In a story from March, how mental health information on social media can be both revelatory and misleading—and how we can make sense of it. In a story from March, researchers used drones to study the ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...

In “Replaceable You,” Mary Roach describes mind-boggling efforts to replace human body parts—and why it’s proven to be so ...

When the Nobel committee called, Fred Ramsdell did not pick up. Plus, searching ancient archaea for solutions to modern ...

It’s Nightmare on Nerd Street—and your science-inspired Halloween costume could win SciFri’s first-ever costume contest.

A nutrition scientist found that the reality show’s contestants’ metabolisms slowed after participating—and didn’t recover.

The authors of “Food Intelligence” answer listener questions and discuss how our food systems make staying healthy an uphill ...

What does AI do with human feelings? To investigate its readiness to serve as a therapist, a neuroscientist took ChatGPT for ...

Data from the Webb Space Telescope may hold evidence of ancient "dark stars," which would've been powered by dark matter, not nuclear fusion.

With gaps in weather balloon data, the National Weather Service didn’t have accurate projections of the worst flooding from ...

In "Mapmatics," a mathematician tells the stories of how math helps us track epidemics, map the seafloor, and plot a complex delivery route.

We check in on some exciting space missions and projects from IMAP to LIGO. Plus, climate tech companies that have our attention.