Science Friday Audio Podcast

In DIY biology labs across the country, citizen scientists take the tools of synthetic biology into their own hands.

This month, North America will be under the skies of a full lunar eclipse on October 8 and a partial solar eclipse on October 23.

MAVEN makes into Mars’ orbit in time to meet a comet and begin unraveling mysteries of the Martian atmosphere.

A writer-doctor’s stories reveal the hospital through the eyes of a resident.

Foresters are piecing together the complicated ecosystem of the urban forest.

Certain tree species can add to pollution if they’re planted in certain locations.

The cloud of gas and dust that eventually condensed to form the Sun contained "thousands of oceans of water," says astronomer Ted Bergin.

With his new story about a 20-kilometer-high skyscraper, sci-fi author Neal Stephenson hopes to get engineers thinking big.

The Science Club embarks on its next project and explores observation.

Human social interaction may have been the reason faces evolved to be varied and unique.

With their ornately colored bodies, rhythmic pulsations, and booty-shaking dance moves, male peacock spiders attract mates and researchers alike.

Researchers say artificial sweeteners may alter the microbiome and the body’s ability to control glucose levels.

In The Cost of Cutting, private practice surgeon Paul Ruggieri delves into the shadowy ways money influences health care.

Eugenia Bone, president of the New York Mycological Society, talks about the dos and don'ts of wild mushroom foraging.

Ahead of the United Nations Climate Summit, the People’s Climate March in New York City will bring a public voice to the climate change discussion.