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Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation

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How do you find a ‘lost’ species?

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What we get wrong about vaccine hesitancy

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

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Some primates undergo even more extreme childbirth than humans

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Deb Haaland is a politician, and proud of it

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

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A Nagasaki survivor and physician recounts his life's work

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

10

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

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The evolution of an enzyme engineer who changed chemistry

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Why is brain cancer so hard to treat?

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How can astronaut food be better?

14

The reality of living with extreme heat in India

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Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish

16

How the US patent system keeps drug prices high

17

What was science like in America 250 years ago?

18

An artificial cell eats, grows, and reproduces. Is it alive?

19

Growing lunar potatoes + Dealing with razor-sharp moon dust

20

Squirrel poop drops Ice Age clues + The neuroscience of laughter

21

Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

22

That chlorine smell at the pool? It’s pee

23

Can you learn to love the scorpion?

24

FDA approves a well-known sunscreen ingredient—finally

25

Why do sports announcers talk like that?

26

Swords, cannibalism, poison: inside the world of killer microbes

27

A vast whale graveyard + Zombie sea cucumbers

28

Should we bring mountain lions back to the Northeast?

29

Blue Origin explosion hits NASA timeline + Artemis III crew

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How extreme athletes like Alex Honnold keep their cool

31

Parenting tips from the animal kingdom

32

Wait, is my washing machine playing Schubert?

33

A virus hunter in Nigeria has thoughts on the Ebola outbreak

34

How did Neanderthals deal with illness and injuries?

35

Looking for life in the clouds of Venus

36

Meet the drug developer taking on wildlife diseases

37

Can the shingles vaccine stave off dementia?

38

Inside the Nebraska quarantine facility responding to hantavirus

39

Surveying wildlife along Lewis and Clark's route, 220 years later

40

Pope Leo's encyclical on AI, and the Vatican science advisors

41

Bizarre exoplanet clouds + Counting insects with weather radar

42

A trailblazing geneticist reflects on her life and work

43

Is that spooky old house full of ghosts, or just infrasound?

44

How do clinical trials work, and who can participate?

45

Use of herbicide linked to Parkinson's is on the rise in the US

46

Why does fashion repeat in 20-year cycles? Math has the answer

47

Earth's ancient hydrogen, and fossilized vomit

48

How yawning might help clear dirty fluid from the brain

49

Who's composing music for my washing machine?

50

How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

51

Understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women

52

Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?

53

The Unseen World Of Plant Intelligence

54

Right-To-Repair Laws Gain Steam In State Legislatures

55

Starliner Crewed Test Flight Rescheduled | Slugs And Snails Like Cities

56

Your ‘Biological Age’ Could Be Different Than How Old You Are

57

High-Speed Rail Gets A Boost In The U.S.

58

Using A Lab On Wheels To Study Weed From Dispensaries

59

Jelly Creatures That Swim In Corkscrews | Keeping Wind Turbines Safe For Birds

60

Zapping Nerves Into Regrowth | Celebrating the Maya Calendar In Guatemala’s Highlands

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Fine-Tuning Grapes For Iowa’s Wine Industry

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How To Recycle Rare Earth Elements

63

New Evidence Questions Dark Energy’s ‘Constant’ Nature

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New Guidelines Recommend Earlier Breast Cancer Screening

65

New Rule Sets Stage For Electric Grid Update | Harnessing Nanoparticles For Vaccines

66

How Climate Change Is Changing Sports

67

Why Is Tinnitus So Hard To Understand And Treat?

68

Finding Purpose In A ‘Wild Life’

69

Archeopteryx Specimen Unveiled | Trees And Shrubs Burying Great Plains' Prairies

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JWST Detects An Atmosphere Around A Rocky Exoplanet | Boeing Plans To Fly Humans To The ISS Next Week

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Challenging The Gender Gap In Sports Science

72

What Martian Geology Can Teach Us About Earth

73

How Louisiana Is Coping With Flooding In Cemeteries

74

Inside Iowa State’s Herbarium | Science-Inspired Art From ‘Universe of Art’ Listeners

75

Science From Iowa’s Prairies | Planning To Go See Cicadas? Here’s What To Know

76

Maybe Bonobos Aren't Gentler Than Chimps | Art Meets Ecology In A Mile-Long Poem

77

When Products Collect Data From Your Brain, Where Does It Go?

78

Visualizing A Black Hole’s Flares In 3D

79

The 4,000-Year History of Humans and Silk

80

Flint’s Water Crisis, 10 Years Later | Underwater Cables Could Help Detect Tsunamis

81

Fighting Banana Blight | Do Birds Sing In Their Dreams?

82

Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?

83

What Worsening Floods Mean For Superfund Sites

84

The Global Mental Health Toll Of Climate Change | Capturing DNA From 800 Lakes In One Day

85

Clean Energy Transition Progress | Avian Flu In Cattle And Humans Has Scientists Concerned

86

A Cheer For The Physics Of Baseball

87

Carbon Cost Of Urban Gardens And Commercial Farms | Why There's No Superbloom This Year

88

Inside The Race To Save Honeybees From Parasitic Mites

89

The Brain’s Glial Cells Might Be As Important As Neurons

90

Limits On ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water | An Important Winter Home For Bugs | Eclipse Drumroll

91

Investigating Animal Deaths At The National Zoo

92

Eating More Oysters Helps Us—And The Chesapeake Bay

93

How Trees Keep D.C. And Baltimore Cool

94

Predicting Heart Disease From Chest X-Rays With AI | Storing New Memories During Sleep

95

Recipient Of Pig Kidney Transplant Recovering | Answering Your Questions About April 8 Eclipse

96

Our Inevitable Cosmic Apocalypse

97

The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind And Right Whales

98

The Bumpy Road To Approving New Alzheimer’s Drugs

99

‘3 Body Problem’ And The Laws Of Physics | In Defense Of ‘Out Of Place’ Plants

100

Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Mapping How Viruses Jump Between Species

101

The Legacy Of Primatologist Frans de Waal

102

The ‘Asteroid Hunter’ Leading The OSIRIS-REx Mission

103

Swimming Sea Lions Teach Engineers About Fluid Dynamics

104

Botanical Rescue Centers Take In Illegally Trafficked Plants

105

2023 Was Hottest Year On Record | The NASA Satellite Studying Plankton

106

A Strange-Looking Fish, Frozen In Time

107

What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19

108

Science Unlocks The Power Of Flavor In ‘Flavorama’

109

Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices

110

Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health

111

A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’

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With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough

113

How Election Science Can Support Democracy | The Genetic Roots Of Antibiotic Resistance

114

Triple Feature: Dune, Mars, And An Alien On Earth

115

Could This Be The End Of Voyager 1?

116

What It Takes To Care For The US Nuclear Arsenal

117

A Young Scientist Uplifts The Needs Of Parkinson’s Patients

118

Snakes Are Evolutionary Superstars | Whale Song Is All In The Larynx

119

What’s Behind The Measles Outbreak In Florida?

120

Pythagoras Was Wrong About Music | Biochar's Potential For Carbon Capture

121

As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law

122

Blood In The Water: Shark Smell Put To The Test

123

How Trivia Experts Recall Facts | One Ant Species Sent Ripples Through A Food Web

124

OpenAI’s New Product Makes Incredibly Realistic Fake Videos

125

Private Spacecraft Makes Historic Moon Landing | New Cloud Seeding Technique

126

Making Chemistry More Accessible To Blind And Low-Vision People

127

Understanding And Curbing Generative AI’s Energy Consumption

128

Which Feathered Dinosaurs Could Fly? | Some French Cheeses At Risk Of Extinction

129

Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins Defamation Case

130

Odysseus Lander Heads To The Moon | Ohio Chemical Spill, One Year Later

131

One Crisis After Another: Designing Cities For Resiliency

132

Using Sound To Unpack The History Of Astronomy

133

Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising In Young People | What An AI Learns From A Baby

134

A Black Physician’s Analysis Of The Legacy Of Racism In Medicine

135

Faraway Planets With Oceans Of Magma | The Art And Science Of Trash Talk

136

Is Each Fingerprint On Your Hand Unique? | In This Computer Component, Data Slides Through Honey

137

The FDA Approved The First CRISPR-Based Therapy. What’s Next?

138

Protecting The ‘Satan’ Tarantula | If Termites Wore Stripes, Would Spiders Still Eat Them?

139

Scientists Are Uncovering A World Of ‘Dark Matter’ Carcinogens

140

Syphilis Cases Up 80% Since 2018 | The Largest Deep-Sea Coral Reef In The World

141

Expanding Our Umwelt: Understanding Animal Experiences

142

How Signing Characters Help Deaf Children Learn Language

143

‘Mysterious’ Canine Illness: What Dog Owners Should Know

144

An App For People Of Color To Rate Their Birthing Experiences | How Different Animals See

145

NASA Opens Canister With Asteroid Sample | ADHD Prescription Rates Spiked During The Pandemic

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AI Helps Find Ancient Artifacts In The Great Lakes | An Artist Combines Indigenous Textiles With Modern Tech

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When The ‘Personal’ Computer Turned 30

148

How The Moon Transformed Life On Earth, From Climate to Timekeeping

149

From Scans To Office Visits: How Will AI Shape Medicine?

150

Rhesus Monkey Cloned With Modified Approach Has Survived Into Adulthood

151

3,000 Types Of Brain Cells Categorized In Massive Brain Cell Atlas

152

Brain ‘Organoids’: Lab-Grown Cell Clusters Model Brain Functions

153

The Lasting Allure Of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’

154

How Close Are We To Answers About Aliens?

155

NASA Delays Crewed Moon Missions | Top Technologies To Watch In 2024

156

To Get Ready For Mars, NASA Studies How The Body Changes In Space

157

Science Journalism Is Shrinking–Along With Public Trust In Science

158

(Part 2) Endangered Species Act At 50: Orchids And Red Wolves

159

(Part 1) Endangered Species Act at 50: Hawaiian Land Snails

160

Solar Activity Flares Up In 2024 | Underground Hydrogen Reserves And Clean Energy

161

SciFri Reads ‘The Alchemy Of Us’

162

SciFri Reads ‘The Kaiju Preservation Society’

163

Star Trek’s Science Advisor Reveals The Real Astrophysics On Screen

164

A Mathematician Asks ‘Is Math Real?’

165

Unmasking Owls’ Mysteries | Why It Feels So Good To Eat Chocolate

166

SciFri Reads ‘The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023’

167

The Unseen World Of Seaweeds | Should 'Dark Fungi' Species Get Names?

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How 'Panda Diplomacy' Led To Conservation Success

169

Music’s Emotional Power Can Shape Memories—And Your Perception Of Time

170

Top Science News Stories of 2023 | Solar Panels In Historic Cape Cod

171

Pennsylvania Drug Laws May Limit Syringe Services | These Romance Novels Represent Black Women In Science

172

Flame Retardant From Cocoa Pod Husks | The Oozy Physics Of Oobleck

173

The Military’s Carbon Footprint Is A Hidden Cost Of Defense

174

High Energy Cosmic Ray Detected | These Penguins Are The Masters Of Microsleeping

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COP28 Climate Conference Ends | Why Are Some People Affected By Seasonal Affective Disorder?

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A Celebration Of The 2023 Christmas Bird Count

177

Surfing Particles Can Supercharge Northern Lights

178

The (Not So) Easy Guide To Getting To Space

179

The Women Astronomers Who Captured the Stars

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Quercetin May Cause Red Wine Headaches | Worsening Wildfires Are Undoing Air Quality Progress

181

Speaking Multiple Languages Changes The Way You Think

182

Social Connections Keep Us Physically and Mentally Healthy As We Age

183

Women Were Also Skilled Hunters In Ancient Times

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An AI Leader’s Human-Centered Approach To Artificial Intelligence

185

COP28 Host Had Plans to Promote Oil and Gas | Researchers Detected Cicada Emergence With Fiber-Optics

186

Ralph Nader Reflects On His Auto Safety Campaign, 55 Years Later

187

What’s That Smell? An AI Nose Knows

188

Jane Goodall On Life Among Chimpanzees

189

The ‘Wet-Dog Shake’ And Other Physics Mysteries

190

Ig Nobel Prizes | Stop Flushing Your Health Data Down The Toilet

191

The West’s Wild Horses | Artist Explores History Of Humans Genetically Modifying Pigs

192

Moon Rock Research | Science of Unraveling Sweaters

193

2023’s Best Science Books For Kids

194

How AI Chatbots Can Reinforce Racial Bias In Medicine

195

An Exoplanet Where It Rains Sand

196

Ask A Chef: How Can I Use Science To Make Thanksgiving Tastier?

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Monumental And Invisible: How Infrastructure Works

198

Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins

199

How A University Is Adjusting One Year After ChatGPT

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Euclid Telescope’s First Images | A Black Hole That Came From Gas

201

How Five Elements Define Life On Earth

202

Climate Future Exhibit | Oregon's Proposed Fish Vacuum

203

How A Deaf Advisory Group Is Changing Healthcare

204

40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter

205

CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment | Pain Tolerance From Neanderthals

206

How Poisons Have Shaped Life On Earth

207

Placenta Research May Help Explain Pregnancy Loss

208

A Common Cold Medicine Ingredient Doesn’t Work. What Now?

209

Diving Into Elon Musk’s Mind

210

RSV Drug Shortage & Beech Leaf Disease

211

When Studying Ecology Means Celebrating Its Gifts

212

Unlocking The Mysteries Of A Metal-Rich Asteroid

213

Rapidly Evolving Trout & Ancient Hyper-Apex Predators

214

Finding Meaning In The Cosmos

215

‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Awardees & Formula One Car Paint

216

What Is Your Cat Doing When You're Not Watching?

217

The Stories Of The First Six Women Astronauts

218

A Mathematician Asks ‘Is Math Real?’

219

The mRNA Vaccine Revolution

220

Ancient Human Footprints & 'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse

221

Saltwater Wedge In The Mississippi & Kenya's Geothermal Boom

222

How Artists And Scientists Collaborated To Make Art About HIV

223

Full-Body MRIs Promise To Detect Disease Early. Do They Work?

224

Meet The Doctor Who Solves Medical Mysteries

225

mRNA Research Wins Nobel Prize & Lightning On Venus

226

Placebo Effect, Technoableism, Florida Citrus, Neuroscience Music. Sept 29, 2023, Part 2

227

Vision and the Brain, Jellypalooza. Sept 29, 2023, Part 1

228

Ocean Climate Solutions, Florida Corals, Climate Video Games. Sept 22, 2023, Part 2

229

Our Fragile Moment, Climate Comedy. Sept 22, 2023, Part 1

230

New Covid Vaccine, Moroccan Earthquake, Native Bees. Sept 15, 2023, Part 2

231

Radioactive Wildlife, Bus Stop Heat, Football Jersey Numbers. Sept 15, 2023, Part 1

232

Tree Soil, Rodent Biologist, Soundscape Artist. Sept 8, 2023, Part 2

233

Embryo Model, Sweat, Whale Vocal Fry. September 8, 2023, Part 1

234

An AI for Smell, Heat and Agricultural Workers, Golden Lion Tamarin, Y Chromosome. Sept 1, 2023, Part 2

235

US Surgeon General On Mental Health, Tracking Tick Bites. Sept 1, 2023, Part 1

236

Old Things Considered: La Brea, Megalodon, Dino Footprints, Surviving History. Aug 25, 2023, Part 2

237

Sea Otters, Alaskan Minerals, Salmon Restoration. Aug 25, 2023, Part 1

238

Women Athletes, Stem Cell Cornea Repair, Sand. August 18, 2023, Part 2

239

Covid Update, Brain Fog Research, Toilet to Tap. Aug 18, 2023, Part 1

240

“All That Breathes’ Film, Repatriating Native American Remains, Benjamin Banneker. Feb 24, 2023, Part 2

241

Spy Balloons, Cost of Cancer Care, Seaweed, Chocolate Mouthfeel. Feb 17, 2023, Part 2

242

Ohio Train Spill, Mushroom And Memory, Water Infrastructure. Feb 17, 2023, Part 1

243

Rethinking Dementia Care. February 10, 2023, Part 2

244

ChatGPT And The Future Of AI, Turkey Earthquakes. February 10, 2023, Part 1

245

Climate Change Music, Industrial Animal Husbandry, Grief Book. Feb 3, 2023, Part 2

246

Science Of ‘The Last Of Us’ Fungi, New U.S. Nuclear Power. Feb 3, 2023, Part 1

247

Accessible Birding, Human Water Consumption, Road Salt Impacts, Terraformers Book. Jan 27, 2023, Part 2

248

Art Crime Science, Long Covid Update, Earth's Slowing Core. Jan 27, 2023, Part 1

249

Gas Stoves, Next Gen Vaccines, Printed Violins. January 20, 2023, Part 2

250

Children’s Antibiotics Shortage, Bat Vocalizations, Life’s Biggest Questions. January 20, 2023, Part 1

251

Tech To Watch, Pests. January 13, 2023, Part 2

252

Lab-Grown Meat Progress, Early Human Migration Updates. January 13, 2023, Part 1

253

Science Comedy, Shifting Rules For Abortion Pills. Jan 6, 2023, Part 1

254

Redlining and Baltimore Trees, The Root Of A Gopher Mystery, Cold and the Nose, Glass Frogs. Jan 6, 2023, Part 2

255

Astronaut Food, Nope Creature, Nature Soundscapes. Dec 30, 2022, Part 2

256

Champagne Fizzics, Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Vole Girl. Dec 30, 2022, Part 1

257

Glitter, Chestnuts, DNA Data Art, Mistletoe. Dec 23, 2022, Part 2

258

Top Science Stories Of 2022, Beavers, Christmas Tree Care. Dec 23, 2022, Part 1

259

Fusion Advance, Cancer Clinical Trial, Christmas Trees And Climate, Best Video Games. December 16, 2022, Part 1

260

Improving Care For Disabled Patients, Transistor Anniversary, Whale Strikes. December 16, 2022, Part 2

261

Medicinal Psychedelics Study, AI Art. December 9, 2022, Part 2

262

The Future Of Birds In North America, 190th Birthday For Tortoise. December 9, 2022, Part 1

263

Hawai'i's Volcanic Eruption, Science Of Chemistry Nobel, What Is ‘Swing’ In Jazz? Dec 2, 2022, Part 1

264

Xenotransplantation, Internet of Things, Sea Life Essays, Water Taste-Testing. Dec 2, 2022, Part 2

265

Largest Animal Crossing, First Complete Human Genome, Exoplanet Discoveries. November 25, 2022, Part 2

266

Best Science Books For Kids, Indigenous Science, Ignobel Prizes. November 25, 2022, Part 1

267

NASA Artemis Mission Launches To The Moon, Science Behind Thanksgiving Meals. November 18, 2022, Part 2

268

What Is The Metaverse, Missouri Groundwater Contamination, Eight Billion People On Earth. November 18, 2022, Part 1

269

Dr. Fauci’s Exit Interview, Goodnight Oppy Mars Film, Science On The Ballot. Nov 11, 2022, Part 1

270

The US Battles RSV, Neural Connections, La Brea Tar Pits. Nov 11, 2022, Part 2

271

Contraceptive Failures, Future Of Combating Covid, Rapid Evolution In The Anthropocene. Nov 4, 2022, Part 1

272

Fall Foliage Research, Voyager Scientist Retires, Flaws in Human Judgement, Milky Way Tell-All. Nov 4, 2022, Part 2

273

Cat Purrs, AI Darth Vader Voice, Deathcaps, Eating Jellyfish. Oct 28, 2022, Part 2

274

SciFri Book Club Returns, Upcoming Winter Illnesses. Oct 28, 2022, Part 1

275

Asking For Help, PFAS Chemicals, Plastics Recycling, Depression Book. October 21, 2022. Part 2

276

Societal Climate Impacts, Alaskan Crab Shortage, Protected Fisheries Surprise. October 21, 2022, Part 1

277

Eco-Death Care, Brain Memory Prosthetic, Space Food. Oct 14, 2022, Part 2

278

How Gamification Has Taken Over, Brewing An Ancient Beer Again. Oct 14, 2022, Part 1

279

Science Issues In the Election, Diabetes and Hibernating Bears, Medicine Nobel. Oct 7, 2022, Part 2

280

Planning To Power The Electric Vehicle Boom, Hurricane Ian Aftermath. October 7, 2022, Part 1

281

New Alzheimer’s Drug, Bangladeshi Water Machine, Recording Earth’s Sounds. Sept 30, 2022, Part 1

282

DART Asteroid Mission, Rescue Robots, Raccoon Vaccination, Medical Marijuana and Workplace Rules, Lanternfly Signals. Sept 30, 2022, Part 2

283

Undersea Rovers, Swimming Sperm, Teen Inventor, Soil Judging. Sep 23, 2022, Part 2

284

Big Ideas In Physics, Saturn’s Rings, Soylent Green. Sep 23, 2022, Part 1

285

Artemis Update, Stellar Art, AI for Mammography, Smoky Grapes, Harvesting Water From Air. Sept 16, 2022, Part 2

286

How Do Antidepressants Work, Genetic Testing For Depression. Sept 16, 2022, Part 1

287

Fish Kills, Potential Sulfuric Acid Shortage, Goats for Invasives Control. Sep 9, 2022, Part 1

288

Remembering Frank Drake, History of Air Conditioning. Sep 9, 2022, Part 2

289

New COVID Vaccines, “Nope” Creature, NJ Toxic Site, Germicidal Coating. Sep 2, 2022, Part 1

290

When Life Begins, Open Access Research, Wasps. Sep 2, 2022, Part 2

291

Autistic Researchers Studying Autism, Canned Salmon Insights, Medieval Friars’ Parasites. August 26, 2022, Part 1

292

Endangered Birds, Urban Wildlife, Lyme Disease Test, Rodent Social Behavior. August 26, 2022, Part 2

293

Back-To-School Health Concerns, Artemis Moon Mission, Designing A Better Lanternfly Trap. August 19, 2022, Part 2

294

How Viruses Shaped Our World, A Seagrass Oasis For Manatees. Aug 19, 2022, Part 1

295

New Prosthetic Arm, CAR T Cell Therapy, Climate Games. August 12, 2022, Part 2

296

Insulin Price Plan, Monkeypox Facts, Milky Way Memoir. August 12, 2022, Part 1

297

Clean Energy Bill, Heatwave Infrastructure, Etana Teen Innovator. August 5th, 2022, Part 2

298

Cancer Vaccines, Planting Wildflowers, Eating Copi Fish. August 5th, 2022, Part 1

299

Alzheimer’s Research Fraud, Extreme Heat Health, Piping Plovers, Octaglove. July 29, 2022, Part 1

300

Fire Of Love Film, Accessible Tech, Vagina Book. July 29, 2022, Part 2

301

Kahneman on ‘Noise,’ CHIPS Act, Great Salt Lake Dryness, Hybrid Toads. July 22, 2022, Part 2

302

Global Heat Wave, Indigenous Peoples Genetic History, Heat-Adaptive Plants. July 22, 2022, Part 1

303

JWST Images, Solar System Exploration, Monkeypox. July 15, 2022, Part 2

304

A Land Return, A COVID Update, Texas’ Power Grid, and A Gene-Editing Thriller. July 15, 2022, Part 1

305

Big Bang Debate History, Black Hole Sounds, Maggot Healthcare, Forest Lichens. July 8, 2022, Part 2

306

Bird Poop Importance, The Wonders Of Sweat, Invertebrate Butts. July 8, 2022, Part 1

307

Summer Science Books, Effect of Roe on Obstetric Care, Female Athletic Injuries. July 1, 2022, Part 2

308

SCOTUS Restricts EPA, Scientist Rebellion Protests, Kansas Wheat Problems, Early Science Films. July 1, 2022, Part 1

309

HIPAA Explained, Trans Research, Queer Scientists. June 24, 2022, Part 2

310

Roe V. Wade Overturned, Animals’ Amazing Sensory Abilities. June 24, 2022, Part 1

311

The Rise Of Mammals And A Cephalopod Celebration. June 17, 2022, Part 2

312

COVID Vaccines For Kids Under 5, IVF Status After Roe V. Wade. June 17, 2022, Part 1

313

Race And Medicine, Salmon Recovery, Emergency Mushroom ID. June 10, 2022, Part 1

314

Cephalopod Wonders, Jumping Worms, Early Plastic Surgery. June 10, 2022, Part 2

315

Medical And Recreational Cannabis, Ocean Viruses, The Sound of Wi-Fi. June 3, 2022, Part 2

316

History Of Sex, Plastic Battery, Mosquito Smell, Postpartum Art. June 3, 2022, Part 1

317

SIDS Research, Period Tracking Apps, Women And Girls In Science. May 27, 2022, Part 2

318

Gun Violence, Baby Formula, Monkeypox, Milk Banking, Wondrous Sharks. May 27, 2022, Part 1

319

Seabird Poop, ‘Prehistoric Planet’ TV Show, Dry Great Plains, Six Foods For A Changing Climate. May 20, 2022, Part 2

320

Miscarriage Care, End of Astronauts, COVID Deaths Milestone. May 20, 2022, Part 1

321

Abortion Medication, Rat Island, Access To Parks, Climate And Seafood. May 13, 2022, Part 2

322

Second Black Hole Image, Last Days Of The Dinosaurs, Rising COVID Cases. May 13, 2022, Part 1

323

Revisiting The Titanic, STEM Drag Performers As Science Ambassadors. May 6, 2022, Part 2

324

How The Brain Deals With Grief, Listening To Noisy Fish Sounds. May 6, 2022, Part 1

325

Covid Court Cases, Sharing Viruses for Research, Hepatitis Spike. April 29, 2022, Part 1

326

Dog Breeds And Dog Behavior, Polar Science Update, Decarbonizing Transportation. April 29, 2022, Part 2

327

Plastics And Ocean Life, Building An Animal Crossing, Indigenous Restoration. April 22, 2022, Part 2

328

Carbon Removal Technology, IPCC And Policy, Sustainability News, Listening To A River. April 22, 2022, Part 1

329

Inaccurate COVID Case Numbers, Spending A Trillion Dollars To Solve Problems. April 15, 2022, Part 1

330

NSF Director, Soylent Green In 2022, Colorado Snowpack, Springtime On Neptune. April 15, 2022, Part 2

331

Why Cold Plasma Could Help Sustainable Farming, How To Get Teens The Sleep They Need. April 8, 2022, Part 2

332

FDA To Analyze COVID Boosters Efficacy, Dig Into Spring With Gardening Science. April 8, 2022, Part 1

333

Why People Can’t Read Bar Graphs, First Complete Human Genome Released, Mars Book Club Finale. April 1, 2022, Part 2

334

Experimental HIV Vaccines, Lithium Mining In Oregon, Controlling The Tawny Crazy Ant. April 1, 2022, Part 1

335

Ukraine And The Energy Market, More West Nile Virus, Bird Flu In Chickens, 5,000 Exoplanets Found. March 25, 2022, Part 1

336

How Vampire Bats Evolved To Drink Blood, Ethics Checks On Brain Research, Cicada Exhibit. March 25, 2022, Part 2

337

James Webb Focused Image, Decarbonize Your Home, Wildlife Crime. March 18, 2022, Part 1

338

Dandelion Sensors, GoFundMe Healthcare Shortcomings, Where Did Mars’ Water Go. March 18, 2022, Part 2

339

Will Russia’s War Spur Clean Energy Efforts, What Is “Life,” Scientific Sewer Tour. March 11, 2022, Part 2

340

Mask Mandates Drop, International Salmon Survey, Long COVID Answers And Questions. March 11, 2022, Part 1

341

T. Rex Dispute, Texas Trans Healthcare, Russian Cyber Warfare, Bird Calls. March 4, 2022, Part 1

342

Lack Of Black Physicists, Solar Outages, Martian Meteorites, What Is A Butt. March 4, 2022, Part 2

343

Bridge Infrastructure, Cat Ancestor Gap, Lab Mice, Power Of The Dog, Mars Book Club. Feb 25, 2022, Part 2

344

Eye Implant Ethics, Sled Dogs, Tranquility Sound Scapes. Feb 25, 2022, Part 1

345

Paralysis Treatment, Protein Vaccines Advantages, How Cuba Made Five Vaccines, Fish Sounds. Feb 18, 2022, Part 2

346

Successful HIV Treatment, Improving Health Equity, Fusion Energy Record. Feb 18, 2022, Part 1

347

How Grief Rewires The Brain, New Cancer Therapy, Olympic Battery-Heated Skiing Shorts. Feb 11, 2022, Part 2

348

Science Advisor Resigns, COVID Drug Treatments, Science Drag Artists. Feb 11, 2022, Part 1

349

Phasing Out “Problematic” Plastics, Sticky Surface Science, Monarch Boom. Feb 4, 2022, Part 2

350

Brain Donation, Meat And Human Evolution, Bird Song, Space Station Retirement. Feb 4, 2022, Part 1

351

Fake COVID Testing Sites, Cannabis And Exercise, Electric Aviation. Jan 28, 2022, Part 2

352

Saving Manatees, Nighttime Satellite Streaks, Webb Telescope Update. Jan 28, 2022, Part 1

353

Epstein-Barr Virus and MS, Agrivoltaics, Ag School Influence, Social Cues From Saliva. Jan 21, 2022, Part 1

354

Airborne eDNA, Beetle Jumps, Wordle Psychology, City Pigeons. Jan 21, 2022, Part 2

355

Historic Big Bang Debate, Black Hole Sounds, Plant DNA Mutations. Jan 14, 2022, Part 2

356

Omicron And Kids, Ivermectin Origins, Icefish Nests. Jan 14, 2022, Part 1

357

Omicron News, COVID Severity Questions, Bird Count. Jan 7 2022, Part 1

358

Pizza Science, Remembering E.O. Wilson And Richard Leakey. Jan 7 2022, Part 2

359

Best Science Books Of 2021, Glitter Bad For Environment. December 31, 2021, Part 1

360

Celebration Of Weird Ice, Non-Melting Jelly, Former NIH Director Reflects On His Tenure. December 31, 2021, Part 2

361

Looking Back On A Century Of Science, Holiday Math. December 24, 2021, Part 2

362

American Chestnut, ‘Don’t Look Up’ Movie, Aurora Electrons. December 24, 2021, Part 1

363

Big Trees, Masks And Singing, Capturing Holiday Scents, Unseen Body. Dec 17, 2021, Part 2

364

James Webb Space Telescope, Vaccination And Church, Maine Puffins. Dec 17, 2021, Part 1

365

Vocal Fry, Indigenous Tribes And The Colorado River, Year In Space. December 10, 2021, Part 2

366

Michael Pollan On Mind-Altering Plants, A Second Pandemic Winter. December 10, 2021, Part 1

367

Omicron Variant, Quantum Computing, Xenobots, SciFri Trivia. Dec 3, 2021, Part 2

368

Ralph Nader On 55 Years Of Car Safety, Spinal Cord Research, Omicron And Travel Bans. Dec 3, 2021, Part 1

369

Candy COVID Test, Ig Nobel Prizes 2021. November 26, 2021, Part 2

370

Futuristic Freezing, Koji, Cheese Microbiome, Wine-Bottle Resonators. November 26, 2021, Part 1

371

Thanksgiving Food Science, Force of Infection, Food Inequality. Nov 19, 2021, Part 2

372

Picking Right COVID Test For Holidays, “Big Bang Theory” Of Cancer. Nov 19, 2021, Part 1

373

Mammoth Pool Fire, Fun Squirrel Facts, Soil Importance. Nov 12 2021, Part 2

374

Psychedelics Can Treat Depression, Climate Meeting, Dopesick Show. Nov 12 2021, Part 1

375

Kids Under 12 Vaccine, Reduced Cow Methane From Seaweed Diet, Lost SciFri Theme Song. November 5, 2021, Part 2

376

30 Years Of Science Friday, Kansas’ Wind Energy Plan, Vaccinating Kids Under 12. November 5, 2021, Part 1

377

Kids Next For Pfizer Vaccine, Side-Channel Surveillance, Medical Maggots. Oct 29, 2021, Part 1

378

Rising Seas Stories, Pseudo-Biology of Monsters, Howling Wolf Soundscape. Oct 29, 2021, Part 2

379

Genome Traces, Beavers and Wildfire, Halloween DIY, Volcanoes. Oct 22, 2021, Part 2

380

Filipino Nurses, Francis Collins Exit Interview. Oct 22, 2021, Part 1

381

Shinnecock Nation, Marsh Science, Weekend Stargazing. Oct 15, 2021, Part 2

382

Native Biodata, Indigenous Carbon Resistance, COVID Boosters Next Steps. Oct 15, 2021, Part 1

383

Air Conditioning, Face Recognition Neurons. Oct 8, 2021, Part 2

384

State Of COVID And Antiviral Pill, Future Pandemics. Oct 8, 2021, Part 1

385

A Century Of Science, Book Club: Rising, Charismatic Creature Update. Oct 1, 2021, Part 2

386

Primate Parasites, Spider Mating Songs, Spotted Lanternfly. Oct 1, 2021, Part 1

387

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning, Fauci Kid’s Book, Pigeon Vs Shoebill. Sept 24, 2021, Part 2

388

Two Climate Change Bills, COVID Vaccine Boosters. Sept 24, 2021, Part 1

389

Endemic Diseases, Insects and Light, Opossum vs Aye-Aye. Sept 17, 2021

390

Living With Wildfire, 7,000 Steps A Day Okay, Kids’ Mars Questions. Sept 17, 2021, Part 1

391

Covid And Disabilities, Alzheimer’s And Inflammation, Ultrasonic Sound. Sept 10, 2021, Part 1

392

Oyster Breeding, Climate Communication, Hellbender Vs Mantis Shrimp. Sept 10, 2021, Part 2

393

COVID Fact Check, Ocean Circulation and Climate, Bread Culture. Sept 3, 2021, Part 2

394

Schools And The Delta Variant, Doubts For High-Tech Air Purifiers. Sept 3, 2021, Part 1

395

Medieval Bones, Bird Ancestors And Dinosaurs. August 27, 2021, Part 2

396

Pfizer Vaccine Approval, Making Solar Power For Everyone. August 27, 2021, Part 1

397

Third Thumb, Nostalgia, Orcas. Aug 20, 2021, Part 2

398

Delta Variant in Kids, Myers-Briggs Personality Test, Suicide in Communities of Color. Aug 20, 2021, Part 1

399

Elephantquakes and Margaret Atwood. August 13, 2021, Part 2

400

Electric Fish Communication, Science Crimes, Lighting Cave Art. August 13, 2021, Part 1

401

Bad Data, CRISPR Therapies, Wildfire Impact, Oilbirds. August 6, 2021, Part 2

402

Infrastructure Package, Covid News, Line3 Pipeline. August 6, 2021, Part 1

403

Gut Fungi, Olympic Challenges, Planetary Seismology. July 30, 2021, Part 2

404

New CDC Mask Rules, Viral Persistence, Disaster Preparedness. July 30, 2021, Part 1

405

Shellfish Deaths, Chemical Safety, Humpback Songs. July 23, 2021, Part 2

406

Surgeon General, Blockchain. July 23, 2021, Part 1

407

Songbird Mystery, Sweat, Betelgeuse. July 16, 2021, Part 2

408

New Battery Technology, COVID Rise From Unvaccinated Populations. July 16, 2021, Part 1

409

African Wild Dogs, Spotted Lanternfly, Seashells. July 9, 2021, Part 1

410

John McPhee’s Annals Of The Former World. July 9, 2021, Part 2

411

Garden Hotline, Benjamin Franklin. July 2, 2021, Part 2

412

Extreme Heat, COVID Delta Variant, Poe’s Science. July 2, 2021, Part 1

413

Cephalopod Week Wrap Up, California Carbon Credits Error. June 25, 2021, Part 1

414

UFO Report, Animal Play, Alzheimers and Music. June 25, 2021, Part 2

415

Immunocompromised and Covid, Summer SciFi Reading. June 18, 2021, Part 2

416

Marijuana And Medicine, Cephalopod Week, Environmental Antidepressants. June 18, 2021, Part 1

417

Health Equity And Trans Health, Human-Robot Relationship. June 11, 2020, Part 1

418

Alzheimer’s Treatment Controversy, Science Mistakes, Chonky Fish. June 11, 2020, Part 2

419

Genetics of Depression, Engineering Humans for Space, Tech Ethics. June 4, 2021, Part 2

420

Fauci On 40 Years Of HIV/AIDS, Watermelon Origins, Venus Missions. June 4, 2021, Part 1

421

Sand Sustainability, Jane Goodall, Morphing Pasta, Cicada Snacks. May 28, 2021, Part 2

422

Vaccine Hesitancy, Colorado River Drought, Alternative Syrups. May 28, 2021, Part 1

423

Cybersecurity, Baseball Physics, Opioid Trial. May 21, 2021, Part 2

424

Global Vaccination, Malaria Vaccine, Zombie Wildfires. May 21, 2021, Part 1

425

NFTs and Art, Neuralink, Preserving Endangered Foods. May 14, 2021, Part 2

426

New Mask Rules, Pain Algorithm, Assorted Nuts, Muldrow Glacier. May 14, 2021, Part 1

427

Beetles, Wildfires, Woodchip Bioreactor. May 7, 2021, Part 2

428

Herd Immunity, Crossword Program. May 7, 2021, Part 1

429

Viking Metal, Possible Futures, Global Pollination. April 30, 2021, Part 2

430

The Past And Future Of Plastics Tech. April 30, 2021, Part 1

431

Gender-Affirming Health Care, Defining ‘Life’. April 23, 2021, Part 2

432

Climate Summit, Offshore Wind, Hummingbirds. April 23, 2021, Part 1

433

History Of Conservation, Right Whales Decline. April 16, 2021, Part 1

434

Understanding Caribbean Volcano Eruption, Billions Of T-Rexes, Pterosaur Necks, Lost Feasts. April 16, 2021, Part 2

435

Piano AI, Giraffes, Alzheimer’s, Mime Psychology. April 9, 2021, Part 2

436

Future For Long COVID Patients, Getting COVID Info To Sihk Truckers. April 9, 2021, Part 1

437

Pollination, Beekeeping How-To, Sunflower Project. April 2, 2021, Part 2

438

Unexpected Physics, Controlling Cow Methane, Spring Break. April 2, 2021, Part 1

439

Spring Climate Effects, Octopus Sleep, Housing and Health. March 26, 2021, Part 2

440

Racism And Mental Health, How To Milk Ticks. March 26, 2021, Part 1

441

SciFri Extra: The Origin Of The Word 'Introvert'

442

Greenland Plants, Privacy and Big Data, Rainbows. March 19, 2021, Part 2

443

COVID Questions, Introvert Origin. March 19, 2021, Part 1

444

Virtual Disease, Daydreaming, Geoengineering. March 12 2021, Part 2

445

Jackson Water Woes, Giant Telescope Mirror, Shark Sex. March 12 2021, Part 1

446

Conversations, Baby Teeth, Tasmanian Tiger. March 5, 2021, Part 2

447

Implementing Oregon’s Drug Policy, Wisconsin Wolf Hunt, Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. March 5, 2021, Part 1

448

Texas Storm, NASA Climate Advisor, Mars Sounds. Feb 26, 2021, Part 1

449

Lucid Dreaming, Sex As A Biological Variable, Parachute Science, Global Vaccine Access. Feb 26, 2021, Part 2

450

Tech Unions, Color Perception, Fish Vs Birds. Feb 19, 2021, Part 2

451

Fauci On Vaccines and Variants, Mummy Mystery, Texas Power Grid Failure. Feb 19, 2021, Part 1

452

Fish Eye Secrets, Human Genome Project, Science Diction 'Mesmerize.' Feb 12, 2021, Part 2

453

The Effectiveness Of Double-Masking, Mars Landing Preview. Feb 12, 2021, Part 1

454

Four Lost Cities, Sourdough Microbiome, Queen Bees, Bison. Feb 5, 2021, Part 2

455

COVID Variants And Vaccines, U.S. Energy Justice. Feb 5, 2021, Part 1

456

Medieval Bones, Vaccine Rollout, Florida Panthers. Jan 29, 2021, Part 2

457

Your Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines Answered, Placenta Science. Jan 29, 2021, Part 1

458

Orange Bat, Greenland Bacteria, COVID Anniversary, Alien Argument. Jan 22, 2021, Part 2

459

Finding Lead Pipes Through Algorithm, How Soil Could Save The Planet. Jan 22, 2021, Part 1

460

Valley Fever And COVID-19, Structure of Conspiracy Theories, New Climate Wars. Jan 15, 2021, Part 2

461

How The COVID-19 Vaccine Was Developed And Is Being Distributed. Jan 15, 2021, Part 1

462

COVID Fact Check, Aging Cells, News Roundup. Jan 8, 2021, Part 1

463

Fundamentals of Physics, Giant Ancient Birds, 2021 Space Outlook. Jan 8, 2021, Part 2

464

They Might Be Giants, Animal Sounds Quiz, Luxury Ostrich Eggs. Jan 1, 2021, Part 2

465

Christmas Bird Count, Black Birders Week, Science Diction: Vaccine. Jan 1, 2021, Part 1

466

Indigenous Astronomy, Auroras, Inclusive Science. Dec 25, 2020, Part 2

467

2020 In Review, Charismatic Tubeworms, Dog Evolution. Dec 25, 2020, Part 1

468

Black Holes, Scallop Die-off, River Sound Map. Dec 18, 2020, Part 2

469

Future Of Climate Change, Tongue Microbiome. Dec 18, 2020, Part 1

470

Science Books of 2020, ANWR Drilling, Science Diction. Dec 11, 2020, Part 2

471

Vaccination Logistics, Europe’s Green Deal. Dec 11, 2020, Part 1

472

Virtual Worlds And Wildfire Health Effects. Dec 4, 2020, Part 2

473

David Attenborough, China’s Moon Mission, COVID Approved In U.K. Dec 4, 2020, Part 1

474

Your Cheese’s Microbiome, COVID Reinfection Questions, Future Of Meat. Nov 27, 2020, Part 1

475

Ig Nobel Prizes, Koji Alchemy. Nov 27, 2020, Part 2

476

Roman Mars, Disinformation, Ancient Female Big Game Hunters. Nov 20, 2020, Part 2

477

Famous Arecibo Observatory Decommissioned, Biden’s Climate Change Plan. Nov 20, 2020, Part 1

478

Body Temperature, COVID Vaccines, Dog Genomics. Nov 13, 2020, Part 2

479

Biden’s COVID Transition Team, Election Drug Policy Reform. Nov 13, 2020, Part 1

480

Climate Policy And The Election, COVID Winter Forecast, Murder Hornets. Nov 6, 2020, Part 1

481

Ancient Algae, COVID Holidays, Accessible Pregnancy Test. Nov 6, 2020, Part 2

482

Book Club Finale, Floating Nuclear Plants. Oct 30, 2020, Part 2

483

Science And The Election, Disinformation, Vampire Bats. Oct 30, 2020, Part 1

484

Should We Trust Election Forecasting, COVID Dreams. Oct 23, 2020, Part 1

485

Teaching in a Pandemic, Inheriting Stress, Book Club. Oct 23, 2020, Part 2

486

U.S. COVID Spikes, Blockchain Chicken Farm, Book Club: Chicanafuturism. Oct 16, 2020, Part 2

487

The Black Hole At The Center Of The Galaxy, Shipwreck Microbes. Oct 16, 2020, Part 1

488

Science News, Nobel Roundup, Book Club. Oct 9, 2020, Part 1

489

Solar System Smackdown: Mars v. Venus, Mussel Mystery. Oct 9, 2020, Part 2

490

Antarctic Ice, Itching, Ancient Birds. Oct. 2, 2020, Part 2

491

Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus, COVID-19 Fact Check, SciFri Book Club. Oct. 2, 2020, Part 1

492

Feather Communication, Thermal Imaging Wildfires, Tick Saliva. September 25, 2020, Part 2

493

Indigenous Fire Management, Oliver Sacks Film. September 25, 2020, Part 1

494

SciFri Extra: After 20 Years, The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Has Landed

495

Nursing Homes, Volcano Science. Sept 18, 2020, Part 2

496

West Coast Fires, Sen. Ed Markey, Deafness Cures. Sept 18, 2020, Part 1

497

Medium Black Holes, World of Wonders, Warsaw Typhus. Sept 11, 2020, Part 2

498

The Wonders of Moss, Clean. Sept 11, 2020, Part 1

499

Fact Check Your Feed, Climate And Fungi, Cells Solve A Maze. September 4, 2020, Part 2

500

Urban Forests And Climate Change, HIV Treatment Progress. September 4, 2020, Part 1

501

Milky Way Gas, COVID Ventilation, Immunotherapy And The Microbiome. August 28, 2020, Part 2

502

Coronavirus Immunity, Ask A Cephalopod Scientist. August 28, 2020, Part 1

503

Pregnancy And Coronavirus, Good News For Corals. August 21, 2020, Part 1

504

Iowa Derecho, Showering And Hygiene, Parasites. August 21, 2020, Part 2

505

Contraceptive Access, Robot Bias, Story Structure. August 14, 2020, Part 2

506

Faster COVID-19 Testing, Hell Ants. August 14, 2020, Part 1

507

SciFri en Español: El Río Hirviente De Perú Tiene Más De Lo Que El Ojo Ve

508

Biden Climate Plan, Boiling River. August 7, 2020, Part 1

509

The End of Everything, Bright Fluorescence, Gene Editing a Squid. August 7, 2020, Part 2

510

COVID In Prisons, How Sperm Swim. July 31, 2020, Part 2

511

Science In Space, Sports and COVID, Science Diction. July 31, 2020, Part 1

512

SciFri Extra: The Origin Of The Word 'Ketchup'

513

Three Missions To Mars, COVID Fact Check, Solar Probes. July 24, 2020, Part 1

514

Long-Term COVID Effects, Dicamba and Agriculture, Mosquitoes. July 24, 2020, Part 2

515

How Brains Organize Smells, Plant Evolution In Art, New Hearing Aids. July 17, 2020, Part 2

516

Coronavirus And Schools, New Mars Rover. July 17, 2020, Part 1

517

Great Indoors, Science Museums, Who Owns The Sky. July 10, 2020, Part 2

518

Degrees of Change: Changing Behavior. July 10, 2020, Part 1

519

Summer Science Books, Naked Mole Rats. July 3, 2020, Part 2

520

Making The Outdoors Great For Everyone. July 3, 2020, Part 1

521

Honeybee Health, Assessing COVID Risk, Seeing Numbers. June 26, 2020, Part 2

522

Checking In On Kids’ Mental Health During the Pandemic. June 26, 2020, Part 1

523

SciFri Extra: A Pragmatic Wishlist For AI Ethics

524

Facial Recognition, Hummingbird Vision, Moon Lander. June 19, 2020, Part 2

525

Doctor Burnout, International Doctors. June 19, 2020, Part 1

526

Proactive Policing, The Social Brain. June 12, 2020, Part 2

527

Anthony Fauci On The Pandemic’s Future. June 12, 2020, Part 1

528

Breast Cancer Cultural History, Butterfly Wings. June 5, 2020, Part 2

529

Police Behavior Research, Dermatology In Skin Of Color, Coffee Extraction. June 5, 2020, Part 1

530

Vaccine Rate Decrease, Mind-Body Music. May 29, 2020, Part 1

531

Bio-Inspired Concrete, Nose Microbiome, Space News. May 29, 2020, Part 2

532

Ancient East Asian Genomes, COVID And Clotting, And Cassowary Plumage. May 22, 2020, Part 2

533

Degrees Of Change: Regulatory Rollbacks. May 22, 2020, Part 1

534

Galileo, Home COVID Monitoring Tech, Origin Of The Feces. May 15, 2020, Part 2

535

Global COVID Hotspots, Fact Check My Feed, Koji Fermenting. May 15, 2020, Part 1

536

Moon Maps, Brain Replay, Contact Tracing. May 8, 2020, Part 2

537

COVID-19 Inequalities. May 8, 2020, Part 1

538

Evolutionary Biologist Neil Shubin, Bee Virus Behavior, Search for Lost Apples. May 1, 2020, Part 2

539

COVID-19 By The Numbers, 1918 Flu. May 1, 2020, Part 1

540

Vaccine Process, Hubble Space Telescope Anniversary, Alchemy Of Us. April 24, 2020, Part 2

541

Valley Fever, Citizen Science Month Finale. April 24, 2020, Part 1

542

COVID-19 Factcheck, Digital Earth Day, City Nature Challenge, Ancient Antarctic Forest. April 17, 2020, Part 2

543

Degrees of Change: Climate Anxiety and Depression. April 17, 2020, Part 1

544

Spring Sounds, Luxury Ostrich Eggs, ISeeChange. April 10, 2020, Part 2

545

Healthcare Ripple Effects, Resilient Flowers, Cancer Detection. April 10, 2020, Part 1

546

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Quarantine'

547

DIY Masks, Neanderthal Diet, Symbiotic Worms. April 3, 2020, Part 2

548

COVID-19 Supplies Shortage, Citizen Science Month, Mercury Discovery. April 3, 2020, Part 1

549

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Cobalt'

550

Squid Lighting, Tongue Microbiome, Invasive Herbivores. March 27, 2020, Part 2

551

COVID Near You Citizen Science, Fact-Check Your Feed. March 27, 2020, Part 1

552

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Dinosaur'

553

Coronavirus Fact-Check, Poetry of Science, Social Bats. March 20, 2020, Part 2

554

Jane Goodall, Coronavirus Update, Science Diction. March 20, 2020, Part 1

555

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Vaccine'

556

Farmers’ Stress, Tiny Dino-Bird Discovery. March 13, 2020, Part 2

557

Coronavirus: Washing and Sanitizing, Science Diction, New HIV PrEP Drugs. March 13, 2020, Part 1

558

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Meme'

559

Astronaut Training, Marsquakes, Whale Migration. March 6, 2020, Part 2

560

Coronavirus Genetics, Prosthetic Hands. March 6, 2020, Part 1

561

Coronavirus Preparedness, Facebook’s History. Feb 28, 2020, Part 2

562

Degrees of Change: Building Materials. Feb 28, 2020, Part 1

563

Coronavirus Update, Genuine Fakes, Neanderthal News. Feb. 21, 2020, Part 2

564

Ask A Dentist. Feb. 21, 2020, Part 1

565

Building A Ghost Heart, The Effect Of Big Tech. Feb 14, 2020, Part 2

566

Great Lakes Book Club Wrap-Up, California Groundwater. Feb 14, 2020, Part 1

567

SciFri Extra: The Marshall Islands Stare Down Rising Seas

568

Tech And Empathy, The Ball Method. Feb 7, 2020, Part 2

569

Degrees Of Change: How Native American Communities Are Addressing Climate Change. Feb 7, 2020, Part 1

570

Breast Cancer Cultural History, Butterfly Wings. Jan 31, 2020, Part 2

571

Coronavirus Update, Invasive Species. Jan 31, 2020, Part 1

572

SciFri Extra: Revisiting Unique Science Stories Of 2019

573

Coronavirus, Great Lakes Drinking Water. Jan 24, 2020, Part 1

574

Feathered Dino, Clinical Trials, Coffee Extraction. Jan 24, 2020, Part 2

575

Polling Science, Gar-eat Lakes. Jan 17, 2020, Part 1

576

Biorobots, The Math Of Life, Science Comics. Jan 17, 2020, Part 2

577

Migraines, Galaxy Formation. Jan 10, 2020, Part 2

578

Australia Fires, Great Lakes Book Club. Jan 10, 2020, Part 1

579

Geoengineering Climate Change, Tasmanian Tiger, New Water Plan. Jan 3, 2020, Part 1

580

Christmas Bird Count. Jan 3, 2020, Part 2

581

2019 Year In Review. Dec 27 2019, Part 1

582

Looking Back at the Pale Blue Dot. Dec 27, 2019, Part 2

583

Emerging Technologies, Pokémon In The Brain, Colds And Flu. Dec 20, 2019, Part 1

584

Space Junk, Chronobiology, Mistletoe. Dec 20, 2019, Part 2

585

Degrees of Change: Transportation. December 13, 2019, Part 1

586

Insulin Marketplace, Hair, Whale Size. December 13, 2019, Part 2

587

Undiscovered Presents: Spontaneous Generation

588

Best Science Books and Board Games of 2019. Dec 6, 2019, Part 2

589

Parker Solar Probe, Slime Molds. Dec 6, 2019, Part 1

590

SciFri Extra: Bringing Environmental Justice To The Classroom

591

Science Awards Of The Sillier Sort. Nov 29, 2019, Part 2

592

Imagining The Future Of AI / Face Mites. Nov 29, 2019, Part 1

593

Undiscovered Presents: Planet Of The Killer Apes

594

Degrees of Change: Coral Restoration. Nov 22 2019, Part 1

595

Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, Marie Curie Play. Nov 22, 2019, Part 2

596

Undiscovered Presents: Like Jerry Springer For Bluebirds

597

Volume Control, Dermatology In Skin Of Color, Kelp Decline. Nov 15, 2019, Part 2

598

EPA Transparency Proposal, Tick Milking. Nov 15, 2019, Part 1

599

SciFri Extra: Add A Dash Of Science To Your Thanksgiving Recipes

600

Infant Formula, AI Weirdness, Venus Fly Traps. Nov. 8, 2019, Part 2

601

Biomedical Espionage, Einstein’s Eclipse, Transit Of Mercury. Nov. 8, 2019, Part 1

602

Moths, Alan Alda, Graveyard Lichens. Nov 1, 2019, Part 2

603

PFAS Lawsuit, Bat Disease. Nov 1, 2019, Part 1

604

“Black Software” Book, Mucus. Oct 25, 2019, Part 2

605

Spiders, Quantum Supremacy, Missouri Runoff. Oct 25, 2019, Part 1

606

Policing And Mental Health, Ancient Clams, Moon Plan. Oct. 18, 2019, Part 2

607

Degrees Of Change: Climate Change Migration. Oct. 18, 2019, Part 1

608

Office Air Pollution, Tetris Decisions, Alzheimer's Update. Oct 11, 2019, Part 2

609

Trust In Science, California Power Outages, Regrowing Cartilage. Oct 11, 2019, Part 1

610

Bread Baking Science And Denial In Climate Report. Oct 4, 2019, Part 2

611

Data-Collecting Smart TVs, Microbiome Cooking, Cannabis Pollution. Oct 4, 2019, Part 1

612

Bitters And Botany, Whale Evolution. Sept 27, 2019, Part 2

613

Oceans And Climate, Quantum Mechanics. Sept 27, 2019, Part 1

614

Bird Populations In Decline, Real Life Sci-Fi Disasters, Brain Wiring. Sept 20, 2019, Part 2

615

Degrees Of Change: Climate And Fashion. Sept 20, 2019, Part 1

616

The Center Of The Milky Way, Rats At Play, And Geometry. Sept 13, 2019, Part 2

617

How AI Is Influencing Decisions In Police Departments And Courtrooms. Sept 13, 2019

618

SciFri Extra: Bird Nerds Of A Feather Flock Together

619

Randall Munroe, Football Concussion Research. Sept 6, 2019, Part 2

620

Widening The Lens On A More Inclusive Science. Sept 6, 2019, Part 1

621

Vaping Sickness, Teaching Science. Aug 30, 2019, Part 2

622

Degrees of Change: Tourism. Aug 30, 2019, Part 1

623

Climate And Farming, Mars 2020, Fireflies. August 23, 2019, Part 2

624

Book Club Birds, Amazon Burning. August 23, 2019, Part 1

625

Live in San Antonio: Deadly Disease, Bats, Birds. Aug. 16, 2019, Part 2

626

Lightning, Electric Scooters, News Roundup. Aug. 16, 2019, Part 1

627

Northwest Passage Project, Birds and Color. Aug 9, 2019, Part 1

628

Wiring Rural Texas, Visiting Jupiter and Saturn. Aug 9, 2019, Part 2

629

Is Chemical Sunscreen Safe, Slime, Amazon Deforestation. August 2, 2019, Part 2

630

Ethics Of Hawaiian Telescope, Bird Song, Alaska Universities Budget Cut. August 2, 2019, Part 1

631

Ice Cream Science, Online Language. July 26, 2019, Part 2

632

Anonymous Data, Birding Basics. July 26, 2019, Part 1

633

Moon Art, Space History, And NASA's Megarocket. July 19, 2019, Part 2

634

Apollo Anniversary And Bird Book Club. July 19, 2019, Part 1

635

Mosquitos and Smell, Fermentation, Model Rocket Launch. July 12, 2019, Part 2

636

Degrees of Change: Food and Climate. July 12, 2019, Part 1

637

The Bastard Brigade, Spontaneous Generation. July 5, 2019, Part 2

638

Science Road Trips, Archaeology From Space. July 5, 2019, Part 1

639

Paternity, Musical Proteins, Microbiome In Runners. June 28, 2019, Part 2

640

Cephalopod Week Wrap-Up, USDA Climate Change, Sinking Louisiana. June 28, 2019, Part 1

641

SciFri Extra: About Time

642

Smoke Chasers, Colorado Apples, Pikas. June 21, 2019, Part 2

643

Cephalopod Week 2019, Climate and Microbes, Puppy Eyes, Wave Energy. June 21, 2019, Part 1

644

Degrees Of Change: Urban Heat Islands. June 14, 2019, Part 1

645

The Best Summer Science Books. June 14, 2019, Part 2

646

Quantum Leaps, Cancer Drugs, Cat Cameras. June 7, 2019, Part 2

647

Gender Bias In Research Trials, Antarctica, Tornado Engineering. June 7, 2019, Part 1

648

SciFri Extra: Remembering Murray Gell-Mann

649

Climate Politics, Football and Math, Ether. May 31, 2019, Part 2

650

Spoiler Alert, Glyphosate, Unisexual Salamanders. May 31, 2019, Part 1

651

SciFri Extra: A Relatively Important Eclipse

652

Bees! May 24, 2019, Part 2

653

Ebola Outbreak, Climate Play, Navajo Energy. May 24, 2019, Part 1

654

New Horizons Discovery, Science Fair Finalists, Screams. May 17, 2019, Part 2

655

Degrees Of Change: Sea Level Rise, Coal-Use Decline. May 17, 2019, Part 1

656

Biodiversity Report And The Science Of Parenting. May 10, 2019, Part 2

657

Superconductivity Search, Ride-Share Congestion, Lions Vs. Porcupines. May 10, 2019, Part 1

658

Neuroscientists Peer Into The Mind's Eye, Alexander von Humboldt. May 3, 2019, Part 2

659

Business Planning For Climate Change,The Digital Afterlife. May 3, 2019, Part 1

660

Measles, Poetry Month, Lemur Hibernation. April 26, 2019, Part 2

661

Degrees of Change: Sponge Cities and Pocket Prairies. April 26, 2019, Part 1

662

5G, Pig Brains, Privacy For Nature. April 19, 2019, Part 1

663

New Human Species, Census, Plankton, Brain Etchings. April 19, 2019, Part 2

664

Year In Space Results, Citizen Science Day, Cherry Blossoms. April 12, 2019, Part 2

665

Event Horizon Telescope, Biosphere 2. April 12, 2019, Part 1

666

SciFri Extra: Picturing A Black Hole

667

Right-To-Repair, Exercise Recovery, Gov. Inslee. April 5, 2019, Part 2

668

Coal Ash, Soil Loss, Sap, Bristlecone Pines. April 5, 2019, Part 1

669

Poetry of Science, The Power of Calculus. March 29, 2019, Part 2

670

Growing Glaciers, Expanding Universe, Flu Near You. March 29, 2019, Part 1

671

A.I. And Doctors, Alzheimer’s. March 22, 2019, Part 2

672

House Science Committee, Superbloom, Snowpack. March 22, 2019, Part 1

673

Frans de Waal, Inactive Ingredients, Street View, and Gentrification. March 15, 2019, Part 2

674

Youth Climate Protest, Science Talent Search Winners, Snowflake Changes. March 15, 2019, Part 1

675

SciFri Extra: Celebrating The Elements

676

HIV Remission, Bones, Jumping Spiders. March 8, 2019, Part 2

677

NASA Administrator, California Wildfires, Lichens. March 8, 2019, Part 1

678

Icefish, Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Wireless Baby Monitoring. March 1, 2019, Part 2

679

Synthetic Genomes, Climate Panel, Local Recycling. March 1, 2019, Part 1

680

SciFri Extra: A Night Of Volcanoes And Earthquakes With N.K. Jemisin

681

Black Holes, California Megaflood. Feb 22, 2019, Part 2

682

Telescope Decisions, Grape Plasma, Israeli Moon Lander. Feb 22, 2019, Part 1

683

SciFri Book Club: ‘The Fifth Season.’ Feb 15, 2019, Part 1

684

Declining Insects, Sunny Day Flooding, Liquid Rules. Feb 15, 2019, Part 2

685

Earth’s Core, Govt Data In The Cloud, Book Club. Feb 8, 2019, Part 1

686

Buttons, Grand Canyon Maps, Mosquitoes. Feb 8, 2019, Part 2

687

Digital Art, Lava Lab, Desalination. Feb 1, 2019, Part 1

688

Sleep and the Immune System, Measuring Carbon, Specimens of Hair. Feb 1, 2019, Part 2

689

Weather Advances, Listening to Volcanoes, Phragmites. Jan 25, 2019, Part 1

690

Medical Conflict Of Interest, Saturn’s Rings, Bear Brook Podcast. Jan 25, 2019, Part 2

691

SciFri Extra: ‘Behind The Sheet’ Of Gynecology’s Darker History

692

Book Club, Green New Deal, Louisiana Shrimpers. Jan 18, 2019, Part 1

693

Gynecology’s Dark History, Antarctic Ice, Moon Craters. Jan 18, 2019, Part 2

694

Shutdown and Science, Smartphone and Overdoses. Jan 11, 2019, Part 1

695

Heart and Exercise, Consumer Electronics Show, Black Holes. Jan 11, 2019, Part 2

696

Diets, Crowd Physics, Snowflake Citizen Science. January 4, 2019, Part 1

697

Winter Birding. January 4, 2019, Part 2

698

2018 Scifri Year In Review. Dec 28, 2018, Part 1

699

American Eden, New Horizons To Ultima Thule. Dec 28, 2018, Part 2

700

Fetal Cell Research, Schadenfreude, Deer Disease. Dec 21, 2018, Part 2

701

Food Myths, Kids Flu Shot, Europe Plastics Ban. Dec 21, 2018, Part 1

702

Future Telescopes, Caterpillars. Dec 14, 2018, Part 2

703

Cancer Immunotherapy, Raccoons, Frog Calls. Dec 14, 2018, Part 1

704

Microbes and Art, Science Books 2018. Dec 7, 2018, Part 2

705

Hemp and CBD, Phytosaurs, Mosquito Control. Dec 7, 2018, Part 1

706

Gene-Editing Humans, Asymmetry, Ancient Whale Ancestor. Nov 30, 2018, Part 2

707

Climate Report, Wind Energy, SciFri Educator Collaborative. Nov 30, 2018, Part 1

708

2018 Ig Nobel Prizes. Nov 23, 2018, Part 1

709

Caves And Climate, Environmental Archeology, Scanning The Past. Nov 23, 2018, Part 2

710

California Fires, Fire Engineering, Flu Near You. Nov 16, 2018, Part 1

711

Smell Science, Reader Come Home, Sonar Smackdown. Nov 16, 2018, Part 2

712

Immigration and the Microbiome, Spice Trends. Nov 9, 2018, Part 1

713

Heart History, Disease Seasonality, Beatboxing. Nov 9, 2018, Part 2

714

Physics Mysteries, Appendix and Parkinson’s, Paralysis Treatment. Nov 2, 2018, Part 2

715

Local Science Issues, Dolphin Calls, Kepler Death. Nov 2, 2018, Part 1

716

Science Goes To The Movies: First Man, Driverless Car Ethics, Beetle Battles. Oct 26, 2018, Part 2

717

Blood, Spatial Memory, Gerrymandering. Oct 26, 2018, Part 1

718

Music And Technology, Social Critters, Sleep And Genetics. Oct 19, 2018, Part 2

719

C-Section Increase, Puerto Rican Hurricane Recovery, A Turtle Tiff. Oct 19, 2018, Part 1

720

Squirrel Monkeys, Salmon Migration, The Realness. Oct 12, 2018, Part 2

721

Election Security, Channel Islands, IPCC Report. Oct 12, 2018, Part 1

722

Dung Beetles, Exomoon, Poison Squad. Oct 5, 2018, Part 2

723

Nobels, Argument Logic. Oct 5, 2018, Part 1

724

Water Wars, Air Pollution And Fetuses, Electric Blue Clouds. Sept. 28, 2018, Part 2

725

Utah National Monuments, North Carolina Coal Ash, Asteroids. Sept. 28, 2018, Part 1

726

Undiscovered Presents: The Magic Machine. Sept. 25, 2018

727

Endangered Crow, Hawaiian Biodiversity, Mars Simulation. Sept. 21, 2018, Part 2

728

Utah Dino Bones, Salt Lake Migrations, Tree Canopies. Sept. 21, 2018, Part 1

729

Undiscovered Presents: The Holdout. Sept 18, 2018.

730

Soil Future, Plant Feelings, Science Fair. Sept 14, 2018, Part 2

731

Florence Flooding, Algorithms, Dino Demise. Sept. 14, 2018, Part 1

732

Undiscovered Presents: I, Robovie. Sept 11, 2018.

733

Grazing, Work-Life Imbalance. Aug. 7, 2018, Part 2

734

Tick Repellents, Robot Relationships. Aug. 7, 2018, Part 1

735

Eric Kandel and the Disordered Mind, Death. Aug 31, 2018, Part 2

736

Outdoor Influencers, Northwest Passage, Undersea Volcanoes. Aug 31, 2018, Part 1

737

SciFri Special Edition: A Time Traveler Cocktail Party. Aug 28, 2018.

738

Yellow Fever and Ebola, Trans-boundary Aquifers, Probiotics. Aug 24, 2018, Part 2

739

Hurricane Lane, Disposable Contacts, Brief History of Time. Aug 24, 2018, Part 1

740

Ant Traffic Flow, Natural Reactors, David Quammen. August 17, 2018, Part 2

741

Coastal Flooding, Elephants and Cancer, Yosemite Bears. August 17, 2018, Part 1

742

Parch Marks, Wildfires, The Beatles. August 10, 2018, Part 1

743

The Story Of Sand, Science And Dance. August 10, 2018, Part 2.

744

Bacteria Extinction, Facial Recognition, Solar Probe. August 3, 2018, Part 2

745

"Lost in Math," Alan Alda, A Radical Brain Surgery, New Jersey Floods. August 3, 2018. Part 1

746

PFAS, Urban Evolution, Science Diction. July 27, 2018, Part 1

747

Ant Socialization, Smoky Skies, Dust Storm, Mars Lake. July 27, 2018, Part 2

748

Heredity, Oldest Bread, Jupiter's Moons. July 20, 2018, Part 2

749

Yeast Superbug, Dino Dinner, Toxic Algae. July 20, 2018, Part 1

750

Nerve Agents, Straws, Soccer Flops, Happiness. July 13, 2018, Part 2

751

Neutrinos, Book Club, Air Conditioning. July 13, 2018, Part 1

752

19th-Century Surveyor, News Roundup, Eagles' Nests. July 6, 2018, Part 1

753

Jurassic World, Rhino Comeback, Uranus Collision. July 6, 2018, Part 2

754

Bee News, Summer Science Reading. June 29, 2018, Part 2

755

Beef Genetic Testing, Chasing Whales, Radiolab Gonads. June 29, 2018, Part 1

756

Math And Social Justice, Chicago Coyotes, Meteorites. June 22, 2018, Part 2

757

Alcohol Study, Cephalopod Week, Coral Oasis. June 22 2018, Part 1

758

CRISPR, Colors, Narwhals. June 15, 2018, Part 2

759

Dinosaurs, Celebrating Cephalopods. June 15, 2018, Part 1

760

Mars Organics, Museum Collections, Kelp Farming. June 8, 2018, Part 2

761

Ocean Conservation, Dark Matter Hunt. June 8, 2018, Part 1

762

Sea Floor Mapping, Hurricane Season Forecast. June 1, 2018, Part 2

763

Scientist Politicians, Microbiome, Wildlife Car Accidents. June 1, 2018, Part 1

764

AI Conversation, Robot Trust, AI Music. May 18, 2018, Part 2

765

Sleep Questions, Portable Museums, Digital Health Records. May 25, 2018, Part 1

766

Psychedelics With Michael Pollan And Intel Student Science Fair. May 18, 2018, Part 2

767

Consciousness In 'Westworld,' Heart Cells On Graphene, Bike Safety App. May 18, 2018, Part 1

768

Does Time Exist, Elephant Seismology, Produce Safety. May 11, 2018, Part 2

769

Hawaii Eruption, Antibiotic Resistance, Florida Sea Rise. May 11, 2018, Part 1

770

DNA Privacy, Dog Cognition. May 4, 2018, Part 2

771

Chasing Pluto, Space Warps. May 4, 2018, Part 1

772

Frozen Frogs, Yeast, Paleobotany. April 27, 2018, Part 2

773

Historical Climate Change, Weighing Galaxies, Great Lakes Water Rights. April 27, 2018, Part 1

774

Ocean Migrations, Deep Divers, Summer Skies. April 20, 2018, Part 2

775

Drone Radar, Fracking Seismology, Massive Earthquakes. April 20, 2018, Part 1

776

Immunotherapy, The Evolution Of Eyebrows, Unconventional Bird Calls. April 13, 2018, Part 2

777

Beach Health, Extraterrestrial Communication, Maggots. April 13, 2018, Part 1

778

Levee Wars, New Neurons, Animal Farts. April 6, 2018, Part 2

779

Celebrating '2001: A Space Odyssey' And Whales. April 6, 2018, Part 1

780

Predicting Gun Deaths, Bat Flight, New Organ. March 30, 2018, Part 2

781

13,000-Year-Old Footprints, Climate Court, Native Bees, Cell Phones And Cancer. March 30, 2018, Part 1

782

Dung Microbes, Gun Research, Airplane Germs, Kepler Mission. March 23, 2018, Part 2

783

Climate Risks, Power Grid Security, Necrobiome. March 23, 2018, Part 1

784

Ancient Tools, Life On Mars, An Aurora Named Steve. March 16, 2018, Part 2.

785

Stephen Hawking, Women In Blockchain, Dinosaurs. March 16, 2018, Part 1

786

‘Broad Band’ Computing History, Science Talent Search. March 9, 2018, Part 2

787

BRCA Gene Test, Bacteriophages, Synesthesia. March 9, 2018, Part 1

788

Chip Fraud, Space Station Future, Neutron Star. Mar 2, 2018, Part 1

789

P-Hacking, Quackery, Growing Greater Grains. Mar 2, 2018, Part 2

790

Wild Horses, Hidden Structures Behind Structures, Florida Flamingos. Feb 23, 2018, Part 1

791

Biohybrid Robots, Neanderthal Art. Feb 23, 2018, Part 2

792

The Physics Of Figure Skating, Aerosols, Volatile Organic Compounds. Feb 16, 2018, Part 2

793

Distorting Reality With AI, Cryptocurrency Mining, Science Standards In Idaho Schools. Feb 16, 2018, Part 1

794

Venomous Or Poisonous, Crayfish Clones, Immune System Cancer Injection. Feb 9, 2018, Part 2

795

Frankenstein Goodbye, Chocolate And Bugs, Ozone Problems. Feb 9, 2018, Part 1

796

Egyptian Dinosaurs, Leaking Data, Huntington’s Research, Mole Rats. Feb 2, 2018, Part 2

797

Agricultural Bees, China’s Energy Future, Frankenstein In Class. Feb 2, 2018, Part 1