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It’s officially summertime, and the season of reading is finally here! Science writers and voracious readers @deborahblum and Riley Black join us to share their summer reading recommendations.

The Best Science Beach Reads For Summer 2024

Discover your new science reads for this summer with two authors and science writers familiar with the best books on the shelf.

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Who will be the next to step foot on the moon? Here's what the head of @NASA has to say:

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For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let's write women back into science history.

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Today in 1942, Hedy Lamarr patented frequency-hopping, the basis for modern WiFi & Bluetooth. http://t.co/SiWhiv2D3L http://t.co/3zozclTzJx

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Here's what it was like at the #MarchForScience

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Dr. Jane Goodall turns 85 today. Over half a century ago, she journeyed into the Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania for the first time.

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Fashion industry journalist @dieworkwear explores how cheap cashmere led to an environmental disaster in Mongolia. Learn more about the science of clothing:

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From @CNN : Scientists plan a march on Washington. @ScienceMarchDC

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Tomorrow is #NationalPuppyDay !!! We can't help but celebrate a tad early with these very good coyote pups.

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Humans first landed on the moon 40 years ago this July. Just three years later, the last human mission left the lunar surface. We remember Apollo astronaut Alan Bean in this archival interview from 2009.

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Did you know: Hedy Lamarr invented frequency hopping, the basis of modern wi-fi http://t.co/LUw4dJW7U3 #womensday2015 http://t.co/lpFTeARMcO

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Meet the remarkable group of women coders who helped #Apollo11 land on the moon nearly half a century ago today.

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Geeky love is in the air ❤️

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Sometimes, you just need an adorabilis.

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Good morning from this very sneaky cephalopod!

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Can a cat be both a solid and a liquid? This Ig Nobel winner used fluid dynamics to find out:

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Without these female programmers, Apollo 11 wouldn't have come to pass.

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Birds don’t just see the world from higher up than the rest of us; they also see a whole range of light that we can’t. Birds have a fourth color cone in their eyes that lets them see ultraviolet wavelengths.

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📺The new show #TheLastOfUsHBO takes viewers to a world taken over by a fungus that turns people into zombies. When it comes to the zombifying fungus, what’s science and what’s fiction? Geek out with us and mycologist @queendom_fungi on #SciFriLive 📻!

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Alan Alda on empathy and communication: "You have to listen better than the person you’re communicating with. The other person becomes your communicating partner, not the target of your communication. It’s ping pong instead of archery."

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Meet the team of women that got India to Mars on the first try.

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Behold! The Gargantuan Stick Insect of Australia!

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Alright everybody, that's it for #SciFriLive today...and for #CephalopodWeek ! Thanks for such a fun poddy over these last 8 undersea days. We'd say it went swimmingly. We'll leave you with this "adorabilis" for now.

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“The scientists of the world are being ignored. And it’s got to stop. We’re going to lose everything. And we’re not joking. We’re not lying. We’re not exaggerating.”- @ClimateHuman Why scientists are turning to civil disobedience to fight climate inaction.

The Scientist Rebellion: “We’re Not Exaggerating” About The Climate Crisis

After decades of being ignored, leading researchers are practicing civil disobedience to sound the alarm about the climate crisis.

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Happy #IndependenceDay ! Take a moment to meet these African American women mathematicians and engineers who crunched the calculations that got the U.S. to the moon.

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It's almost (Science) Friday #ThursdayThoughts

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We want to contribute to #TalkLikeAPirateDay with some chemistry puns but all the good ones ARRRRGON.

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Today is the first day of #WomensHistoryMonth .And it’s time to write women back into science history.

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Happy #LeftHandersDay ! But... what does it actually mean to be left-handed anyway? Let's talk about the science of handedness for a minute.

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Good morning from this GIANT stick bug.

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Meet Phronima sedentaria, a plankton species out of a monster movie.

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Listen to the true story behind the world's best official portrait.

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Because it's officially #CEPHALOPODWEEK : 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑 🐙 🦑

@SciFri's Cephalopod Week

A yearly celebration all things tentacled, from public radio's @SciFri

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This actress's frequency hopping system became the foundation for GPS and Wi-Fi.

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We made some geeky valentines to share with your special nerd.

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We can’t stop looking at this lava bubble 👀👀👀

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Gooood Friday morning from this dancing peacock spider!

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There's also pancake ice - tiny little pans that bang into each other. #SciFriLive

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Allow us to introduce you to Steve. He’s kind of a loner, and he doesn’t come out in winter. But he attracts plenty of attention.

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Say hello to the juvenile orchid mantis, a predator that mimics the perennial to lure in bees and other pollinating insects for a meal.

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It is Wednesday afternoon, we are halfway through the week, and you deserve this pic of a baby coyote

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Holler for science!

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Hello little neutron star! Keep on shining bright!

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@RosemaryMosco "I think everything in nature is very funny. Science people are encouraged to be serious, but there's just so much funny stuff." - @RosemaryMosco #SciFriLive

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They can jet, swim, and float. But have you ever seen an octopus walk away? #CephalopodWeek

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A new documentary starring Diane Kruger will shed light on the life of Hedy Lamarr, the 'Mother of Wi-Fi.'

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We're on the ground at the #MarchForScience !

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Need a break from election stuff? Here, have yourself an Adorabilis.

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Did you know that when a leaf on a plant is snipped, crushed, or chewed, it transmits distress signals to other healthy leaves?? Yeah, we didn’t either. Mind = blown.

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Good morning! Please allow this Adorabilis octopus to ease you into the first workday of 2018.

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Annnnnd @NASAInsight has LANDED!

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Put this one in the win column! California blue whales are back up to their pre-whaling levels http://t.co/l6dpkT57Z4 http://t.co/KWN19aTKIP

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Happy #WorldOctopusDay ! Which one's your favorite?

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Astronauts are allowed to bring special “crew preference” items to space. This astronaut chose candy corn.

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☄️ 💫 ☄️ ☄️ ☄️ ☄️ ☄️ 💫 ☄️ 💫 ☄️ 💫 ☄️ 💁‍♀️🔭 Don't forget to look up for the #Perseids tonight!

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The COVID pandemic continues to reveal many existing biases in medical care. Disabilities advocates are saying their community is often belittled and denied medical attention. On #SciFriLive 📻, @KALW reporter @chrisegusa joins us to spotlight their story.

How COVID-19 Reveals Existing Biases Against The Disability Community

Disability advocates feel let down by California’s pandemic response—and are fighting for more equal treatment.

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Say hello to... pocket prairies! These patches of native prairie grass can be planted anywhere—from front yards to traffic medians—and can hold up to *nine inches* of rainwater during a storm, reducing the likelihood of catastrophic floods.

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Run, octopus, run! #CephalopodWeek

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A passenger in a commercial airplane flying across the Pacific saw an odd gray mass floating in the ocean. It turned out to be a giant pumice raft from an eruption of an underwater volcano.

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Don’t forget to look for Mars tonight! (It’s closer to Earth than it’s been in nearly 20 years.) Planetary scientist @BonnieMeinke has some Marsgazing tips for you.

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This is Tobias. He’s a very good boy. He’s also the only dog in the world trained to track down a specific invasive species of ant in the wild. 😍

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There's so much beauty to be found in the brain.

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When the plague hit Europe, the Venetians established "trentino," a 30-day isolation period for ships entering ports. It was eventually extended to 40 days, and called "quarantino"—the Italian word for 40, and the root of the English "quarantine."

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This spider glitters like a disco ball.

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"On that blue dot, that's where everyone you know, and everyone you ever heard of, and every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives, the very small stage in a great cosmic arena." Happy birthday, Carl Sagan.

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Oh, it's #WorldTurtleDay you say? Did you know that sea turtles navigate using earth’s magnetic field?

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After 20 years of coordinating a global network of radio dishes, @ehtelescope imaged the shadow of a black hole. #EHTBlackHole

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Meet the female astronomers who captured the stars. #WomensHistoryMonth

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🔬 Researchers are working on the next generation of coronavirus vaccines that aim to protect us against multiple emerging variants—and even prevent future pandemics. Researchers Dr. Pamela Bjorkman & @VirusesImmunity join #SciFriLive 📻 to share more.

What Will The Next Generation Of COVID-19 Vaccines Look Like?

With new variants emerging, researchers are working to develop new bulwarks against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Stephen Hawking has died. He spoke with us on SciFri in 2013:

Stephen Hawking Looks Back

Stephen Hawking says that, were he to start from scratch, he wouldn't focus on physics.

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Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76, a spokesman for his family has said

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🥳 Celebrate #WomenInScience with a brand new season of #BreakthroughFilms , dropping today! Discover the innovative research & deeply personal stories of six women working at the forefront of their STEM fields. 🌋🦕🧠Get inspired at 🌌🌎🍄

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Today is #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience . To celebrate, let us introduce you to the scientists in our Breakthrough video anthology. #WomenInScience

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Here's to all the science educators out there–we salute you! #NationalTeachersDay

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Up next: astronaut @Astro_Flow reflects his journey to the @Space_Station . #SciFriLive

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Happy Octo-tober!

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I spy with my little eye... #CephalopodWeek right around the corner.

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Join us TODAY, June 21 at 6:00pm ET, to talk about the squiddy science featured in SciFri Book Club pick for June 2023: "Monarchs of the Sea" with author @DannaStaaf and science communicator @SarahMackAttack RSVP here:

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@ehtelescope @NSF The M87 black hole is one of two black holes @ehtelescope is working on. Data from the other black hole, Sagittarius A* at the core of the Milky Way, may be released later as the team continues to hone in on its complexities, says Doeleman. #EHTBlackHole

The Very First Image Of A Black Hole

After 20 years of coordinating a global network of radio dishes, the Event Horizon Telescope photographed the shadow of a black hole.

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We're all here together, on this pale blue dot.

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Believe it or not, these are all grains of sand.

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While he may not have come up with peanut butter, George Washington Carver invented some 300 uses for the peanut—from soaps, lotions, and shaving cream. Happy #NationalPeanutButterDay !

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For Navajo hydrologist Karletta Chief, water is sacred. When a mine spill contaminated a vital river in the Navajo Nation, she decided to investigate.

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What lives in a mucus house under the sea? A giant larvacean!

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Most countries fail on their initial trip to Mars. Meet the female scientists that got India there on the first try

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Alright, what do you think? The star-nosed mole: #UnexpectedlyCute or not?

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"Nature is really funny. It's never not funny." In our latest SciArts video, @RosemaryMosco shows us the seriously silly natural world in her science comics!

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vagina

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Happy #PiDay2015 ! http://t.co/4fuDwM349T http://t.co/gBjGqfnU4r

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What is it like using hearing assistive technologies? These simulations give insight.

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Happy #WorldTurtleDay ! Please enjoy these baby turtles from @KQEDscience 's #DeepLook

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A new imaging technology allows us to visualize anatomy like never before.

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Almost time for the Oscars! You may know actress Hedy Lamarr from old movies. But did you know that one of her greatest roles was laying the foundation for today’s wireless internet?

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Paleontologists have a very scientific way of telling a rock from a bone. They check if it sticks to their tongues 👅

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Earlier this month, more than 1,000 acres of land in central New York were returned to the Onondaga Nation, the original steward of the land. This decision marks one of the largest returns of land to an Indigenous nation in US history.

1,000 Acres Of Ancestral Land Returned To Onondaga Nation

This decision marks one of the largest returns of land to an Indigenous nation in U.S. history.

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The mRNA innovations used to fight COVID-19 could be harnessed for nasal spray vaccines and even protection against other diseases. @EricTopol joins us to talk about this approach and the advantages of nasal vaccines.

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Deep sea ecologist Bruce Robison from @MBARI_News talks about vampire squids. #CephalopodWeek

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When trying to convince a climate change denier, try focusing on solutions. #DayOfFacts

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These alien stones are some of the oldest pieces of matter in the solar system—and they could be on your rooftop.

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Peter Kalmus ( @ClimateHuman ) went viral when video of him protesting was likened to the film #DontLookUp . On #SciFriLive 📻, Kalmus & ecologist Rose Abramoff ( @ultracricket ) share why scientists are turning to civil disobedience to fight climate inaction.

The Scientist Rebellion: “We’re Not Exaggerating” About The Climate Crisis

After decades of being ignored, leading researchers are practicing civil disobedience to sound the alarm about the climate crisis.

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The Jerboa is like the furry, little rodent version of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

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We really wanted to make a chemistry joke today.... but all the good ones arrrrrr-gon 🏴‍☠️ (Did you really think we'd let #TalkLikeAPirateDay go by without making that joke?)

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