We should strive to be the signal in that noise. We have extremely important stories to write about the role of science and technology in the new administration. There are obvious stories for us ...

The more exciting, transformative, and revolutionary a science result appears, especially coming out of nowhere, the more ...

In the public’s mind, Benjamin Franklin’s scientific work has largely been reduced to this one experiment, in which Franklin demonstrated that discharges from thunderstorms are electric in nature (SN: ...

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As part of Science Friday's 33rd anniversary show, we're revisiting our listeners' favorite stories, including this one. Alda came on Science Friday in 2018 to talk about his life since his ...

“Previous studies have relied on circumstantial evidence and superficial examination to develop stories about the ... Lazer wrote in an email. “Science is allowing us to reveal the actual ...

A levitating frog, a necrophiliac duck, taxi drivers’ brains — the Ig Nobel prizes have shined a spotlight on offbeat work.

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their ...

What was once fair under the law may become unfair when science changes. The law must react to uphold due process ...

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were neighbors some 1.5 million years ago ...

Ira Flatow is joined by Umair Irfan, senior correspondent at Vox, to catch up on this and other science stories of the week, including new data on rising alcohol consumption, why Voyager 2 got an ...