SciFri Radio: General Biology

SciFri Radio: Winter Wonderland? Wonder No Longer
A panel of experts discusses the different scientific phenomena that combine to make up the winter season.

SciFri Radio: 2008 Science News In Review
What were the biggest science stories of 2008 - and which flew under the radar? Ira and a panel of journalists look back on the year in science.

SciFri Videos: General Biology

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Video: Milking a Spider
Ever wondered how to milk a spider? In this video, Dr. Greta Binford, a researcher at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, extracts venom...

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Video: Diablo Hawk Biologist
Take a trip to the Galapagos Islands with a puppet named "Diablo" to see how biologists catch and study hawks in the field. The researchers can...

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Video: Oliver Sacks on Music and the Brain
What does being struck by lightening have to do with musical ability? Find out. Ira speaks with author and neurologist Oliver Sacks about music and...

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Video: Growing a Heart
Watch researchers grow a heart.

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Video: Joy of Birding
Spring is here and the birds are migrating. We went birding with Glenn Phillips, executive director of New York City Audubon, to learn some birding...

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Video: Fly Flight Simulator
Scientists can learn about how fruit flies fly by putting them in a mini-flight simulator. Björn Brembs, a biologist from the Freie Universität...

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SciFri Newsbriefs: General Biology

Newsbrief: After A Fight, Rooks Go To Their Mates For A Beak Rub
After a fight, the opponents fly to their mates for consolation.

Newsbrief: Follow Your Nose
A man's sweat can change a woman's body chemistry.

Newsbrief: Material Girls
Young female chimps were spotted making spears for hunting.

Newsbrief: The Mama Mafia
Cowbirds lay their eggs in other birds nests and then retaliate if the foster parent doesn't take good care.

Newsbrief: Strange Relations
A tiny grass family turns out to be an ancient flower lineage.

Newsbrief: Leech On Me
A 200-year-old controversy is put to rest: Genetic tests show that FDA-approved leech is not one species, but three.

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