St. John’s Wort
St. John's Wort can interfere dangerously with other prescription medications.
Hexametric Heart Rhythm
Reciting poetry in hexameter helps to synchronize the heart.
Tanning Roundup
UV light improves mood, making tanning feel good, and a new drug induces tanning without sunlight.
Two Kidneys
Why do we have two kidney but only one liver? (Evolved bilateral symmetry, and kidneys are less …
CD Testing
Miniaturizing a common biochemical test and putting it on a CD makes it fast and cheap.
Lost Ants
What happens when an ant is separated from its colony? (It dies -- can't join another colony.)
Surgery Roundup
A new surgical technique goes in through the stomach and leaves no scars, and functioning kidneys …
Mission to Mercury
The MESSENGER space probe to Mercury will be launched in early August.
Amorphous Steel
Non-magnetic steel that has the structure of glass is strong, lightweight, and corrosion resistant.
Robot Farmers
Small robots could be used to automate farming tasks, like scouting for weeds.