An immunologist who's been on both sides of vaccine hesitancy talks about what drives it, what gets missed, and how to build ...

At the peak of linguistic diversity, humans may have spoken up to 10 times as many languages as we do today. An immunologist who’s been on both sides of vaccine hesitancy talks about what drives it, ...

When I started running, each time was a trial. Since then, I have run hundreds of miles on paved roads and dirt trails. I love the crunch of gravel or the bounce of pine needles under my feet, ...

“Body Electric” examines what technology and screens are doing to our minds and bodies, and how we can reclaim our well-being. The following is an excerpt from “Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs ...

The Perseids are a favorite meteor shower of many Northern Hemisphere skywatchers, especially during the mild summer nights of August. But if you can’t get outside or if you’re clouded out, you can ...

Modern life involves a lot of sitting and staring at screens, and that takes a toll. Can moving for 5 minutes make a difference? Plus, DNA signatures of plant and animal species remain behind even ...

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recounts her unconventional path into politics in a new book. And she tells us why ...

What do the hydrodynamics of insect pee, $1 hearing aids, and squid robots have in common? A lab organized around curiosity, ...

DNA signatures of plant and animal species remain behind even after they’ve been eaten, digested, excreted, and flushed down the toilet.

The following is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister. The hirsute form of the male chocolate midge, Forcipomyia sp., which is essential for cocoa pollination. The pin obscures ...

Science Friday featured 35 books on the program this year. Here’s a recap of some of this year’s most exciting science titles. Every year, Science Friday interviews authors about their new ...

How our scientific perspective of a bay changes when language frames it as a verb—to be a bay—instead of a noun. The following is an excerpt from of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific ...