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!
There are hundreds of receptors in the human nose that can pick up thousands of odors with each sniff. But how do we make ... more
Researchers reporting in the journal Science say they have discovered a new species of oil-eating bacteria living half a... more
The future as imagined in science fiction sometimes becomes a reality. Michael and Denise Okuda, graphic designers for St... more
With daily reports of bedbugs in movie theaters and clothing stores -- let alone apartment buildings -- bedbug hysteria se... more
Construction is now under way on the world's biggest wind farm in California's Mojave Desert. Federal and state regulators... more
A federal judge has blocked President Obama's 2009 executive order expanding embryonic stem cell research. U.S. Rep. Diana... more
Margaret Atwood's new book The Year of the Flood describes a dystopic world full of evil corporations, barbaric criminal... more
It's back-to-school season and college kids have a lot on their minds: can you compost pizza? What's more sustainable: keg... more
Tiny pieces of plastic are aggregating hundreds of miles offshore in concentrations equivalent to those in the "Great Paci... more
Researchers say a type of meditation called integrative mind-body training can strengthen connections in certain areas of ... more
