A Neurologist Investigates His Own Musical Hallucinations
Imagine sitting at home and then all of a sudden you hear a men’s choir belting out “The Star Spangled Banner.” You check your phone, computer, radio. Nothing’s playing. You look outside, no one’s the...
24 Des 202510min
‘Prehistoric Planet’ Defrosts Strange Animals Of The Ice Age
Koalas with the bodies of lions. Elephants the size of your dog. Gigantic, 8-foot-tall sloths. These aren’t creatures found in science fiction: They walked our planet a million years ago, during the I...
23 Des 202517min
How Did Vaccine Policies Actually Change In 2025?
Since 1955, when Congress passed the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act, the federal government has been in the business of expanding access to vaccines. That is, until this year.2025 has been filled wi...
22 Des 202512min
Why Astronomers Are Excited About Comet 3I/ATLAS’ Close Approach
This year, comet 3I/Atlas broke into our solar system, but also the zeitgeist. This dirty snowball is a visitor from another solar system, and it’s only the third interstellar object we’ve ever spotte...
19 Des 202518min
‘Fire Amoeba’ Likes It Hot, And A Faraway Lava Planet
While on a sampling trip in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, researchers stopped to sample a rather boring stream on their hike to Boiling Springs Lake. But when they incubated that water s...
18 Des 202518min
What’s The Reality Behind The Humanoid Robot Hype?
Videos of humanoid robots dancing, doing cartwheels, putting clothes in a washing machine, and serving drinks are all over social media. And tech CEOs are telling us to prepare for the forthcoming hum...
17 Des 202512min
'Just' A Blue Jay? Don't Overlook These Magnificent Common Birds
It’s that time of year: the Christmas Bird Count, when birders go out in flocks to record all the birds they see in a single day. The data collected during this annual tradition gets compiled by the N...
16 Des 202517min
Can We Just Throw Our Plastic Garbage Into A Volcano?
It’s winter, and the SciFri team is already dreaming of warmer weather. How about a mind vacation to one of the hottest places on earth, an erupting volcano? Tamsin Mather has trekked to volcanoes in ...
15 Des 202517min
