Breast Cancer Cultural History, Butterfly Wings. Jan 31, 2020, Part 2
‘Radical’ Explores The Hidden History Of Breast Cancer Nearly 270,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, along with a couple thousand men. But the disease manifests in many different ...
31 Jan 202046min
Coronavirus Update, Invasive Species. Jan 31, 2020, Part 1
Tracking The Spread Of The Coronavirus Outbreak This week, the World Health Organization declared that the coronavirus outbreak—which began in Wuhan, China—is a public health emergency of internationa...
31 Jan 202047min
SciFri Extra: Revisiting Unique Science Stories Of 2019
2020 has just begun, but we’re still celebrating all the amazing work done by science journalists in 2019. Thanks to them, we’ve been informed on stories like the new illnesses linked to vaping, the f...
28 Jan 202033min
Coronavirus, Great Lakes Drinking Water. Jan 24, 2020, Part 1
A novel coronavirus—the type of virus that causes SARS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and common cold symptoms—has killed 18 people, and sickened more than 600. In response, Chinese officia...
24 Jan 202047min
Feathered Dino, Clinical Trials, Coffee Extraction. Jan 24, 2020, Part 2
Before any new drug comes to market, it goes through a time-consuming process. Researchers have to recruit human subjects for a clinical trial, collect all the data, and analyze the results. All of th...
24 Jan 202047min
Polling Science, Gar-eat Lakes. Jan 17, 2020, Part 1
The Science Of Polling In 2020 And Beyond In today’s fast-paced digital culture, it is more difficult than ever to follow and trust political polls. Campaigns, pollsters, and media outlets each say th...
17 Jan 202047min
Biorobots, The Math Of Life, Science Comics. Jan 17, 2020, Part 2
Living Robots, Designed By Computer Researchers have used artificial intelligence methods to design ‘living robots,’ made from two types of frog cells. The ‘xenobots,’ named for the Xenopus genus of f...
17 Jan 202048min
Migraines, Galaxy Formation. Jan 10, 2020, Part 2
The Mysteries Of Migraines What do sensitivity to light, a craving for sweets and excessive yawning have in common? They’re all things that may let you know you’re about to have a migraine. Of course ...
10 Jan 202046min
