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WEBIn her new book, Ellen Ruppel Shell covers the natural history of eels and the crime ring that has sprung up from illegally trafficking them. Science Friday is your trusted source for news and entertaining stories about science. It's brain fun for curious people.
Listening To Seashells, An Oracle Of Ocean Health - Science Friday
WEBJul 9, 2021 · Listening To Seashells, An Oracle Of Ocean Health. Seen in the Bahamas, a Queen Conch—a large marine mollusk native to the Caribbean and Florida. The Queen Conch is imperiled by overfishing. Credit: Photo by …
The 4,000-Year History Of Humans And Silk - Science Friday
WEBApr 26, 2024 · Silk is one of the most luxurious fabrics for clothing and bedding. Unlike cotton or linen, silk is made most commonly by insects—often the Bombyx mori, a domesticated moth that feeds on the leaves of mulberry trees. Humans have a 4,000-year history with the textile and the creatures that make it, as documented in the new book Silk: A World History.
Behind the Bouba-Kiki Effect - Science Friday
WEBFeb 12, 2016 · Imagine two shapes: One is a pointy, jagged polygon, the other an ameboid-like splotch. Which shape would you name “Bouba,” and which would you name “Kiki?”. In study after study, 90 percent of people agree—the pointy shape is “Kiki” and the rounded shape is “Bouba.”. This so-called “Bouba-Kiki Effect” holds in many ...
How Five Elements Define Life On Earth - Science Friday
WEBNov 3, 2023 · How Five Elements Define Life On Earth. 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.
This Fish Is The Master Of The Poignant Pause - Science Friday
WEBAug 13, 2021 · This type of nuance in communication may seem distinctly human, but we’re not the only species that takes advantage of pauses in speech to make a point. Enter the electric fish: It discharges electric pulses nearly constantly, which tells other fish basic identifying information. But when they want to alert other fish to something of high ...
Illuminating Luminescence - Science Friday
WEBSep 23, 2010 · In this activity, students will compare and contrast different forms of luminescence by observing how chemiluminescence, phosphorescence, and fluorescence produce or emit light. Students will also compare these forms of luminescence to bioluminescence.
How Oppenheimer’s Bombs Compare To Today’s Nukes - Science …
WEBAug 4, 2023 · How Oppenheimer’s Bombs Compare To Today’s Nukes. 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 …
The Physics Of Figure Skating - Science Friday
WEBFeb 16, 2018 · While oohing and ahhing at the powerful leaps and nimble spins on the ice at the Olympics, you may not realize you’re watching physics in action. Each jump requires a careful balance of matching the time in air to the speed and number of rotations. Deborah King, exercise and sport science professor at Ithaca College, helps us deconstruct a figure skating jump through a physics perspective ...
Episodes Archive - Science Friday
WEBEpisodes. Episode. September 6, 2024. Learn More. Episode. August 30, 2024. Several states have reported cases of eastern equine encephalitis. It and other mosquito-borne diseases are spreading as temperatures rise. And, Webb Telescope data point to six “rogue worlds” that float around in the cosmos, untethered to a specific star.
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