Physician Eric Topol talks about how A.I. can allow your more quality time with your doctor.  Plus, could pulses of light and sound reduce the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease?

The new head of the U.S. House Science Committee is putting her foot down over partisan bickering over science. Plus, superblooms and a climate connection.

Primatologist Frans de Waal catalogues the vast spectrum of emotional behaviors in animals. Plus, how researchers are using big data to map gentrification before it’s obvious.

Students across the world join together to protest government inaction against climate change. Plus, we talk with some of the winners winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search.

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, Ira opens up the Science Friday vaults to share tales of chemical discovery and creation.

A new book tells the story of how our skeletons evolved to look they way they do. Plus, why gene therapy—not bone marrow transplants—could be a step in neutralizing HIV worldwide.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks about agency ambitions beyond planet Earth. Plus, using the types of lichens living in a patch of forest as an indicator of ecological health.

A new book tells the story of the missteps that led to the Chernobyl disaster. Plus, scientists take a closer look at the secrets of the strange, white-blooded Antarctic icefish.

Scientists are synthesizing genomes to better understand DNA—and create new medicines and fuels. Plus China won’t take our sub-par plastics anymore. What’s next for your recycling plant?