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Journey to the Microcosmos
Some Microbes Also Take Naps
One thing we’ve heard from many of you is that this show is your sleep show, that soothing bit of media you put on when you need to slow down your brain and drift off. We take that as a huge compliment. It’s nice to know we can be a...
Science360
Brain States and Consciousness - Mysteries of the Brain
Neurobiologist Orie Shafer at the University of Michigan is trying to understand how the brain's cells communicate in order to control sleep patterns. To help solve this mystery, Shafer is teaming up with mathematician Victoria Booth to...
California Academy of Science
Monarch Migration
It takes four generations of Monarch butterflies to complete the migratory path from the Rockies to Mexico each year, so how do they know where to go? The answer may surprise you; it certainly surprised the scientists who figured it out!...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Brain States and Consciousness
A neurobiologist and a mathematician are studying the fruit fly to learn more about how cells communicate during sleep. [4:45]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Monarch Migration Molecular Mechanism
What drives monarch butterflies to undertake a mass migration, traveling thousands of miles to pine groves in Mexico? New research takes a look at a complex circadian clock mechanism in the butterfly brain, a molecular tool that allows...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Circadian Advantage
What do circadian clocks have to do with sporting events? New research suggests that a sports team competing more in sync with theri internal clocks might have a competitive advantage.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Circadian Clock Sets at Lunchtime
A newly discovered circadian clock mechanism connects the timing of food consumption to an animal's biological rhythms.