FEB 26, 2010 |
Sensory Tech Roundup Medical imaging techniques could help spot art forgeries. |
FEB 25, 2010 |
Driving & Talking Driving interferes with speaking and language comprehension. |
FEB 24, 2010 |
Energy Textiles A new technique turns textiles into batteries. |
FEB 23, 2010 |
Dolphin Diabetes Diabetes may benefit dolphins’ big brains. |
FEB 21, 2010 |
Bad Plastic Polycarbonate plastics that contain a chemical called bisphenol A can disrupt normal reproductive development in both rodents and humans. |
FEB 21, 2010 |
Dolphin Self-Awareness Dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors. |
FEB 20, 2010 |
Dolphin Diabetes Diabetes may benefit dolphins’ big brains. |
FEB 19, 2010 |
Dolphin Self-Awareness Dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors. |
FEB 18, 2010 |
Elephant DNA Researchers turn to genetics to help elephants survive. |
FEB 17, 2010 |
Animal Behavior Roundup A great ape called the bonobo never grows up. |
FEB 16, 2010 |
Mussel Glue A glue inspired by mussels may help prevent premature labor or miscarriages. |
FEB 15, 2010 |
Fatherless Sharks A new study finds that the offspring of virgin sharks are surprisingly healthy. |
FEB 12, 2010 |
Slime Engineers Roundup Slime molds inspire mass transit planners. |
FEB 11, 2010 |
One-Atom Linchpin A single calcium atom can make or break a bacterium's movement – and infectiousness. |
FEB 10, 2010 |
Sleeping Birds Birds, like people, show improvements in learning and memory after sleeping. |
FEB 9, 2010 |
Synthetic Blood Researchers have created synthetic red blood cells in the lab. |
FEB 8, 2010 |
Sun Glints Brief glints of light reflected from distant planets may reveal the presence of liquid water or ice. |
FEB 5, 2010 |
Memory Roundup Your ability to remember faces may be in your genes. |
FEB 4, 2010 |
Value of Most English speakers agree on a surprisingly narrow numerical value for the word “most.” |
FEB 3, 2010 |
Toilet Seats A listener asks: Can you get any diseases from a toilet seat? |
FEB 2, 2010 |
Alzheimers Eye An eye test could oneday screen for Alzheimer’s disease early on. |
FEB 1, 2010 |
Cooperative Sperm Some sperm cooperate to reach the egg first. |
