Science Friday

Andrew Fraknoi

The comet ISON, discovered by two amateur astronomers last year, will zoom past the Earth next fall. But where did it come from?

comet, meteor shower, asteroids, oort cloud, fraknoi

A panel of experts discusses the different scientific phenomena that combine to make up the winter season.

winter, snow, ice, astronomy, ecology, nature

SETIcon celebrates all things extraterrestrial this weekend.

seti extraterrestrial space life

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 ...

Amazon.com Widgets

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