Wait! Don't pour out that bottle of wine that's turned to vinegar. First, learn the science behind it, and then find out its ...

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The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it ...

sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. December 26, 2024 • What makes three very different conservation projects so successful? These experts say it's getting the community involved.

Jan. 10, 2025 — The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking on water, but researchers have now discovered a different ...

Eruptions of subglacial volcanoes may not be visible on the surface, but they can have consequences for the ice sheet. Heat ...

In 1950, the US Navy sprayed bacteria over California's Bay Area in a secret biological warfare experiment that accidentally sickened 11 people and killed one. Could the government be doing it again?

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Jan. 9, 2025 — Current state policies aren't enough to curb food waste. Study shows states are falling short of the reduction goals set by the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

January 10, 2025 • The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters. January 10, 2025 • The official numbers are in ...

A century ago, physics had its Darwinian moment — a change in perspective that was as consequential for the physical sciences as the theory of evolution by natural selection was for biology.

Our museum collection, like a lot of other museums' collections, is sometimes a working collection. That means that ...