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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This was the sixth test launch of the Starship vehicle, which could eventually carry humans and cargo to the moon. It was extremely loud.

Fifty-three days after Hurricane Helene, residents of Asheville can safely drink their tap water without boiling it. Why did it take so long?

In an interview from 2012, Jack Bishop from America’s Test Kitchen explains how science can sharpen your cooking skills.

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