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Science Friday: Climate Change Takes Flight in New Novel

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An ecological anomaly is at the center of the story in Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behavior.
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Science Friday: Solar Toilet Disinfects Waste, Makes Hydrogen Fuel

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Caltech's solar toilet took top prize in the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.
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Science Friday: The Itching Question That"s More Than Skin Deep

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A connection between thinking and scratching shows how little we know about the tingles on our skin.
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Science Friday: Marc Abrahams Makes Science Improbably Funny

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The editor and co-founder of The Annals of Improbable Research talks about why some seemingly absurd science matters.
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Science Friday: Approved Reactors Could Power Up Nuclear Industry

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Federal agency approves a license to build two nuclear reactors designed to provide cooling in absence of electricity.
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Science Friday: Tumors Evade Treatment With Help From Neighboring Cells

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Researchers hone in on where cancer cells live for answers about drug resistance.
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Science Friday: Climate Change Ups Odds of Heat Waves, Drought

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Researchers say heat waves are 20 times more likely today than in the 1960s, due to global warming.
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Science Friday: Look, Listen, Taste

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Can your eyes and ears affect your taste buds?
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Science Friday: Why Don"t Spiders Get Stuck in Their Webs?

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A sticky question that has plagued arachnologists for decades is finally untangled.