The Leap: Everything Else Is Boring
In both her life and her work, researcher Karmella Haynes has never followed the pack. Karmella explains why she created her own area of research at the intersection of synthetic biology and epigeneti...
7 Jul 202525min
The Seafaring Life Of ‘Modern-Day Captain Nemo,’ Robert Ballard
In excerpts of two conversations from the Science Friday archives (originally recorded in 2000 and 2009), oceanographer Robert Ballard joins Host Ira Flatow to discuss the 1985 expedition in which he ...
4 Jul 202530min
Understanding Sunscreen Ingredients And Which Ones You Need
Summer is here, which means it’s the season for soaking up the sun. But it’s important to do so responsibly, considering the strong link between sun exposure and skin cancer. There are a lot of sunscr...
3 Jul 202518min
In ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ Paleontology Is Still The Star
The latest Jurassic World movie, “Jurassic World Rebirth,” is out today. The movie stars Scarlett Johansson (“The Avengers”) and Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”). Their characters make a dangerous journey...
2 Jul 202513min
What Does It Mean To Have A Chatbot Companion?
AI is not just for automating tasks or coming up with new recipe ideas. Increasingly, people are turning to AI chatbots for companionship. Roughly half a billion people worldwide have downloaded chatb...
1 Jul 202519min
The Leap: Mars? It Was A Miracle We Got To Florida
Geologist Steve Squyres risked his career and millions of dollars to get two rovers roaming on Mars. But the mission almost didn’t make it to the launch pad. Steve and NASA engineer Jennifer Trosper d...
30 Jun 202523min
After Her Grants Got Cut, This Researcher Is Suing The NIH
Since January, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made sweeping cuts to science. It's hard to keep track of how many research grants were canceled, but they add up to hundreds of millions—pos...
27 Jun 202513min
New Telescope Captures The Cosmos In Groundbreaking Detail
The first images from the brand new Vera C. Rubin Observatory have finally been unveiled, and they show us the cosmos like never before. The camera captures so much detail that its first complete imag...
26 Jun 202512min
