AUG 31, 2009 |
Chimp Malaria Malaria probably passed from chimpanzees to humans around 5,000 years ago. |
AUG 28, 2009 |
Bird Roundup Pigeons can be taught to tell good art from bad. |
AUG 27, 2009 |
Mayan Forestry The early Maya culture practiced forest conservation – and may have paid a heavy price when they stopped. |
AUG 26, 2009 |
Regrowing Coral Researchers and volunteers are regrowing imperiled coral reefs by hand. |
AUG 25, 2009 |
Rising Health Costs Rising health care costs have slowed the growth of companies that subsidize employees' insurance. |
AUG 24, 2009 |
Placebo Effect Genes The placebo effect only works for certain people – could this be genetic? |
AUG 21, 2009 |
Plant Roundup Plant geneticists are developing crops that can thrive in salty soils. |
AUG 20, 2009 |
Guinea Pigs A listener asks why guinea pigs aren’t often used as laboratory animals anymore. |
AUG 19, 2009 |
Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin D deficiency in children has become extremely widespread. |
AUG 18, 2009 |
Nano-Diamond Therapy Nano-sized diamonds can help deliver targeted doses of insulin to heal burns. |
AUG 17, 2009 |
Dog Intelligence Dogs have similar cognitive abilities to two-year-old children. |
AUG 14, 2009 |
Chicken Feather Roundup Chicken feathers could provide an efficient new way to store hydrogen fuel. |
AUG 13, 2009 |
Improving Geothermal Chemical innovations could make geothermal power a bigger player in alternative energy. |
AUG 12, 2009 |
Wastewater Drug Mapping Testing wastewater for drugs may help scientists track regional changes in drug abuse. |
AUG 11, 2009 |
Merkel Cells Merkel cells in the fingertips and lips are responsible for our feeling of fine touch. |
AUG 10, 2009 |
Early Life & Chronic Disease People who were poor early in life have a biological tendency towards inflammation – which could contribute to chronic diseases. |
AUG 7, 2009 |
Stress Roundup Some smells moderate stress genes in rats. |
AUG 6, 2009 |
Diamonds & Extinction What really killed North America’s large mammals at the end of the last ice age? |
AUG 5, 2009 |
Blind Drivers Scientists have designed a car that a blind person can drive. |
AUG 4, 2009 |
Space Storms Space storms bombard the planet Mercury. |
AUG 3, 2009 |
Mosquito Preferences A listener asks: Why do mosquitoes find some people tastier thanothers? |
