Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...

Watching an athlete at their peak is thrilling. Fulfilling one’s own athletic potential, not so much. Getting fit is hard and painful – or so we assume. This article is part of a series on fitness ...

From fish to Phish, Science Friday has had a big year. Our staff chose their favorite stories and projects from 2025.

Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie Ward, the host of the funny cult favorite “ Ologies” podcast, to share her picks for the ...

The Flagstaff Festival of Science is proud to offer accessible science opportunities with the flagship 10-day festival featuring 100 science programs and activities. The majority of these programs ...

AI has become indispensable in science. It helps solve a variety of problems, from classifying galaxies and improving weather predictions, to recording rare events such as supernova explosions. Still, ...

Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened a new window into the universe. To ...

Imagine that you show up to a coworker’s birthday dinner or a new book club hoping for the easy flow of connection you once had as a child, and, instead, you leave with polite small talk and a vague ...