Can the US protect its power grid from hackers?

Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom

As the private space industry emerges, what’s next for the International Space Station?

With private space competition on full boil, the ISS looks to find its place in next chapter of space habitation

Looking for the fountain of youth? Try looking in the tunnels inhabited by naked mole rats

New book sheds light on the amazing capabilities of jellyfish, addresses myths and misperceptions

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

The best science books of 2017

Explore the mysteries of the vascular system in Science Friday’s newest ‘Macroscope’ video

Confronting the new geopolitics of ‘net-states’

What’s the best way to test for partisan gerrymandering?

In a first, scientists spotted an ‘interstellar visitor’ in our solar system

The science behind ‘baby talk’

What you need to know about modern nuclear war

From Hollywood to here: ‘Rememory’ and the future of memory

A new study tracks the ancient Roman economy using the city’s early lead plumbing

Scientists are turning their attention to the microbiome of where we live

Research suggests a new reason for teens’ risky behavior

The sweet stories of fake fruit flavors

Sweating is an essential and uniquely human function

The Midnight Scan Club sheds new light on the human brain

New developments in human gene editing face an ethical and regulatory quagmire in the US

The physics behind 2017’s biggest superhero movies

Is marijuana a secret weapon against the opioid epidemic?

What theoretical physics says about the future of our government

The natural sunscreen of the future

Does your sunscreen make the grade?

Facial recognition technology will soon make airport check-ins a breeze

Watch one scientist’s unorthodox approach to getting ‘inside the mind of a musk ox’

The amazing star-nosed mole has a schnoz that has to be seen to be believed

Tick season has begun. How much do you know about Lyme disease?

Satellites are destined to become space junk. But in the future, we may be able to retool them.

Trump’s plan for the EPA is death by ‘a thousand cuts’

How do tiny little bee brains do so much?

There’s a sweet new test for pee in the pool

The scientific community is still buzzing about discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets

This new treatment could combat hearing loss by regenerating hair cells in the inner ear

Scientists are trying to make the perfect battery

Should artificial intelligence be used in science publishing?

This new material for a breakthrough temperature sensor comes from a surprising and natural source

Scientists make a battery that runs on stomach acid

Can we develop immunity against fake news?

How we can use ‘digital fingerprints’ to keep terrorist messaging from spreading online

A theoretical physicist approaches the complexity — and mystery — of quantum gravity head-on

Teenage indecision? That’s just the growing brain, a new study says.

The only physicist in Congress, on the state of science on the Hill

Animating the friendly ocean in Disney’s ‘Moana’

The art and science of composing movie scores

These authors provide a glimpse of the buildings that were never built in New York City

It’s 2016. Why is the common cold still so hard to avoid?

This stress expert has some post-election advice: Believe that your political opponents can change

Conservationists want you to eat more lionfish. Wait, what?

October’s cyberattack used the ‘internet of things’ to attack the internet itself. Here’s why it could happen again.

What caused this space object’s weird orbit? ‘It was totally Planet Nine,’ one astronomer says.

Reservoirs are sources of drinking water, hydropower and … tons of greenhouse gases

Are on-demand, at-home blood tests better for our health?

It’s OK if you only hit 8,500 steps today — and sit while you work. Fitness myths, debunked.

The UN just took on antibiotic resistance, but can diplomacy help us combat disease?

Is a treatment for Alzheimer’s finally in focus?

Researchers are hoping you’ll cool down with this new smart fabric instead of air conditioning