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International Space Station following most recent upgrade. Credit: STS-119 Shuttle Crew, NASA.

The Body's Bacteria: A new study of the critters that live on the human body find that our skin is home to a much wider variety of bacteria than previously thought. (first broadcast Friday, May 29, 2009)

The Invention of the Telescope: We'll look back on 400 years of telescopes. (first broadcast Friday, May 29, 2009)

Dissection: A new book uses photographs to tell the history of a medical school rite of passage, dissection. (first broadcast Friday, May 29, 2009)

Keeping Up with Math: Ira talks with actress and math author Danica McKellar about keeping students' math skills sharp over the coming summer months. (first broadcast Friday, May 29, 2009)

DNA Art: Ira talks with artists incorporating DNA and genetics into their artworks. (first broadcast Friday, May 29, 2009)

Stem Cell Research Funding Update: Will revised rules regarding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research have the intended effect? (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

Concrete and Carbon: How big a role does concrete manufacture play in greenhouse gas emissions? New research says it may be less than previously thought. (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

Happy Birthday, SETI@Home: For ten years, people have been donating processing time on their personal computers to sift the cosmic radio spectrum for signals from extraterrestrials. We'll talk with the lead scientist on the project about the hunt, and SETI in general. (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

Mars Rovers, Mars Water: We'll check on the progress of the Mars rover mission. While new data collected by rover Opportunity during its exploration of Victoria Crater was published this week, the Spirit rover appears to be stuck. (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

Gardening with Native Plants: We'll talk about why growing plants that are native to your area can encourage healthier ecosystems. (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

Food Shortages and Civilization: How closely related are food supplies and the stability of a civilization? (first broadcast Friday, May 22, 2009)

What's Next In Web Searching: Developers are set to unveil WolframAlpha, a new type of search engine - and Google is responding with new tricks of its own. We'll look at what's next in online searching. (first broadcast Friday, May 15, 2009)

Home-Run Physics: The new Yankee Stadium has been accused of being too home-run happy. We'll take a look at the physics of the ballpark, and the combination of engineering factors that help shape the play of America's pastime. (first broadcast Friday, May 15, 2009)

Shuttle/Hubble Update: We'll check in with NASA on the progress of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. (first broadcast Friday, May 15, 2009)