Brain fun for curious people.
Climate change is having a profound effect on agriculture. Farmers over the past decade have faced i
These days, the 4th of July is known for its fireworks and cookouts. But the holiday commemorates th
Earlier this year, the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington announced that pandas would be returni
It’s officially summertime, and a new season of reading is here! Two science writers and voracious r
In a conversation from 2014, Ira talks marinade myths, charcoal chemistry, and the elusive “smoke ri
When you think about Earth, you might think of a giant rock, floating around in space, making laps a
If you have teenagers in your life, you may have noticed that kids these days seem to be getting the
Most scientific studies that get published have “positive results,” meaning that the study proved it
China’s Chang’e 6 return capsule landed in Mongolia, carrying samples from the far side of the moon.
The larger Pacific striped octopus is unusually social. But it wasn’t recognized by scientists until
In July 1945, the US deployed the world’s first nuclear weapon during the Trinity Test. Since then,
Some birds are famous for being extinct, like the Dodo and the passenger pigeon.But how do we preven
In 2005, countries around the world ratified the Kyoto Protocol. It was the first big, legally-bindi
Researchers say the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature is a better indicator of heat stress. Also, cancer is
Two mannequins walk into a science lab, and one’s got a big tick problem. She can teach humans how t
In 2005, futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil popularized the term “the singularity” to capture the id
The most wonderful time of the year has arrived: Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual tradition
In the 2015 film “Inside Out,” audiences met 11-year-old Riley and her team of emotions: Joy, Sadnes
A new study used machine learning to analyze elephant vocalizations and identified “contact rumbles”
Many people think of the ocean as a quiet and serene place: Take a dip underwater and the cacophony
