Plastics are everywhere, in packaging, clothing, and even our bodies. Could they be made less integral to manufacturing and more recyclable?

Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?

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Science Friday is in Ames, Iowa, home to prairies, greater prairie chickens, and an array of wildlife. Also, the co-emergence of two periodical cicada broods is underway. Scientists have tips for how to experience the event.

Science From Iowa’s Prairies | Planning To Go See Cicadas? Here’s What To Know

A study found aggression between male bonobos to be more frequent than aggression between male chimpanzees. Also, visual artist Todd Gilens created a walkable poem along Reno’s Truckee River that draws parallels between urbanism and stream ecology.

Maybe Bonobos Aren't Gentler Than Chimps | Art Meets Ecology In A Mile-Long Poem

An array of new products monitors users’ brain waves using caps or headbands. That neural data has few privacy protections.

When Products Collect Data From Your Brain, Where Does It Go?

Researchers are trying to develop a better picture of what’s happening in the regions closest to a black hole’s event horizon.

Visualizing A Black Hole’s Flares In 3D

For her new book, Aarathi Prasad spent years researching the past and future of silk—and even grew her own silkworms.

Why Is Solving The Plastic Problem So Hard?

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