NPR: Science Friday
NPR: Science Friday
Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well. Hear it each week on NPR stations nationwide -- or online here!
Two papers published in the journal Cell Metabolism present different approaches to controlling glucose levels in people... more
A genetics team sequenced DNA from both cancerous and normal tissue from a patient with the white blood cell cancer. The r... more
A new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that mice treated with large doses of vitamin B3 performed be... more
A new exhibit at California's Huntington Library showcases centuries of diagrams covering everything from anatomy to astro... more
Bill Schutt, author of Dark Banquet: Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures , discusses the real "vampire... more
A newly-discovered fungus may be the source of a deadly plague sweeping through bat communities across the country. Resear... more
A heart pathologist shows how long-dead hearts look and feel, and what that tells us about their former owners. more
The MESSENGER probe captured images of never-before-seen aspects of the closest planet to the Sun during a recent flyby. R... more
There is a new proposal on the ballot in Michigan that would expand the use of human embryos in medical research, but woul... more
Oetzi, a mummified man found frozen in the Italian Alps after 5,300 years, has no living genetic descendants among modern ... more
