The cyclospora outbreak causing diarrhea for thousands has been linked to shredded lettuce. What's making it so hard to ...

‘Tis the season to inspire the budding scientists in your life with science stories and inquiry adventures. Whether it’s learning the basics of rocket science (for babies), exploring the diversity of ...

In "Hidden Creatures," a young entomologist discovers the miraculous world of parasites when cocoons sprout from a ...

For two decades, a perplexing illness has been spreading: After a lone-star tick bite, people find themselves with a severe allergic reaction to red meat. The CDC estimates up to 450,000 people in the ...

Sure, botflies are gross, but they also know just how to hitch a ride on a camel sneeze. An entomologist celebrates the world ...

The sci-fi movie “Disclosure Day” predicts that our reaction to intelligent alien life will be chaotic. But what does the ...

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 ...

“It’s on You” chronicles how corporations and behavioral economists pushed for huge, systemic problems to be fixed by personal choices. The following is an excerpt from It’s on You: How Corporations ...

In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs. The following is an excerpt from “The Story of Birds: A New History from ...

Italian scientist Luigi Galvani (left) and the steps of a suspended reanimation experiment on frog legs and a sheep. The manicules (pointing hands) illustrate to the reader how the steps should be ...

The following is an excerpt from The Brothers Vonnegut: Science and Fiction in the House of Magic, by Ginger Strand. Kurt was thinking about what might happen if a scientist refused to tell the ...