Well-Being Roundup
Polling people on their havens; happiness and big life events; asserting your will weakening
Gravity Detector
Detecting exploding stars and other stellar events by monitoring minute changes in gravity
The Pill Question
ÒWhat happens to all of the eggs of women who have been on the pill for a long time?...Ó (they are absorbed every month
Caffeine Anxiety
A variation of the caffeine receptor in the brain causes people to get anxious from caffeine
Hormone Roundup
Testosterone levels in married couples, estrogen improves memory and learning, and male sweat calms women.
Rolling Eyes
Why do our eyes roll back when we sleep? (They don't, really; they move all around.)
Tilted Earth
Why is the Earth tilted? (Got knocked around as it was forming billions of years ago)
Brain Fitness
Physically fit senior citizens retain more brain volume as they age.
Sleep Roundup
Sleep deprivation hurts cognitive ability, even if you don't feel sleepy.
Blood Types
Why do people have different blood types? (Different molecules on the surface of red cells)
Big Heads
Does a bigger head mean a bigger brain? (Generally, but it doesn't mean you're smarter.)
Ptarmigan Teaching
Mother ptarmigans teach their chicks to what foods to eat by calling to them.
Buggy Plants Roundup
Atlantic salmon can escape from Pacific fish farms, vitamin D prevents bone fractures, and organic foods contain more phytochemicals.
Montezuma’s Revenge
The toxin from E. coli that causes diarrhea may help prevent colon cancer.
Learning Language
Using a fake language to figure out how babies learn words
Eavesdropping Plants
Wild tobacco plants pick up hormones produced by sagebrush and develop defenses against herbivore attack.
Stardust Roundup
Stardust from the atmosphere, tracking earthquakes by looking at leaning trees, and better software for clearing up traffic jams