C.E., a massive fire ripped through the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the... more

Living with black bears is complicated. They’re huge, hungry, and they really don’t care a... more

You’ve probably been warned that if you don’t finish that course of antibiotics, you could... more