Science Friday

The Science Friday Book Club  nerds out about ‘Frankenstein’ one last time. A menagerie of insects thrive among cacao trees—and that biodiversity might help boost yields . While the ozone layer above the poles is on the mend, the health of the layer in middle latitudes is less clear . SpaceX  successfully launched the Heavy Falcon rocket with two of the three boosters safely landing back onto the...

Dinosaurs existed all over the world—fossils have been found on every continent. Africa is no exception, but far fewer fossils have been found there from the late Cretaceous era—the period before the dinosaurs went extinct. But a new discovery in Egypt could provide clues about the evolution of dinosaurs in Africa.  Click here to learn more. Last weekend, an Australian researcher pointed out on Tw...

China's thirst for energy is rising. But to save its cities from suffocating pollution, leaders are looking to carbon-free energy sources and electric vehicles.  Click here for more information about China's energy future. We need domestic bees. But what happens to wild bees when they share a space? We discuss the good and the bad in the latest installment of Good Thing, Bad Thing . Plus, Ira chec...