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Mosquitos are responsible for millions of deaths each year. But a powder made from dead bacterial cells shows promise in killing malaria-carrying mosquitoes. We speak with the deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.

Astrophysicist Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin joins Midday to discuss the latest images and discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope.

We’ll go On the Record with the Yale psychology professor whose “Happiness Lab” podcast offers science-based hacks to make smarter decisions and get happier! Plus, a dentist fills us in on free clinics in Maryland to mark Children’s Dental Health Month.

Participants will be sealed in a hotel with people infected with the flu.

The success of the legal strategy increases the likelihood that this becomes the first in a series of complaints seeking compensation for, and control of, Lacks’ cells.

When hundreds of crows took up long-term residence in a Baltimore neighborhood this past winter, one woman turned to Reddit for answers (From WNYC's Science Friday).

Today, three perspectives on some recent developments in science and technology that are impacting our lives — for better or worse.

Two Baltimore City Public Schools are among 100 across the country chosen by Code.org, a national non-profit to pilot a new computer science course.

We’ll go On the Record with the curator of a Smithsonian exhibit that explores how American ideas of science and religion have unfolded over three centuries. It includes a recording from the crew of the Apollo 8 and a device called ‘the God helmet’.