The Science Friday Book Club nerds out about ‘Frankenstein’ one last time.
A menagerie of insects thrive among cacao trees—and that biodiversity might help boost yields.
While the ozone layer above the poles is on the mend, the health of the layer in middle latitudes is less clear.
SpaceX successfully launched the Heavy Falcon rocket with two of the three boosters safely landing back onto the launch pad.
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