Science Friday

WNYC

Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Episodes

Why does fashion repeat in 20-year cycles? Math has the answer

Earth's Ancient Hydrogen, And Fossilized Vomit

How yawning might help clear dirty fluid from the brain

The new frontier of cancer research is in space

Who are the musicians composing for my washing machine?

How El Niño shapes the world’s weather trends

Planning your photo ops for a trip around the moon

Understanding the gynecological health crisis facing Black women

Data about your body is up for sale. Who's buying it?

Sci-fi thriller combines aliens, robots, and Cherokee culture

Beavers could be humans' biggest ally, if we let them

Searching for dark matter, deep in the Earth

The decades-long movement to kill FEMA

What cats and dogs hear + A 'smell map' of the nose

How do you study microplastics in a plastic-filled lab?

What is ibogaine, and why is it in the news?

The long history of birds, from velociraptors to pigeons

Your DNA is constantly mutating, and that’s a good thing

Maine nearly became the first state to ban data centers

What urban design tells us about democracy