If An Asteroid Were Headed For Earth, Would We Be Ready?
You might remember news reporting from earlier this year that a 180-foot asteroid had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. And if it did, it would unleash energy equivalent to hundreds of nucle...
17 Sep 202518min
A Trailblazing Geneticist Reflects On Her Life And Work
It’s common knowledge that many diseases and conditions have some kind of genetic link. But that wasn't always the case. In 1990, long before the Human Genome Project tied so many health issues to dif...
16 Sep 202548min
What The Label Of ‘Genius’ Tells Us About Our Society
What makes someone a genius? Are they the smartest, most creative, most innovative people? Those with the highest IQ? Who we consider a genius may actually tell us much more about what we value as a s...
15 Sep 202518min
The Human Obsession With Aliens Goes Way, Way Back
A video shown on Capitol Hill on September 9 reportedly shows an American hellfire missile attacking and simply bouncing off a UAP (the military term for a UFO). When videos like this come out, specul...
12 Sep 202525min
A Delicious But Invasive Mushroom Could Affect Fungal Diversity
It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. The golden oyster mushroom, which is not native to ...
11 Sep 202519min
A Photographer Captures Nature In Mind-Boggling Detail
If you’ve flipped through an issue of National Geographic or scrolled through their social media, and caught a stunningly detailed photo of a tiny creature—like one where you can make out the hairs on...
10 Sep 202518min
How Shoddy Science Is Driving A Supplement Boom
Dietary supplements are big business, with one recent estimate showing the industry is worth almost $64 billion in the United States alone. Take a casual scroll through your social media and you’ll fi...
9 Sep 202519min
Octopuses Use Suckers To ‘Taste’ Harmful Microbes
Put on your party hat and wet suit because it is Cephalopod Week, Science Friday’s annual celebration of all things, octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. To kick things off, we’re bringing you an ode to ...
8 Sep 202519min
