Two SciFri producers discuss the year’s most intriguing stories, from new weight-loss drugs to PFAS chemicals to the ...

Ira is joined on stage by researchers from three different fields to reflect on all that 2024 brought us in the world of ...

A liquid stream of silk solution solidifies to a fiber, and adheres to and lifts a glass laboratory beaker. Credit: Marco Lo Presti, Tufts University We’re all familiar with Spider-Man—the red-suited ...

A members of the Forest Service Legislative Affairs Office and the Baltimore City Recreation & Parks (left) talk about Camp Small operations over some freshly milled lumber. Credit: Nina Dietz While ...

Over the past few years many words have been written about an invasive insect known casually as the “murder hornet”—more formally, the Asian giant hornet, or northern giant hornet. But this week, the ...

It’s been all over the news the last few weeks: a slew of drone sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere on the East Coast, starting in mid-November. Federal authorities and President Biden have said ...

Over the past 60 years or so of space exploration, humans have left some things behind: bits of satellites, moon buggies, Mars rovers, even human excrement. It’s all part of the countless bits of ...

December is, traditionally, a time to reflect on the events of the past year—including dinosaur discoveries. In 2024, researchers learned more about T. rex and the spiky tails of stegosaurs as well as ...

A new book called The Burning Earth: A History takes on a massive question: How did we get here? “Here” being this point in environmental history and decades deep into the climate crisis. Over the ...

It feels like there’s been an onslaught of food recalls this year. The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture have issued recalls for items like cucumbers and carrots, deli ...

Sitting is a big part of modern life. Many people work at a desk all day, have long commutes, or at least enjoy some time relaxing on the couch at the end of the day. But sitting has gained a ...