At the University of Texas at San Antonio, one scientist is combining aquatic physical therapy with virtual reality to help multiple sclerosis patients through an underwater game. Up next, the story of how a pool game called "shark punch" is making a splash.

Patients diagnosed with dysphasia are often suffer from extreme nerve or muscle damage, and often need to learn how to swallow again. Biofeedback technology is helping scientists realize what is going on in a patient’s body, and offering a roadmap to rehab.

Ainissa Ramirez is a scientist, author and self-proclaimed science evangelist. She's calling for big changes in science education and is a creator of podcast series called science underground. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Ainissa to discuss one of her latest podcast episodes about invisibility cloaks.

Science Friday is premiering a new series that follows the innovative research of women scientists. The first episode follows Dr. Rene Gifford and her colleague Dr. Allyson Sisler-Dinwiddie who together developed methods to improve cochlear implants. Science filmmaker Emily Driscoll brings us the story of how these scientists turned an accident into an opportunity for innovation.

Dr. Aziz Sancar spent his life researching how damaged cells and DNA heal. Now, he’s the newest Nobel laureate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Astronauts at the International Space Station experience 16 sunrises and sunsets a day. To combat chronic insomnia, NASA has installed special lightbulbs. Now, these bulbs are available to consumers. Fred Maxik, founder of the Lighting Science Group joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss lighting science.

Electric eels zap fish and other underwater prey, but what would make them leap out of the water and shock a land animal like a horse? Kenneth Catania of Vanderbilt University is researching this curious behavior first described by a nineteenth century naturalist and explorer. Science Friday’s Luke Groskin goes inside the lab where Catania uses unconventional props to decode eel behavior.

At the turn of the 20th century, a huge sheet of sea ice collapsed, trapping a group of 200 whalers against the coast of Alaska for a long, grueling winter. To keep sane against hunger, sickness, and hopelessness, they kept a weather diary to record

Engineers at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas have been developing autonomous vehicle technology for more than a decade. We take you inside the lab to see how the technology behind driverless cars has evolved.

Our unique digital traces, or small data, are being collected and analyzed constantly by search engines and social media. What can we learn about our health through this data? Deborah Estrin, co-founder of the startup Open mHealth, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this trend.

Advancements in medical technology have meant fewer deaths and more solutions for debilitating injuries in the military. Learn how the orthotics and prosthetics lab at Saint Petersburg College in Florida is working with veterans to provide mobility in ways not thought possible just a few years ago.

Washington state has proposed a tax on carbon emissions for both residents and big business. Following the lead of roughly 20 countries worldwide, already taxing citizens on their carbon footprint. British Columbia has seen a 13 percent decrease in fossil fuel consumption since their tax took effect. Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at the Washington proposal including alternate energy options.

Forest service scientists in Asheville, North Carolina are intentionally setting fires. By comparing growth in the burn zones to the health of untouched areas, they hope to learn more about the declining giant oak population.

Recently, a team of Brazilian and American scientists discovered over 600 miles of coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River, calling into question the belief these reefs need clear water to thrive. Reporter Andrea Vasquez catches up with the expedition's lead American scientist Patricia Yager.

Ainissa Ramirez is a scientist, author, and self-proclaimed science evangelist. She’s calling for big changes in science education, and as the creator of a science podcast series called “science underground.” She discusses one of her latest podcast episodes called “helping ketchup hurry up.”

The famous Daytona International Speedway in Florida is home to more than 7,000 solar panels, creating energy for the community and an educational opportunity for people to learn about clean, solar power.

Teaching upper elementary through high school students to code is the goal of one San Antonio, Texas program called “Youth Code Jam.” The program helps get kids excited about computer science and motivates them to aspire to high tech jobs of the future.

Associate Professor of Psychology at Columbia University Daphna Shohamy answers the question: What is dopamine?

Once found only in science fiction, cyborgs are now a reality. A growing community of people using technology to enhance and expand their human capabilities. Neil Harbisson, a cyborg himself, cofounded the Cyborg Foundation in 2010, an international organization to help humans become cyborgs and defend cyborg rights. Reporter Andrea Vasquez speaks to Harbisson via Google hangout.

It’s one of the biggest and most complex questions out there: are we alone in the universe? The field of astrobiology studies the origin, viability and future of life on other planets, and asks, is planet earth really as unique as we think? Caleb Scharf, Director of Astrobiology at Columbia University joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss these questions.