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1119: A Delicious But Invasive Mushroom Could Affect Fungal Diversity
Episode 1119
It all started harmlessly enough: People bought kits to grow mushrooms at home. But then, scientists in the upper Midwest noticed something strange. …
1 year, 1 month ago
1118: A Photographer Captures Nature In Mind-Boggling Detail
Episode 1118
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 cr…
1 year, 1 month ago
1115: How Shoddy Science Is Driving A Supplement Boom
Episode 1115
Dietary supplements are big business, with one recent estimate showing the industry is worth almost $64 billion in the United States alone. Take a ca…
1 year, 1 month ago
1117: Octopuses Use Suckers To ‘Taste’ Harmful Microbes
Episode 1117
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…
1 year, 1 month ago
1116: After CDC Director Is Ousted, More Senior Officials Resign
Episode 1116
On August 27, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the White House fired CDC director Susan Monarez after only a month on the job. Right after …
1 year, 1 month ago
1114: Meet 3I/Atlas, An Object From Another Solar System
Episode 1114
Earlier this summer, astronomers discovered something strange whizzing past Jupiter: an interstellar object. Scientists named it 3I/ATLAS. It’s only …
1 year, 1 month ago
1113: How Common Household Products Pollute Our Indoor Air
Episode 1113
You have probably given some thought to outdoor air pollution, whether it’s wildfire smoke or smog from traffic. You may even check AQI measurements …
1 year, 1 month ago
1112: The Shape-Shifting Science Of Sand Dunes
Episode 1112
In some places, sand dunes protect shorelines from the onslaught of ocean waves. In other places, the dunes themselves are on the move, and threaten …
1 year, 1 month ago
1111: Food Science Experts On Perfecting At-Home Ice Cream
Episode 1111
Summer may be winding down, but we’re not quite ready to let go of beach days, backyard cookouts, or ice cream cones. We love ice cream here at SciFr…
1 year, 1 month ago
1110: An ER Doctor Reflects On Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years Later
Episode 1110
Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, and the levees designed to protect New Orleans failed. Huge swaths of the city floode…
1 year, 1 month ago