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Farewell, ‘Frankenstein’
The Science Friday Book Club nerds out about ‘Frankenstein’ one last time.
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SpaceX Car Launch And A Hot Getaway By Bombardier Beetles
SpaceX successfully launched the Heavy Falcon rocket with two of the three boosters safely landing back onto the launch pad.
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The Earth’s Ozone Woes Haven’t Gone Away Yet
While the ozone layer above the poles is on the mend, the health of the layer in middle latitudes is less clear.
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Chocolate: Brought To You By Bugs
A menagerie of insects thrive among cacao trees—and that biodiversity might help boost yields.
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Putting The Immune System To Work Against Cancer
A new immune-boosting injection treatment that produces quick results with few side-effects in mice shows promise for human trials.
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The Genetic Mystery Of The Invasive Crayfish Clones
As the marbled crayfish spreads throughout waters in Europe, scientists sequence the genome of the all-female species to try to understand how they reproduce clonally.
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Venomous Or Poisonous—Can You Spot The Difference?
Poisonous and venomous creatures are often misclassified. But it turns out, there’s a big difference between the two.
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Farewell, ‘Frankenstein’
The Science Friday Book Club nerds out about ‘Frankenstein’ one last time.