Gold & Deforestation
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest increases as gold prices rise.
Healing Honey
A kind of honey from New Zealand may reverse antibiotic resistance in wound infections.
Sarcasm, Lies & Dementia
A new study links a failing sense of irony to a form of early-onset dementia.
Medicine Roundup
A long-lasting gel can be injected directly into joints to relieve the pain of arthritis.
Anti-Explosive Spray
An inky spray changes color when explosives are detected.
Autism & Visual Processing
Autistic people use their brains differently than non-autistics when processing visual information.
Vehicle Nanoparticles
Nano-sized particles from vehicles damage brain cells, according to an animal study.
The Smell Hormone
A hormone called ghrelin enhances our sense of smell and increases appetite.
Podcast for 29 April 2011 – Whale Songs & Zebra Stripes
Cultural revolutions in humpback whale songs, a barcode scanner for zebra stripes, a prehistoric …
Toxin Filters Roundup
In the event of a nuclear accident, a new filter made of natural materials could treat water …
Beat Deafness
Researchers have identified the first known case of beat deafness.
Shifting Skull Sizes
Over the past few centuries, women's skulls have grown closer to the size of men's, at least in one …