Category: Science

No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery

They intuited that molecules near the surface behave differently from those deep within the ice. Ice is a crystal, which means each water molecule...

Probably Science: Episode 592 – Jon Stringer

Jan 21, 2026Comedian Jon Stringer (@jonjstringer) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about living in a converted rural Kansas church, the intricacies of comedy competitions...

Guinea-Bissau suspends a US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives

Public health authorities in Guinea-Bissau say that they have suspended a controversial US-funded hepatitis B vaccine study that has raised questions about who...

Why some people get bad colds and others don’t

When rhinovirus, the most common cause of the common cold, enters the nasal passages, the cells lining the nose immediately begin working together to...

The Conversations that Bring Us Closer

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