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May 16, 2025
The Department of the Interior seeks to remove the endangered species designation from the lesser prairie chicken. Plus, how well do we understand the long-term health risks to firefighters? And, highlights from SciFri’s live show in Columbia, Missouri.
9:56
A View Of The Solar Eclipse From The Edge of Space
NASA Eclipse Ballooning Project hopes to livestream the solar eclipse from weather balloons across the country.
11:46
How The Moon Lost Its Magnetism
Scientists still don’t know when or why the moon lost its magnetic field—but it was at least a billion years later than they thought.
10:21
Bird Grammar, Foxes And Ticks, And Animal Royalties
Scientists have found grammar rules matter when it comes to bird calls.
16:53
A Relatively Important Eclipse
Astronomers observed an eclipse in 1919 and found evidence for Einstein’s theory of general relativity—forever changing our understanding of the universe.
14:58
From 2017: A Procrastinator’s Guide To The Great American Eclipse
A list of tips for the 2017 total solar eclipse.
3:57
SciFri Science Club Wants YOU…To Spread The Word About The Solar Eclipse
The latest SciFri Science Club has a challenge for you: Tell us what’s happening with the solar eclipse, how to view it, and why we shouldn’t miss it.
1:08
20 Years Ago, A ‘My God’ Moment For NASA
Looking back on the 1997 Pathfinder landing on Mars.
11:46
Hacking The Vote: How Can We Secure Our Voting Systems?
What security is in place to protect voter registration databases and voting machines?
8:09
Neutrinos Caught In The Act Of Collision
Physicists have taken the first measurement of a neutrino interacting with the nucleus of an atom.
8:36
The Midnight Scan Club
Researchers become subjects in an after hours experiment that looks at what makes us different.