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Becky Fogel

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Becky Fogel is Science Friday's production assistant. Before joining SciFri, Becky was a reporter at 103.3 KWBU FM, the NPR-affiliate station in Waco, Texas. There she covered local news from education and immigration to arts and health. She also covered national breaking news stories, including the 2013 explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, for NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada). Becky grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts but doesn't have the accent to prove it. When she's not hounding scientists, you can find her running (or let's be honest, walking) in her local park, searching for delicious BBQ spots, and then ... eating ice cream. You can follow her on Twitter @beckyfogel.
A wave
Science
How he caught the wave … of predicting surf
Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Image by NIAID
Health
Are we close to curing cancer?
Guns
Health
Should gun violence be treated as a public health crisis?
Flu vaccine stock photo
Health
Scientists are working on ways of predicting where the flu will strike next
US Capitol
Technology
US governments have made some big flops in the world of tech. Here’s why.
iPhone 6S Plus
Education
This parent-led bedtime story app will help your kid rock at math
Following what the National Weather Service described as "high astronomical tides due to the lunar cycle," a coastal flood advisory was put in place for South Florida early this week. Pictured above is flooding that occurred in Miami Beach at Indian Creek
Environment
Is climate change the new big election issue for Latino voters?
PENSOLE students’ ideation wall showing their process. Photo by Marcus Yam
Technology
Is sneaker innovation changing how we move?
Abe Noe-Hays
Environment
Could urine be the perfect fertilizer for your garden?
Giant Panda
Science
Pregnant panda? It’s almost impossible to tell
The Animas River, mustard-color about 24 hours after a spill.
Environment
EPA contractors caused gold-mine blowout that turned a river orange
Quiz: Is This Panda Pregnant?
Scientists have discovered the chemical reaction behind a firefly's glow
Environment
What makes fireflies glow?
Casts of the jaws of Australopithecus deyiremeda
Science
How a new fossil discovery changes the perceived evolutionary path for humans
Toast (white bread) just popped up from the toaster
Science
We’re toast, genetically speaking. (Well, a little bit.)
NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory flies above the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
Environment
How California is surviving its new water crisis
A bank of this lake thawed in the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska, allowing the Okokmilaga River to cut through and drain it to sea.
Environment
Earth’s biggest natural fridge is turning into a greenhouse gas machine
A still image from a demonstration of Carbon3D's Continuous Liquid Interface Production technology.
Technology
How ‘Terminator 2’ inspired technology that could revolutionize 3D printing
Actress Julianne Moore arrives at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on March 1, 2015. Her portrayal of Alzheimer's in the film "Still Alice" helped spotlight the effects of the disease on women.
Health
Why do so many more women have Alzheimer’s than men?
Smartphone testing dongle
Science
How your smartphone soon may help test for STDs
Doctor Katarzyna Koziol injects sperm directly into an egg during in-vitro fertilization procedure at Novum clinic in Warsaw October 26, 2010.
Science
When sperm and egg unite — sparks (of zinc) really do fly
Picture of the Week: Zinc Spark
Insect photo
Science
A new study pieces together the puzzle of insect evolution
Ebola test
Global Politics
With no time to find a cure, Ebola could be contained faster with a quicker test
Nose
Science
What your sense of smell tells you about your health
An artist's concept of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft approaching Mars. The probe entered Mars orbit on September 21.
Science
A NASA spacecraft reaches Mars just in time to see an unexpected guest
A woman hails a cab outside the Empire State Building in New York City.
Technology
Taxi sharing in NYC could be a godsend — but would New Yorkers go for it?
Artist's drawing of a black hole named Cygnus X-1
Science
A high-powered telescope peers into the dark heart of a black hole
Shuttles idling near Pegasus Field, an airstrip that serves the McMurdo Station research facility on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf.
Science
Researchers discover microbial life deep beneath Antarctic ice