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1339: Investigating ‘flow state’ with the bassist from Phish

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1338: How the US patent system keeps drug prices high

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1337: What was science like in America 250 years ago?

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1336: An artificial cell eats, grows, and reproduces. Is it alive?

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1335: Growing lunar potatoes + Dealing with razor-sharp moon dust

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1333: Squirrel poop drops Ice Age clues + The neuroscience of laughter

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1332: Promising new treatments for pancreatic cancer and ALS

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1331: That chlorine smell at the pool? It’s pee

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1329: Can you learn to love the scorpion?

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1328: FDA approves a well-known sunscreen ingredient—finally

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1327: Why do sports announcers talk like that?

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1326: Swords, cannibalism, poison: inside the world of killer microbes

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1324: A vast whale graveyard + Zombie sea cucumbers

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1323: Should we bring mountain lions back to the Northeast?

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1322: Blue Origin explosion hits NASA timeline + Artemis III crew

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1319: How extreme athletes like Alex Honnold keep their cool

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1318: Parenting tips from the animal kingdom

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1317: Wait, is my washing machine playing Schubert?

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316: A virus hunter in Nigeria has thoughts on the Ebola outbreak

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How did Neanderthals deal with illness and injuries?

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314: Looking for life in the clouds of Venus

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1313: Meet the drug developer taking on wildlife diseases

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1312: Can the shingles vaccine stave off dementia?

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1311: Inside the Nebraska quarantine facility responding to hantavirus

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1310: Surveying wildlife along Lewis and Clark's route, 220 years later

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1309: Pope Leo's encyclical on AI, and the Vatican science advisors

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1308: Bizarre exoplanet clouds + Counting insects with weather radar

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1307: A trailblazing geneticist reflects on her life and work

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1306: Is that spooky old house full of ghosts, or just infrasound?

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How do clinical trials work, and who can participate?

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1304: Use of herbicide linked to Parkinson's is on the rise in the US

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1303: Why does fashion repeat in 20-year cycles? Math has the answer

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1302: Earth's Ancient Hydrogen, And Fossilized Vomit

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1301: How yawning might help clear dirty fluid from the brain

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1299: Who are the musicians composing for my washing machine?

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1298: How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

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1296: Understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women

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

39

The Unseen World Of Plant Intelligence

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Right-To-Repair Laws Gain Steam In State Legislatures

41

Starliner Crewed Test Flight Rescheduled | Slugs And Snails Like Cities

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

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

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Using A Lab On Wheels To Study Weed From Dispensaries

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

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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

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New Evidence Questions Dark Energy’s ‘Constant’ Nature

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New Guidelines Recommend Earlier Breast Cancer Screening

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

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How Climate Change Is Changing Sports

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Why Is Tinnitus So Hard To Understand And Treat?

54

Finding Purpose In A ‘Wild Life’

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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

57

Challenging The Gender Gap In Sports Science

58

What Martian Geology Can Teach Us About Earth

59

How Louisiana Is Coping With Flooding In Cemeteries

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

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

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

63

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

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Visualizing A Black Hole’s Flares In 3D

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The 4,000-Year History of Humans and Silk

66

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

67

Fighting Banana Blight | Do Birds Sing In Their Dreams?

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Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?

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What Worsening Floods Mean For Superfund Sites

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

71

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

72

A Cheer For The Physics Of Baseball

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

74

Inside The Race To Save Honeybees From Parasitic Mites

75

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

76

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

77

Investigating Animal Deaths At The National Zoo

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Eating More Oysters Helps Us—And The Chesapeake Bay

79

How Trees Keep D.C. And Baltimore Cool

80

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

81

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

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Our Inevitable Cosmic Apocalypse

83

The Complicated Truths About Offshore Wind And Right Whales

84

The Bumpy Road To Approving New Alzheimer’s Drugs

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

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse | Mapping How Viruses Jump Between Species

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The Legacy Of Primatologist Frans de Waal

88

The ‘Asteroid Hunter’ Leading The OSIRIS-REx Mission

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Swimming Sea Lions Teach Engineers About Fluid Dynamics

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Botanical Rescue Centers Take In Illegally Trafficked Plants

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

92

A Strange-Looking Fish, Frozen In Time

93

What We Know After 4 Years Of COVID-19

94

Science Unlocks The Power Of Flavor In ‘Flavorama’

95

Abortion-Restrictive States Leave Ob-Gyns With Tough Choices

96

Nasal Rinsing Safely | How Your Brain Constructs Your Mental Health

97

A New Book Puts ‘Math in Drag’

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With This Rare Disorder, No Amount Of Sleep Is Enough

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

100

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

101

Could This Be The End Of Voyager 1?

102

What It Takes To Care For The US Nuclear Arsenal

103

A Young Scientist Uplifts The Needs Of Parkinson’s Patients

104

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

105

What’s Behind The Measles Outbreak In Florida?

106

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

107

As Space Exploration Expands, So Will Space Law

108

Blood In The Water: Shark Smell Put To The Test

109

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

110

OpenAI’s New Product Makes Incredibly Realistic Fake Videos

111

Private Spacecraft Makes Historic Moon Landing | New Cloud Seeding Technique

112

Making Chemistry More Accessible To Blind And Low-Vision People

113

Understanding And Curbing Generative AI’s Energy Consumption

114

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

115

Climate Scientist Michael Mann Wins Defamation Case

116

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

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One Crisis After Another: Designing Cities For Resiliency

118

Using Sound To Unpack The History Of Astronomy

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

Scientists Are Uncovering A World Of ‘Dark Matter’ Carcinogens

126

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

127

Expanding Our Umwelt: Understanding Animal Experiences

128

How Signing Characters Help Deaf Children Learn Language

129

‘Mysterious’ Canine Illness: What Dog Owners Should Know

130

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

131

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

134

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

135

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

136

Rhesus Monkey Cloned With Modified Approach Has Survived Into Adulthood

137

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

138

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

139

The Lasting Allure Of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’

140

How Close Are We To Answers About Aliens?

141

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

142

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

143

Science Journalism Is Shrinking–Along With Public Trust In Science

144

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

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

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

147

SciFri Reads ‘The Alchemy Of Us’

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SciFri Reads ‘The Kaiju Preservation Society’

149

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

150

A Mathematician Asks ‘Is Math Real?’

151

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

152

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

153

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

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How 'Panda Diplomacy' Led To Conservation Success

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

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Surfing Particles Can Supercharge Northern Lights

164

The (Not So) Easy Guide To Getting To Space

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The Women Astronomers Who Captured the Stars

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

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Speaking Multiple Languages Changes The Way You Think

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Social Connections Keep Us Physically and Mentally Healthy As We Age

169

Women Were Also Skilled Hunters In Ancient Times

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

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

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

173

What’s That Smell? An AI Nose Knows

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Jane Goodall On Life Among Chimpanzees

175

The ‘Wet-Dog Shake’ And Other Physics Mysteries

176

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

177

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

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Moon Rock Research | Science of Unraveling Sweaters

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2023’s Best Science Books For Kids

180

How AI Chatbots Can Reinforce Racial Bias In Medicine

181

An Exoplanet Where It Rains Sand

182

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

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Monumental And Invisible: How Infrastructure Works

184

Everything You Never Knew About Squash And Pumpkins

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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

187

How Five Elements Define Life On Earth

188

Climate Future Exhibit | Oregon's Proposed Fish Vacuum

189

How A Deaf Advisory Group Is Changing Healthcare

190

40 Years Of Sounding The Alarm On Nuclear Winter

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CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment | Pain Tolerance From Neanderthals

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How Poisons Have Shaped Life On Earth

193

Placenta Research May Help Explain Pregnancy Loss

194

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

195

Diving Into Elon Musk’s Mind

196

RSV Drug Shortage & Beech Leaf Disease

197

When Studying Ecology Means Celebrating Its Gifts

198

Unlocking The Mysteries Of A Metal-Rich Asteroid

199

Rapidly Evolving Trout & Ancient Hyper-Apex Predators

200

Finding Meaning In The Cosmos

201

‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Awardees & Formula One Car Paint

202

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

203

The Stories Of The First Six Women Astronauts

204

A Mathematician Asks ‘Is Math Real?’

205

The mRNA Vaccine Revolution

206

Ancient Human Footprints & 'Ring Of Fire' Eclipse

207

Saltwater Wedge In The Mississippi & Kenya's Geothermal Boom

208

How Artists And Scientists Collaborated To Make Art About HIV

209

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

210

Meet The Doctor Who Solves Medical Mysteries

211

mRNA Research Wins Nobel Prize & Lightning On Venus

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

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

Rethinking Dementia Care. February 10, 2023, Part 2

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

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

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

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

267

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

268

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

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

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

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

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

294

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

295

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

296

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

297

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

298

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

299

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

300

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

301

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

302

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

303

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

304

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

305

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

306

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

307

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

308

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

309

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

310

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

311

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

312

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

313

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

314

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

315

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

316

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

317

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

318

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

319

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

320

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

321

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

322

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

323

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

324

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

325

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

326

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

327

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

328

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

329

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

330

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

331

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

332

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

333

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

334

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

335

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

336

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

337

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

338

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

339

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

340

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

341

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

342

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

343

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

344

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

345

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

346

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

347

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

348

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

349

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

350

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

351

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

352

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

353

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

354

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

355

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

356

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

357

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

358

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

359

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

360

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

361

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

362

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

363

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

364

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

365

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

366

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

367

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

368

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

369

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

370

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

371

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

372

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

373

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

374

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

375

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

376

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

377

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

378

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

379

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

380

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

381

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

382

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

383

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

384

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

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

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

389

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

390

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

391

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

392

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

393

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

394

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

395

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

396

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

397

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

398

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

399

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

400

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

401

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

402

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

403

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

404

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

405

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

406

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

407

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

408

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

409

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

410

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

411

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

412

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

413

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

414

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

415

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

416

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

417

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

418

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

419

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

420

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

421

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

422

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

423

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

424

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

425

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

426

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

427

SciFri Extra: The Origin Of The Word 'Introvert'

428

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

429

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

430

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

431

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

432

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

433

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

434

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

435

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

436

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

437

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

438

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

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

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

443

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

444

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

445

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

446

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

447

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

448

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

449

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

450

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

451

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

452

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

453

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

454

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

455

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

456

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

457

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

458

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

459

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

460

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

461

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

462

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

463

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

464

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

465

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

466

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

467

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

468

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

469

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

470

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

471

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

472

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

473

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

474

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

475

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

476

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

477

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

478

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

479

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

480

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

481

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

482

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

483

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

484

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

485

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

486

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

487

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

488

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

489

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

490

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

491

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

492

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

493

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

494

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

495

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

496

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

497

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

498

SciFri Extra: The Origin Of The Word 'Ketchup'

499

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

500

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

501

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

502

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

503

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

504

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

505

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

506

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

507

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

508

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

509

SciFri Extra: A Pragmatic Wishlist For AI Ethics

510

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

511

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

512

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

513

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

514

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

515

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

516

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

517

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

518

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

519

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

520

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

521

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

522

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

523

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

524

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

525

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

526

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

527

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

528

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

529

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

530

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

531

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

532

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Quarantine'

533

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

534

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

535

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Cobalt'

536

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

537

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

538

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Dinosaur'

539

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

540

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

541

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Vaccine'

542

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

543

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

544

SciFri Extra: Science Diction On The Word 'Meme'

545

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

546

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

547

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

548

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

549

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

550

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

551

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

552

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

553

SciFri Extra: The Marshall Islands Stare Down Rising Seas

554

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

555

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

556

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

557

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

558

SciFri Extra: Revisiting Unique Science Stories Of 2019

559

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

560

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

561

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

562

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

563

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

564

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

565

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

566

Christmas Bird Count. Jan 3, 2020, Part 2

567

2019 Year In Review. Dec 27 2019, Part 1

568

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

569

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

570

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

571

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

572

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

573

Undiscovered Presents: Spontaneous Generation

574

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

575

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

576

SciFri Extra: Bringing Environmental Justice To The Classroom

577

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

578

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

579

Undiscovered Presents: Planet Of The Killer Apes

580

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

581

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

582

Undiscovered Presents: Like Jerry Springer For Bluebirds

583

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

584

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

585

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

586

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

587

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

588

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

589

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

590

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

591

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

592

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

593

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

594

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

595

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

596

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

597

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

598

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

599

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

600

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

601

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

602

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

603

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

604

SciFri Extra: Bird Nerds Of A Feather Flock Together

605

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

606

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

607

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

608

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

609

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

610

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

611

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

612

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

613

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

614

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

615

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

616

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

617

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

618

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

619

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

620

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

621

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

622

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

623

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

624

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

625

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

626

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

627

SciFri Extra: About Time

628

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

629

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

630

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

631

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

632

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

633

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

634

SciFri Extra: Remembering Murray Gell-Mann

635

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

636

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

637

SciFri Extra: A Relatively Important Eclipse

638

Bees! May 24, 2019, Part 2

639

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

640

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

641

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

642

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

643

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

644

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

645

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

646

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

647

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

648

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

649

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

650

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

651

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

652

SciFri Extra: Picturing A Black Hole

653

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

654

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

655

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

656

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

657

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

658

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

659

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

660

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

661

SciFri Extra: Celebrating The Elements

662

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

663

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

664

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

665

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

666

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

667

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

668

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

669

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

670

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

671

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

672

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

673

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

674

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

675

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

676

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

677

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

678

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

679

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

680

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

681

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

682

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

683

Winter Birding. January 4, 2019, Part 2

684

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

685

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

686

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

687

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

688

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

689

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

690

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

691

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

692

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

693

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

694

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

695

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

696

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

697

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

698

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

699

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

700

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

701

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

702

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

703

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

704

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

705

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

706

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

707

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

708

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

709

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

710

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

711

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

712

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

713

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

714

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

715

Undiscovered Presents: The Holdout. Sept 18, 2018.

716

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

717

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

718

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

719

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

720

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

721

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

722

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

723

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

724

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

725

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

726

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

727

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

728

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

729

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

730

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

731

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

732

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

733

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

734

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

735

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

736

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

737

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

738

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

739

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

740

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

741

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

742

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

743

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

744

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

745

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

746

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

747

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

748

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

749

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

750

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

751

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

752

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

753

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

754

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

755

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

756

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

757

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

758

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

759

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

760

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

761

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

762

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

763

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

764

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

765

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

766

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

767

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

768

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

769

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

770

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

771

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

772

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

773

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

774

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

775

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

776

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

777

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

778

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

779

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

780

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

781

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

782

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

783

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