This story has been updated to correct the name of one of the parents. Over the past year, at the Stanislaus County education office in Modesto, about a dozen parents have met monthly for two-hour ...

Apr. 2, 2026 A mysterious Greek inscription found beneath the Great Mosque of Homs could pinpoint the long-debated location of an ancient sun temple. Scholars now think the mosque sits atop a sacred ...

She is the author of “Ledger” (Knopf, 2020) and nine other books of poetry. She’s based in San Francisco, California. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com.

Researchers developed a computer simulation that rapidly and accurately predicts how proteins shift their shapes, potentially advancing drug design and protein engineering.