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

Vertebrate Paleontology Update: An update on the latest research from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting. (first broadcast Friday, September 25, 2009)

Building Science Education: How can educators make science more relevant, interesting, and teachable in the classroom? (first broadcast Friday, September 25, 2009)

Connected: How can your friends -- and your friends' friends -- affect you? (first broadcast Friday, September 25, 2009)

They Might Be Giants: Here Comes Science: The band They Might Be Giants presents a new album of science-themed music. (first broadcast Friday, September 25, 2009)

How Clean is the Shower?: In an icky finding, researchers report that your showerhead can provide a dark, wet, and warm environment for microbes to grow -- and can spray aerosolized germs when you turn them on. (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

Tiny T-Rex: Scientists report the discovery of a dinosaur that could have been a scale model of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex.Scientists report the discovery of a dinosaur that could have been a scale model of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex. (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

Late Blight Up Close: The genome of the organism responsible for the dread agricultural disease known as late blight has been sequenced. (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

The Smell of Death: A specific blend of fatty acids signal death or injury to a variety of animals, providing a warning to others of the species. (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

Studying Comet Contents: We'll check in with researchers on the Stardust probe, which captured dust from comet Wild-2 in 2004. (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

Age of Wonder: Ira talks with Richard Holmes, author of 'The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science.' (first broadcast Friday, September 18, 2009)

NIH Director Francis Collins: Ira talks with Francis Collins, incoming director of the National Institutes of Health, about research priorities for the years ahead. (first broadcast Friday, September 11, 2009)

Warming in the Arctic: New research looks at the effects of climate change on Arctic species. (first broadcast Friday, September 11, 2009)

ADHD And The Brain's Reward System: New research says that people suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are lacking in certain brain proteins essential for experiencing reward and motivation. (first broadcast Friday, September 11, 2009)

A One-Way Trip To Mars?: Ira talks with cosmologist Lawrence Krauss about whether a human expedition to Mars should involve a return trip to the Earth. (first broadcast Friday, September 11, 2009)