Ira Flatow

We discuss the the not-so-brief history of Earth’s weather and climate change. Plus, join a citizen science project and help astronomers weigh galaxies!

Every night, the largest migration on Earth happens underwater. Their collective movement could create ocean-mixing currents.  Plus, evolutionary adaptations and a summer star guide.

Seismologist Lucy Jones catalogues devastating earthquakes, eruptions and tsunamis throughout history. Plus, an air traffic control system for drones at a local airport and more.

Researchers explore more options for cancer immunotherapy. Plus, a look at unconventional bird calls, and research suggests our brows evolved to be something other than looking fierce. 

Does more sand always mean better beaches? Plus, a discussion on the ethics of extraterrestrial communication. And what happens if you give a maggot a cookie?

Can social science predict and prevent their gun deaths in cities? Plus, fancy flying, fast thinking, and sophisticated sonar: Why bats seem to have it all.

There are thousands of types of bees in North America, including species that secrete silk and others that build tiny towers. Plus, is there a cell phone link to cancer? Maybe. 

As federal resources for gun research lag, states are trying to do it themselves. Plus, how the behavior of airplane passengers affects the chances of in-flight disease transmission.

How bacteria, insects, other organisms that take over after death can tell scientists about how someone lived and died. Plus, how could the U.S. make the power grid harder to hack into?

Scientists are developing natural and synthetic viruses that kill bacteria to create new antibiotic treatments. Plus, new insights into synesthesia, an unusual crossover of the senses.

A new book tells the stories of the women who have been building the internet since day one. Plus, we speak with some winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

What will happen to the ISS as companies reach for a piece of space real estate? Plus, massive magnetic field sheds new light on neutron stars that appear impossibly bright.

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that causes one mutant strain of sorghum to bear more seeds. Plus, we survey a medicine chest’s worth of quacks through the ages, and more.

It takes a lot of crafty physics to keep a skyscraper standing. A structural engineer tells the secrets of her trade. Plus, do flamingos really belong in Florida?

Roboticists are turning to fleshy substances like mouse, insect, and sea slug muscles to build a fleet of bio-inspired robots. Plus, were Neanderthals artists?

How do ice skaters master the perfect spin? We take a look at the physics. Plus, aerosols do play a role in climate change, but not the one you might think.

Improvements in AI can make it hard to tell real media from fake. Plus, the latest hacking could be used to steal your computer's CPU power without you knowing it. 

Poisonous and venomous creatures are often misclassified, but there’s a big difference between the two. Plus, we investigate the genetic mystery of the invasive crayfish clones.

The SciFri Book Club says farewell to ‘Frankenstein.’ And we explore the menagerie of insects behind your chocolate bar.

The fossil remains of a titanosaur found in Egypt provides clues to the evolution of dinosaurs in Africa. Plus: Naked mole rats, data privacy, and Huntington's disease.