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A Cheer For The Physics Of Baseballwww.sciencefriday.com When you watch a baseball game, you’re also enjoying a spectacular display of science—from physics to biomechanics.
Avoiding Grilling and Barbecue Pitfallswww.sciencefriday.com Marinade myths, charcoal chemistry, and the elusive "smoke ring"—the science behind barbecue and grilling.
From Microbes To Mammoths: How Life Transformed The Planetwww.sciencefriday.com In “Becoming Earth,” author Ferris Jabr reexamines our relationship to Earth, and makes the case that Earth itself is alive.
Will The Seine Be Clean Enough For Olympic Swimmers?www.sciencefriday.com Paris has invested $1.5B in cleaning up the Seine for open-water swimming events, but recent tests indicate it’s not yet safe.
Study Shows Which Kids Are Getting Periods Younger Than Otherswww.sciencefriday.com The age of first menstruation trended downward from 1950 to 2005, but more so among low-income kids and kids of color.
What To Do When Your Hypothesis Is Wrong? Publish!www.sciencefriday.com In an effort to learn from scientific failure, The Journal of Trial Error only publishes “negative” results.
A Sample From The Far Side Of The Moon Lands On Earthwww.sciencefriday.com China’s Chang’e 6 return capsule landed in Mongolia, carrying samples from the far side of the moon.
From Microbes To Mammoths: How Life Transformed The Planetwww.sciencefriday.com In “Becoming Earth,” author Ferris Jabr reexamines our relationship to Earth, and makes the case that Earth itself is alive.
The Feat Of Building The World's Largest Telescopewww.sciencefriday.com The Extremely Large Telescope is under construction on a mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It could revolutionize astronomy.
The Feat Of Building The World's Largest Telescopewww.sciencefriday.com The Extremely Large Telescope is under construction on a mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It could revolutionize astronomy.
Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?www.sciencefriday.com Plastics are everywhere, in packaging, clothing, and even our bodies. Could they be made less integral to manufacturing and more recyclable?
He Found A Bizarre Octopus, But No One Believed Himwww.sciencefriday.com In 1990, diver Arcadio Rodaniche’s findings about a highly social octopus were dismissed. Decades later, his work was validated.
Why It Took Decades For This Octopus To Be Recognizedwww.sciencefriday.com The larger Pacific striped octopus is unusually social. But it wasn’t recognized by scientists until 2015, despite one man’s efforts.
Why Do Cephalopods Make Ink?www.sciencefriday.com Squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish use ink to confuse predators and to communicate. But there’s still a lot we don’t understand about inking.
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He Found A Bizarre Octopus, But No One Believed Himwww.sciencefriday.com In 1990, diver Arcadio Rodaniche’s findings about a highly social octopus were dismissed. Decades later, his work was validated.