NPR: Science Friday Podcast
NPR: Science Friday Podcast
Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by ...
U.S. Government Sponsors High-Stakes Balloon Hunt
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released 10 red weather balloons across the country and offered $40,000 to the first ...
Can Coffee Lower The Risk of Prostate Cancer?
New research suggests coffee is more than a pick-me-up; it may help protect against prostate cancer. Researcher Kathryn Wilson describes ...
Breast Cancer Gene Patents Challenged
A landmark lawsuit is challenging the patents Myriad Genetics holds on the so-called breast cancer genes — patents that make Myriad ...
Gauging The Climate In Copenhagen
Scientists, policymakers, activists and skeptics from around the world have gathered in Denmark's capital to figure out how to deal with ...
Can Science Make Psychotherapy More Effective?
More rigorous scientific training in clinical psychology graduate programs would turn out more competent clinicians, researchers write in ...
Bird Feeders Speed Up Evolution, May Split Species
Reporting in Current Biology, researchers write of a warbler that has quickly evolved an unorthodox migration path to England to take ...
Paralyzing Worms With Light
Feed nematode worms a particular light-sensitive chemical and after the meal, the worms become paralyzed when exposed to UV light. ...
Cataloging Earth's Carbon Content
A new project dubbed the "Deep Carbon Observatory" aims to describe the carbon under the Earth's surface. Principal investigator Robert ...
NASA Works To Free 'Spirit'
The Mars exploration rover dubbed "Spirit" has been stuck in sand since April. NASA's project manager for the rovers, John Callas, ...
Particle Smasher Is Fired Up (Again)
After being down for more than a year for repairs, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN is running again. Physicist Drew Baden explains what ...
They Might Be Giants Sings About Science
In Here Comes Science, the band They Might Be Giants tackles the scientific process, plasma physics, the role of blood in the body and the ...
Cheese: Chemistry Rolled Into Every Wheel
Can science explain what makes Stilton stinky and goat cheese gooey? Liz Thorpe, vice president of Murray's Cheese in New York and author ...
Ig Nobel Prizes Salute Silly Science
The winners of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes include the inventor of underwear that doubles as an emergency gas mask, researchers who created ...