Plants on the Internet
A new system that uses the internet and cell phone techonolgy to alert farmers to a crop's needs.
Animal Domestication
Digging up bones out of old collections to determine when humans learned to herd animals.
Recycling Electricity
Can electricity be recycled or reused by connecting ground wire back to electric company instead of into Earth? (nope- electricity does return to …
Monogamous Voles
The secret to why some voles are monogamous and others aren't, is where certain receptors are located in the brain.
Elephant Signals
How elephant vocalizations travel through the ground, and can be sensed by other elephants as much as 10 miles away
Language Trouble
Teasing out how the brain processes long and complex sentences to find ways to treat patients with conditions that causes impairment.
Heavy-Breathing Plants
The philodendron uses oxygen to get hot for reproduction
Cancer Screensaver
A new screensaver screens molecules for cancer-fighting ability on your desktop.
Schizophrenia Virus
A retrovirus embedded in the human genome may contribute to schizophrenia.
Dogs and Fear
Can dogs really sense fear? (You betcha, they pick up on your nonverbal cues.)
Space Perfume
Fragrance from a rose grown on the Space Shuttle is part of a new Shiseido perfume.
Radio Signals
Why can't I get my favorite AM radio station at night? (The FCC requires AM stations to cut power at night.)
Earthshine
Light reflected from Earth onto the moon can be used to forecast Earth's climate
Northern Moss
Does moss really grow on the north side of trees? (Yes, but not exclusively)
Momma’s Voice
A brain transplant can make a baby chicken respond to the call of a mother quail.
Temperamental Cats
Why do cats sometimes bite when you're petting them? (They get annoyed, but we don't pick up on it.)
Whey Proteins
Proteins in the whey left over from making cheese can be used to make microcapsules
Filtering Fluoride
Is fluoride taken out by a filter- a water filter? (only minute amounts by Brita and Pur charcoal filters, but you can get filters that'll …
Bacteria Killer
Using enzymes from bacteriophages to kill bacteria in human noises and throats
Behavioral Neuroscience
Studying behaviors and brains of a menagerie of animals to better understand how the brain governs behavior
Amateur Astronomers
How amateurs can help professional astronomers keep an eye on the sky