Science Friday

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, ...

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What is lymphatic drainage, anyway? yesterday

Hot flashes, hormone therapy, and the science of perimenopause 2 days ago

Telling the tale of human origins, one fossil tooth at a time 3 days ago

Did the fire at the Library of Alexandria set humanity back? 14 min · Ira Flatow · 4 days ago

Black bears are moving into the neighborhood. How do we coexist? 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 5 days ago

Is a shorter course of antibiotics OK? + Genetic risk of fibromyalgia 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 7 days ago

Why cannabis’s health effects are so hard to study 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 8 days ago

Did scientists just find a dark matter particle? Maybe 13 min · Flora Lichtman · 9 days ago

Why physics and philosophy need each other 18 min · Ira Flatow · 10 days ago

Recall rodeo: A food safety update + Why cars are catching fire 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 11 days ago

Is there science behind the ‘nervous system reset’? 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 12 days ago

For Jennifer Chayes, math is a 'native tongue' 31 min · Flora Lichtman · 15 days ago

What an mRNA melanoma vaccine may mean for cancer treatment 12 min · Ira Flatow · 16 days ago

Why it's so hard to tell the age of a fungus 10 min · Flora Lichtman · 17 days ago

The power of the stories we tell about the ocean 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 18 days ago

What should astronauts do first when they reach Mars? 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 19 days ago

AI is everywhere in healthcare now. Doctors are conflicted 18 min · Flora Lichtman · 22 days ago

How much worse was that storm because of climate change? 12 min · Flora Lichtman · 23 days ago

How GPS shaped our world 18 min · Ira Flatow · 24 days ago

The ancient Roman doctrine guiding modern environmental fights 15 min · Flora Lichtman · 25 days ago

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Science Friday and WNYC Studios wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday RSS Apple

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As of 2026-08-16, Science Friday ranks #154 on Apple Podcasts in Argentina, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇦🇷 Argentina as of 2026-09-20

🇦🇷 Argentina #154 Science #23 Apple

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First charted2025-09-03

Best ever#84 on Apple Podcasts (Chile) · 2026-06-21

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