Science Friday
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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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How Did Ancient Humans Use The Acoustics Of Spaces Like Caves?
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What The Sounds Of Melting Glaciers Can Tell Us
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How A Fringe Idea Led To Lifesaving Cancer Treatments
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Why Is Bubonic Plague Still With Us?
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Don’t Let Their Name Fool You—Sea Slugs Are Awesome
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As Companies Build Data Centers For AI, Communities Push Back
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A Toast To Bats That Pollinate Agave, And Tracking Monarchs
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A Startling Plan To Save Spotted Owls—From Barred Owls
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Can A Microbe Conservation Movement Take Off?
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How To Tap Into The Hidden Histories Of Rocks
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Fingernails And Indigestion At The 2025 Ig Nobel Prizes
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Why Is Working Out Good For Your Mental Health?
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Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins
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Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
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‘A Many-Headed Beast’: Telling The Story Of Cancer
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African Grey Parrots Are Popular—And It’s Fueling Illegal Trade
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Attention, Trivia Nerds! It’s A Food Science Fact Feast
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Can Animal Super-Agers Teach Us Their Secrets?
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How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
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How A Woodpecker Pecks Wood, And How Ants Crown A Queen
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Memories Change. But Can We Change Them On Purpose?
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Bearded Vulture Nests Hold Trove Of Centuries-Old Artifacts
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Why The Bassist From Phish Is Funding Research Into ‘Flow State’
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Even Nobel Prize Winners Deal With Imposter Syndrome
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Study Finds COVID mRNA Vaccines Boost Cancer Treatment
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Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Resolution On A TV?
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Can A Billion-Dollar Barricade Keep Carp Out Of The Great Lakes?
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Inside The Race To Save Wild Axolotls
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Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
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Why Hasn’t Wave Energy Gotten Its Sea Legs Yet?
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A Halloween Monster Mashup, And A Spooky Lakes Tour
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What Happens To Your Digital Presence After You Die?
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Why Morbid Curiosity Is So Common—And So Fun
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Peanut Allergies In Kids Are Finally On The Decline
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How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
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A Lab-Grown Salmon Taste Test And More Foodie Innovations
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What Did It Feel Like To Be An Early Human?
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TikTok Is Shaping How We Think About ADHD
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Footage Shows How Narwhals Use Tusks To Hunt And Play
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Have Astrophysicists Spotted Evidence For ‘Dark Stars’?
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AI Was Supposed To Discover New Drugs. Where Are They?
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How Math Helps Us Map The World
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The Science Of Replacing Body Parts, From Hair To Hearts
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It’s Not Just You—Bad Food Habits Are Hard To Shake
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100 Years Later, Quantum Science Is Still Weird
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An Off-The-Grid Nobel Win, And Antibiotics In Ancient Microbes
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World Space Week And Promising Climate Tech Companies
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The Story Behind The Largest Dam Removal In U.S. History
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How Archaeologists Try To Smell, Hear, And Taste The Past
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