Science Friday

We’re taking a polar plunge into the science of sea unicorns, also known as narwhals! Narw... more

Astrophysicists may have spotted [evidence for “dark stars,”] (https://www.sciencefriday.c... more

AI is everywhere these days, and though there’s debate about how useful it is, one area wh... more

It’s easy to take maps for granted. After all, most of us have a pretty good map in our po... more

It seems like every week, there’s a new headline about some kind of sci-fi-esque organ tra... more

Remember “The Biggest Loser”—the show where people tried to lose as much weight as quickly... more

In July 1925, physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to Wolfgang Pauli sharing his new... more

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three people whose combined disc... more

It’s World Space Week, and we’re fueling up the rocket for a tour of some missions and pro... more

The Klamath River, which runs from southern Oregon to California, used to be a top salmon ... more

Archeologists in movies have a reputation for being hands-on, like Indiana Jones unearthin... more

If you’re a moth trying to stay uneaten, there are competing strategies. Some moths rely o... more

Our country’s public health system is ailing. With layoffs and leadership changes at the C... more

There’s fresh drama in the field of human origins! A new analysis of [an ancient hominid s... more

Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, died on October 1... more

Roughly 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants. The most common type is [SSRIs] (https://w... more

The tropical waters of Sri Lanka, an island off the coast of India, are home to a populati... more

In mid-September, artists from around the country convened in Laurel, Maryland, for one of... more

Football season is well underway, and fans know those athletes get hit hard. Could [better... more

At a news conference on September 22, President Trump claimed that taking acetaminophen, t... more

Robots are just about everywhere these days: circling the grocery store, cleaning the floo... more

In the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, scientists are on the cutting edge of gr... more

Sift through your memories and excavate an image of a fossil. Maybe you’re picturing dinos... more

Nigeria is home to 100 known species of bats—about a third of Africa’s bat species—but sci... more

The overall [state of birds] (https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/conservation-rare-bir... more

Codependency between humans gets a bad rap. But in nature, species often rely on each othe... more

You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had abou... more

It’s common knowledge that many diseases and conditions have some kind of genetic link. Bu... more

What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people?... more

A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile... more