Science Friday

Erik Asphaug

Some of our solar system's landmarks can trace their origins to massive impacts.

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Two new studies present very different ideas about how the Moon was formed -- a riddle that one scientist says may never be solved.

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Planetary Scientist Erik Asphaug describes the evidence for an ancient lunar collision.

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Insect Mania

Insectopedia
We are fascinated by them, frightened by them, and can't live without them -- so...

Surprise: Cockroaches Are Fastidious Groomers!
Why do cockroaches spend so much time cleaning themselves?

Insects May Be the Taste of the Next Generation, Report Says
Can entomophagy, the eating of insects, help improve the world’s food resources?...

The Superorganism
Ira talks with eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson and Bert Holldobler about ants...

Tracking an Amphibious Caterpillar
Several newly-discovered species of caterpillar in Hawaii function equally well ...

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Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.'