SciFri Radio: Paleontology

SciFri Radio: More Evidence for Dinosaur / Bird Link
Analysis of proteins found in a scrap of collagen from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex leg bone provides strong evidence for the idea that...

SciFri Radio: Amir Aczel 'The Jesuit and the Skull'
In this segment, Ira talks with author Amir Aczel about his new book 'The Jesuit and the Skull, a biography of priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard...

SciFri Radio: Michael Novacek and 'Terra'
In this segment, Ira talks with Michael Novacek, paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History, about his new book 'Terra.'

SciFri Radio: Ice Age Extinctions
One team of scientists thinks it knows what killed the woolly mammoth and other ice-age creatures.

SciFri Radio: Giant Penguin Fossils Found In Peru
Researchers describe fossil giant penguins.

Particles of Science

Do Not Fear the Worm Bin

Wary of indoor composting? Don't be, says SciFri guest Deborah Martin, author of "The Complete Compost Gardening Guide." A healthy worm has a pleasant odor, she says! Listen.

Healing Honey

A new study by researchers at the University of Ottawa suggests that honey helps kill the bacteria that cause chronic sinusitis. Read more about the study.

Free the River

SciFri guest Ivor van Heerden says that perhaps the best thing we can do to protect coastal Louisiana against hurricanes is to let the river run wild. Listen to van Heerden. This allows new wetlands to be created, which can reduce wave energy significantly.

Vaccine Safety

Wary of vaccinations? SciFri guest, Paul Offit, says vaccines are probably more rigorously tested than anything else we consume. Listen to Dr. Offit.

SciFri Newsbriefs: Paleontology

Newsbrief: Age-Old Orchid
A fossilized orchid, the first ever discovered, reveals the age of the flower family.

Newsbrief: Super-Sized Scorpion
Ancient claw indicates sea scorpions were over eight feet long.

SciFri Videos: Paleontology

Video: Michael Novacek on Toothy Dino Discovery
Ira talks with Michael Novacek, author of Terra, paleontologist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, about a new...

Video: Elephants Can't Jump
John Hutchinson, a biologist at the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London, studies the locomotion of extra-large animals.

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