Future Telescopes, Caterpillars. Dec 14, 2018, Part 2
28 years ago, astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery gently raised the Hubble Space Telescope,...
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Hemp and CBD, Phytosaurs, Mosquito Control. Dec 7, 2018, Part 1
Good news could be coming soon for anyone interested in hemp, the THC-free, no-high strain of...
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Microbes and Art, Science Books 2018. Dec 7, 2018, Part 2
Here at Science Friday, our jobs involve reading a lot of science books every year. We have piles...
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Climate Report, Wind Energy, SciFri Educator Collaborative. Nov 30, 2018, Part 1
This Monday, Mars fans rejoiced as NASA’s lander Mars InSight successfully parachuted safely onto...
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Gene-Editing Humans, Asymmetry, Ancient Whale Ancestor. Nov 30, 2018, Part 2
The first CRISPR-edited babies are (probably) here. The news raises social, ethical, and...
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2018 Ig Nobel Prizes. Nov 23, 2018, Part 1
When you go to the zoo, maybe you imitate the chimps, copying their faces, their gestures, or...
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Caves And Climate, Environmental Archeology, Scanning The Past. Nov 23, 2018, Part 2
When you think of an archaeologist, you might imagine a scientist in the field wielding shovels...
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Smell Science, Reader Come Home, Sonar Smackdown. Nov 16, 2018, Part 2
If you had to give up one of your senses, which would you pick? If you think that “smell” might...
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California Fires, Fire Engineering, Flu Near You. Nov 16, 2018, Part 1
When wildfires strike, the conversation typically centers around natural factors: forest...
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Heart History, Disease Seasonality, Beatboxing. Nov 9, 2018, Part 2
The case presented a medical mystery. A man had entered his doctor’s office complaining of chest...
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Immigration and the Microbiome, Spice Trends. Nov 9, 2018, Part 1
‘Tis the season for pumpkin spice lattes. Even if you’re not a fan of the fall beverage, we’ve...
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Local Science Issues, Dolphin Calls, Kepler Death. Nov 2, 2018, Part 1
With the midterm elections less than a week away, science is on voters’ minds even when it’s not...
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Physics Mysteries, Appendix and Parkinson’s, Paralysis Treatment. Nov 2, 2018, Part 2
Ever wondered why your dog’s back-and-forth shaking is so effective at getting you wet? Or how...
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Science Goes To The Movies: First Man, Driverless Car Ethics, Beetle Battles. Oct 26, 2018, Part 2
Damien Chazelle’s film First Man reconstructs the personal trials of astronaut Neil Armstrong in...
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Blood, Spatial Memory, Gerrymandering. Oct 26, 2018, Part 1
Blood is essential to human life—it runs through all of our bodies, keeping us alive—but the...
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C-Section Increase, Puerto Rican Hurricane Recovery, A Turtle Tiff. Oct 19, 2018, Part 1
The World Health Organization recommends that the C-section rate should be about 15% of births,...
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Music And Technology, Social Critters, Sleep And Genetics. Oct 19, 2018, Part 2
Mark Ramos Nishita, more popularly known as Money Mark from the Beastie Boys, has created the...
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Election Security, Channel Islands, IPCC Report. Oct 12, 2018, Part 1
The voting infrastructure is a vast network that includes voting machines, registration systems,...
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Squirrel Monkeys, Salmon Migration, The Realness. Oct 12, 2018, Part 2
Squirrel monkeys have big brains for their size, they’re chatterboxes, and they’ve even been to...
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Nobels, Argument Logic. Oct 5, 2018, Part 1
This week the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology, and medicine awarded its top scientists...
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