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Recent released information about Russians hacking into American power systems has raised several concerns about the overall security of the U.S. energy grid as a whole.

Can the US protect its power grid from hackers?

Conflict

A group of hackers from Russia made headlines when it was able to shut down Ukraine’s power grid in 2015. The US may be the next target.

A group of panelists address an audience at the State of the Net Conference in January. The panel consists of (from left to right) Jason Kaplan, Hilary Swab Gawrilow, James Cross, Mercina Tillmann-Dick and Justin Herman.

Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom

Culture
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ISS Expedition 22 crew members take a moment for photographs following a fit check of their Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft at the launch site’s integration facility in December 2009.

As the private space industry emerges, what’s next for the International Space Station?

Technology
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ISS Expedition 22 crew members take a moment for photographs following a fit check of their Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft at the launch site’s integration facility in December 2009.

With private space competition on full boil, the ISS looks to find its place in next chapter of space habitation

Technology
In a recent study, researchers found that naked mole rats appear to defy the traditional laws of aging.

Looking for the fountain of youth? Try looking in the tunnels inhabited by naked mole rats

Health
There may be thousands of kinds of jellyfish that have yet to be discovered, even though thousands have already been identified.

New book sheds light on the amazing capabilities of jellyfish, addresses myths and misperceptions

Books

Jellyfish have been getting a pretty bad rap lately. One author is out to change that with a new book.

Reading about science isn't just for grown-ups: There are many excellent science-related children's books, too.

The year’s best science books for kids have something for everyone

Books

Science Friday’s Xochitl Garcia rounded up the coolest books for young scientists ages 0 to 11.

science books in 2017

The best science books of 2017

Books

Brain Pickings founder Maria Popova and Pulitzer Prize winner Deborah Blum join Ira Flatow to run down the year’s best science books.

new vascular imaging models

Explore the mysteries of the vascular system in Science Friday’s newest ‘Macroscope’ video

Technology

“It’s literally like going on a discovery mission every day,” M. Scott Echols says.

Social media

Confronting the new geopolitics of ‘net-states’

Global Politics

What role should tech titans like Facebook have in global politics?

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