Self-Healing Plastic
Scientists have developed a plastic that repairs itself when damaged.
Emotional Music
Music and speech use the same tonal qualities to evoke happy and sad emotions.
Internet Symptom Checkers
People draw different conclusions from online symptom checkers, depending on how the symptoms are …
Podcast for 13 April 2012
CHEMISTRY & LIFE - What 2-billion-year-old raindrop fossils can tell us about conditions on the …
Art Roundup
What caused Leonardo da Vinci’s famous self-portrait to yellow with time, and the genetics behind …
Deep-Voiced Politicians
Politicians with deep voices may garner more respect – and votes.
Tumor-Shrinking Drug
Scientists are testing a drug that shrinks a wide variety of cancerous tumors.
Sugar-Free Carnivores
Each group of carnivores has a different set of genetic mutations that has knocked out its sweet …
Antibiotics and Asthma
Taking antibiotics early in life can lead to asthma, according to a study in mice.
Podcast for 6 April 2012
MEDICINE - A promising new drug that could work on all types of cancer. New evidence linking …