From fish to Phish, Science Friday has had a big year. Our staff chose their favorite stories and projects from 2025.

Fossil sales, a solar eclipse, and hacking your brain: This was a big year for science. Our staff pick their favorite projects. After a year that felt like a decade, we’re excited to share our ...

In 2025, our science reporters followed the first confirmed glimpse of a colossal squid and a rare look at dinosaur blood vessels. We watched the odds of a future asteroid impact climb to ...

“He retains a sharp memory of the trap, last summer, his forefoot clamped and the utter terror, and of later waking, woozy, and the awful, human scent all over him, and the thing awkward around his ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...