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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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Episodes (1398)

Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe

Science Friday

Sep 10, 202612:47completed

Why physics and philosophy need each other

Science Friday

Sep 9, 202618:00completed

Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire

Science Friday

Sep 8, 202618:27pending

Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’?

Science Friday

Sep 7, 202618:04pending

For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue'

Science Friday

Sep 4, 202630:46completed

What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment

Science Friday

Sep 3, 202611:54completed

Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus

Science Friday

Sep 2, 20269:59pending

The power of the stories we tell about the ocean

Science Friday

Sep 1, 202618:10pending

What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars?

Science Friday

Aug 31, 202618:14pending

AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted

Science Friday

Aug 28, 202618:18pending

How much worse was that storm because of climate change?

Science Friday

Aug 27, 202612:22pending

How GPS shaped our world

Science Friday

Aug 26, 202618:07pending

The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights

Science Friday

Aug 25, 202614:54pending

What are the mysterious ‘little red dots’ in images of space?

Science Friday

Aug 24, 202613:26pending

Could we live in a dinosaur world?

Science Friday

Aug 22, 20265:25pending

Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?

Science Friday

Aug 21, 202612:34pending

Making a case for physicists to join climate research

Science Friday

Aug 20, 202612:36pending

Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup

Science Friday

Aug 19, 202617:47pending

What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?

Science Friday

Aug 18, 202617:46pending

Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation

Science Friday

Aug 17, 202611:44pending

How do you find a ‘lost’ species?

Science Friday

Aug 14, 202618:08pending

What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy

Science Friday

Aug 13, 202612:14pending

Why this lab studies the speed of bug pee and other curiosities

Science Friday

Aug 12, 202618:22pending

Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans

Science Friday

Aug 11, 202611:49pending

Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it

Science Friday

Aug 10, 202617:21pending

Sitting all day is terrible for us. Moving a little can help

Science Friday

Aug 7, 202618:59pending

A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work

Science Friday

Aug 6, 202618:18pending

What do people eat? Plant and animal DNA in sewage provide clues

Science Friday

Aug 5, 202612:32pending

3D images of galaxies will rock you (ft. Queen)

Science Friday

Aug 4, 202622:37pending

The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry

Science Friday

Aug 3, 202630:07pending

Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?

Science Friday

Jul 31, 202617:41pending

How can astronaut food be better?

Science Friday

Jul 30, 202617:48pending

The reality of living with extreme heat in India

Science Friday

Jul 29, 202614:51pending

Tracking shark populations, one shark at a time

Science Friday

Jul 28, 202618:07pending

The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War

Science Friday

Jul 27, 202612:42pending

Asha de Vos’ journey from deck hand to marine science leader

Science Friday

Jul 24, 202618:09pending

Why worry about my data If I have nothing to hide?

Science Friday

Jul 23, 202616:10pending

Peering through dust clouds to the center of the galaxy

Science Friday

Jul 22, 202630:10pending

Why a paper about relocating coastal communities hit a nerve

Science Friday

Jul 21, 202612:17pending

How do you piece together what life was like in Pompeii?

Science Friday

Jul 20, 202622:13pending

Hold the lettuce: Updates on the 'explosive' cyclospora outbreak

Science Friday

Jul 17, 202612:21pending

A space telescope launch + Alvin submersible check-up

Science Friday

Jul 17, 202617:54pending

How does a tick bite cause a red meat allergy?

Science Friday

Jul 16, 202617:58pending

What will our reaction be when we discover aliens?

Science Friday

Jul 15, 202618:04pending

Beautiful botflies, luscious leeches, and the wonder of parasites

Science Friday

Jul 14, 202619:49pending

China's booming biotech, from a brain implant to drug discovery

Science Friday

Jul 13, 202618:25pending

Reconnecting with the night sky and reining in light pollution

Science Friday

Jul 10, 202617:54pending

Amid shifting politics, can we build stable global health systems?

Science Friday

Jul 9, 202618:06pending

How does the gut-brain connection work?

Science Friday

Jul 8, 202636:46pending

Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish

Science Friday

Jul 7, 202618:16pending
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