Here at Science Friday, we’re big fans of metaphors. They can make complicated scientific concepts easier to understand, for ...

Tribes’ historic lands on the Gulf Coast are being lost to the sea. To slow it down, one tribe has turned to oyster shells.

Lots of moments from “Gladiator II” are fiction. But some scientists think mock naval battles in the Colosseum totally ...

On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us ...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a potato researcher explains potato varieties, potato nutrition, and some tubular tuber facts.

Divers have recovered seeds of a long-lost rye variety from a 146-year-old shipwreck in Lake Huron. Scientists hope to bring ...

Researchers found hundreds of viruses that prey on bacteria on toothbrushes and showerheads. They’re unlikely to pose a ...

In her new book, medical historian Dr. Elsa Richardson discusses the changing cultural and scientific understandings of the ...

The “one-of-a-kind” fossil of Navaornis hestiae helps fill a giant gap in scientists’ understanding of how bird brains ...

Is seed oil bad for you? What’s the deal with apple cider vinegar? A nutritionist answers your questions about viral ...

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Leaders from the top-polluting countries, like the US and China, aren’t showing up to the UN’s big climate conference in ...