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How Sexual Intercourse Was Invented, 385 Million Years Ago
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The Art And Science Of Trash Talk - Science Friday
Feb 9, 2024 · Credit: Shutterstock and photo artwork by Emma Gometz As frivolous as it may sound, the use of trash talk has a long, hilarious history that dates back to the Bible and the Homeric poems. Fundamentally, this insult-slinging is the presentation of a challenge, and it’s found its way into sports, politics, and even cutthroat family board game nights.
A Nobel Prize For Chemistry Work ‘Totally Separate From Biology’
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Sodium Replaces Lithium In A New Type Of Battery - Science Friday
Jul 26, 2024 · Professor Y. Shirley Meng of the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. Image courtesy of Dr. Y. Shirley Meng. If nations are to meet their sustainable energy goals, experts argue that batteries will be a crucial part of the equation.
The Science Behind Hurricane Milton
Oct 11, 2024 · An image of Hurricane Milton approaching Florida, as seen from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite at 6:30 p.m. EDT on October 8, 2024. Credit: NOAA. On October 9, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, then barrelled across the state.
Paper Airplane Flight Challenge - Science Friday
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How Oppenheimer’s Bombs Compare To Today’s Nukes - Science …
Aug 4, 2023 · A mushroom column from the Trinity test in 1945. Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 On the day the film Oppenheimer came out, Science Friday discussed the history of the Manhattan Project, including the legacy of the Trinity Test, where the world’s very first nuclear weapon was detonated in the desert of New Mexico. We also heard from a survivor of the Hiroshima ...
Astronaut Cady Coleman On ‘Sharing Space’ - Science Friday
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How Five Elements Define Life On Earth - Science Friday
Nov 3, 2023 · Credit: Shutterstock with added elements. Over 99% of a human cell is made up of just five elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. That same elemental mix exists, with minor variations, in every other living thing on Earth.