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Can bacteria help us prevent salt damage to concrete roads and bridges?

The Conversation

April 04, 2019

Spring has long been filled with bumps and potholes in roads, many of which are caused by the salt that makes driving safe all winter. New research has shown how this annual problem could become a thing of the past with bacteria, which are being used in the fight to maintain our roads and save our streets from costly damage.

Why history's most famous scientists are usually a bit weird

March 15, 2019

Obsessed with work, insensitive, socially detached, and neglectful of family and friends — these may not be the most endearing qualities in a person, but they are just a few of the common characteristics a researcher found when studying some of the world’s most famous and prolific inventors.

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If you could talk to the animals

The World in Words

April 25, 2018

What's the meaning of all those howls and growls? Is it language? This week on the podcast, NOVA's Ari Daniel explores how three species communicate.

Fewer international students coming to US for grad school in science and engineering

January 18, 2018

In 2017, the US saw its first dip in international enrollment in science and engineering in years.

The best science books of 2017

December 24, 2017

Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova and Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum join Ira Flatow to run down the year’s best science books.

The year's best science books for kids have something for everyone

December 23, 2017

Science Friday’s Xochitl Garcia rounded up the coolest books for young scientists ages 0 to 11.

Tendues and torque

October 26, 2017

Ken Laws was in his 40s when he decided to shift his center of gravity.

This is your brain on laughter

September 28, 2017

The neuroscientist Sophie Scott says modern science is missing a big part of human experience by ignoring laughter.

Bringing science and engineering stories to life for students

September 16, 2017

All it takes is a little news and some top-notch teachers.

Aparna Nancherla’s failed science career

September 07, 2017

Aparna Nancherla shares a high school secret she’s kept — until now.

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