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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 NIH Cuts Could Affect U.S. Biomedical Research
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Fungi Create Complex Supply Chains | A Rookie Robot Umpire Takes The Field
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10% Of NOAA Staff Laid Off | Frozen Funds Leave Farmers In Limbo
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Pi, Anyone? A Celebration Of Math And What’s New
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How Plants Powered Prehistoric Giants Millions Of Years Ago
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How Narwhals Use Their Tusks To Hunt And Play | This Week's ‘Blood Moon’ Lunar E...
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Where Have All The Butterflies Gone?
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What Does Dismantling USAID Mean For Global Health?
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Protesters ‘Stand Up For Science’ At Rallies Nationwide | Blue Ghost Lunar Lande...
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The Effort To Save Thousands Of Donor Kidneys | Ocean Liner Will Become An Artif...
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Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
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An Animal’s Size And Its Cancer Risk | Bastetodon, A 30 Million-Year-Old Apex Pr...
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How Trump’s DEI Ban Will Affect Medical Research
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Conflicting Directives Sow Confusion For NIH Workers | The Mycobiome
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The Best Tail For Balance | Bindi Irwin Wants Kids To Become ‘Wildlife Warriors’
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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
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Why Are Flu And Other Viral Infection Rates So High This Year?
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Making Sense Of Federal Cuts To Science—And What Comes Next
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Tomb Of Egyptian King Unearthed | Why The Internet Was Captivated By A Hideous F...
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What Happens To Your Body When You’re Grieving
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Can Men and Women (Baboons) Really Just Be Friends? | The Best Bear Deterrent Ma...
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Adventures In Science At The Icy ‘Ends Of The Earth’
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FDA Approves A New, Non-Opioid Painkiller | Deep, Multi-Layer Oceans On Uranus A...
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Most Powerful Neutrino Ever Is Detected In the Mediterranean | Nerdy Valentines
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‘Common Side Effects’ And An All-Healing Mushroom | The Unique Smell Of Snow
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Investigating Fraud At The Heart Of Alzheimer’s Research
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Managing Wildfires Using A Centuries-Old Indigenous Practice
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Can Vaping Help You Quit Cigarettes? What Are The Risks?
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How Lucy Runs On A Virtual Treadmill | Comparing DeepSeek’s AI To Other Models
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Scientists Create Glowing ‘RNA Lanterns’ With Bioluminescence
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What’s Next For Quantum Computing In 2025?
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Building Blocks Of Life Found On Asteroid Bennu
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The Toxic Aftermath Of An Urban Fire
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Strain Of Bird Flu Discovered In California | Understanding Bipolar Disorder Thr...
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The Science Of Thriving In Winter—By Embracing It
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The Factors That Make Bird Sounds So Diverse Across The World
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Can Paxlovid Relieve Long COVID Symptoms? For Some, Yes
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AI Is Coming Up With Brand New Molecules, Fueling Drug Discovery
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Trump Administration Cancels Meetings, Freezes Hiring At NIH | What Is A Meme Co...
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Why Editors At Scientific Journals Are Resigning En Masse
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This January, See A ‘Planet Parade’ In The Night Sky
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‘Orbital’ Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The ISS
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Fire Risk To Homes Where Cities And Wildlands Meet
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2 Private Lunar Landers | Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vac...
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‘Artificial General Intelligence’ Is Apparently Coming. What Is It?
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NASA Considers Cheaper Ways To Retrieve Mars Samples | How Does A Hula Hoop Stay...
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Surgeon General Highlights Link Between Alcohol And Cancer
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First U.S. Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns About Preparedness
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Meet Flora Lichtman | Los Angeles Wildfires Stoked By Santa Ana Winds
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What Lichen Tell Us About Ecology, Air Quality, And More
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