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!
New research shows that when people perceive they have no control over a given situation, they are more likely to see illu... more
SpaceX's flagship Falcon1 rocket has successfully launched from an island in the central Pacific, becoming the first priva... more
Current models indicate that the magnetic fields that enclose galaxies grow slowly over billions of years. But scientists ... more
There is a new line of camouflages clothing designed around the science of how deer see. This new camouflage uses specific... more
A consortium of Northeast states has completed the first cap-and-trade greenhouse gas auction in the U.S. Under cap-and-t... more
In 1967, Robert Kearns received patents for inventing intermittent car windshield wipers. He offered his idea to automaker... more
NASA has postponed a planned repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope after a new problem developed with the orbiting ... more
Solar winds — invisible gas plasma emitted by the Sun — protect the solar system from cosmic rays that are hos... more
Famous for his work on the first oral contraceptive in 1951, chemist Carl Djerassi has published a number of novels and pl... more
The long-awaited "Google phone" has arrived. The G1 phone carries Google's Android software and runs on T-Mobile networks.... more
