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How PFAS From A Military Base Has Sickened Nearby Residents
Episode 1073
For decades, residents of the small city of Newburgh, New York, were unknowingly drinking water contaminated with toxic PFAS—also known as forever ch…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Leap: And Then The Sub Went Silent
Episode 1047
Oceanographer Victoria Orphan’s dream was coming true. She was sitting in the Alvin submersible, on one of its deepest science dives ever. But the tr…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How These Spiders At The Bottom Of The Sea Run On Methane
Episode 1072
Researchers found a new sea spider with a giant nose, leg cannons, and—most remarkably—a novel way of surviving in the lightless, freezing environmen…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
As Disasters Escalate, What’s The Future Of FEMA?
Episode 1071
President Trump has said that he wants to phase out FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and move responsibility for dealing with major dis…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Spaghetti Science And Mouth Taping Myths
Episode 1070
Most pasta is made from just two ingredients—flour and water. For decades this humble food has prompted physicists around the world to try to underst…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Goo In Your Home Could Help Science Address Climate Change
Episode 1069
We live in a world filled with microbes—they’re inside our bodies, in soil, in deep sea hydrothermal vents, and in your window AC unit. Some microbio…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How Do GLP-1 Drugs Override Our Biology?
Episode 1068
GLP-1 medications like Ozempic have dominated headlines over the past couple of years. When writing his new book, Diet, Drugs and Dopamine: The New S…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Leap: Everything Else Is Boring
Episode 1046
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 …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Seafaring Life Of ‘Modern-Day Captain Nemo,’ Robert Ballard
Episode 1067
In excerpts of two conversations from the Science Friday archives (originally recorded in 2000 and 2009), oceanographer Robert Ballard joins Host Ira…
10 months ago
Understanding Sunscreen Ingredients And Which Ones You Need
Episode 1066
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 …
10 months ago