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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What Happens When Air Traffic Control Systems Go Dark?
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Could The NIH Plan For A ‘Universal Vaccine’ Really Work?
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The Leap: This Is Going To Kill Your Career
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The Science Of That Big Stunt From The New ‘Mission: Impossible’
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Meet A Pioneer Of Modern Weather Prediction
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Are Physical Buttons And Knobs Making A Comeback?
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Scientists Identify Genes For Tomato And Eggplant Size
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The Leap: The Volcano Whisperer
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Lesser Prairie Chicken May Lose Endangered Species Status
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Tracking The Hidden Dangers Of Fighting Fires
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Identifying New Plants, And The Scientific Secrets Of Superfoods
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Designing Hyperrealistic Body Parts, From Eyeballs To Placentas
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The Leap: I Was Considered A Nobody
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Cuts To NASA And A Fast-Track For Deep Sea Mining
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How Do Bacteria Talk To Each Other?
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Functional Fashion From An Artist And A Caterpillar
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Ancient Iguanas Floated 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific | A Pregnant Ichthyosaur...
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Are There Things That We Know We Can’t Know?
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Two Steps Forward For Meat Alternatives
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How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations | Regional Allergies
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A New Book On The Horrifying, Creative World Of Insect Zombies
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Untangling The Mind-Body Connection In Chronic Pain
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A Precisely Pointed Laser Allows People To See New Color ‘Olo’
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$8B Of Climate Tech Projects Canceled | In Louisiana, A Successful, Growing Wetl...
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Investigating Cat Behavior Through Genetics
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Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis
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A Blind Inventor’s Life Of Advocacy And Innovation
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The Lack Of Science In Road Design Is Deadly
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Possible Signature Of Life Detected On Exoplanet—Maybe | A Colossal Squid Video
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How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible
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The Navajo Researcher Reviving A Desert Peach | A New Dino With Blade-Like Horns
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How Interjections Regulate Conversation | Saccharin For Antibiotic Resistant Bac...
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Trump’s Nominee For NASA Administrator Meets Congress
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How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life
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What Will Replace The International Space Station?
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What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future
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Climate Change Has Made Allergy Season Worse. How Do We Cope?
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Microdosing Peanut Butter Could Alleviate Some Peanut Allergies
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The Department Of Health And Human Services Cuts 10,000 Jobs
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Forecasting Cuts Spark Worries About Hurricane Season | Soothing Babies With Mus...
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Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Wonders Below
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TikTok Is Shaping How We Think About ADHD
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Engineering Lessons One Year After The Baltimore Bridge Collapse
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23andMe Bankruptcy | A Coating That Can Slow A Golf Ball’s Roll
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AI Word Choice | When Dwarf Lemurs Hibernate, Their Chromosomes Do Something Odd
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Developing Faster, Simpler Tools To Treat Tuberculosis
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Author John Green On The Many Ways Tuberculosis Shaped Human Life
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DESI Data Strengthens Evidence Of Change In Dark Energy
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NASA Astronauts Return To Earth After Extended Stay On The ISS | Bottle "Pop" Ph...
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The Evolving Science Of How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adults | Butterfly Memories
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