Boosting Photosynthesis
Researchers are trying to boost the efficiency of photosynthesis in crops like soybeans, rice and …
Video Games vs. Cataracts
Playing certain types of video games can improve the vision of people who were born with cataracts.
Podcast for 18 February 2012
AAAS 2012 ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL - This week, we're coming to you from Vancouver, British Columbia, …
Safer Cookstoves
Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
Worm Language
Nematode worms have a surprisingly complex communication system.
Music-Powered Sensor
Sound waves from music, particularly rap, could charge up medical implants.
Brain Window
Researchers have captured images of single brain cells in a live animal.
Podcast for 10 February 2012
Are cyclones and earthquakes related? Why recent bad winters may be the result of global warming. …
Politics Roundup
Research suggests that conservatives pay more attention to unpleasant images and liberals, to …
Death by Clock Shift
A fruit fly study clearly links biological clock disruption to neurodegeneration and early death.