Rescuing Eggs
A substance called putrescine has the potential to boost fertility in women over 40.
Scotch Tape Grabber
Scotch tape may have a new job as a key component of smart gripping materials.
Bird Passwords
An Australian bird thwarts nest invaders by requiring its young to sing a secret call to get fed.
Ice Melt & Ice Age
A meltdown of Arctic ice may have triggered the last deep freeze in the Northern Hemisphere.
Mucus Roundup
No one likes having mucus, but in some circumstances, it may be able to fight dangerous bacteria.
Blind Mole Rats
The blind mole rat, like its distant cousin the naked mole rat, never gets cancer.
Climate Change & The Maya
Climate change may have unraveled the sophisticated Maya empire.
Sleepy Roundup
Researchers think they’re found the cause of hypersomnia, a condition which causes people to feel constantly sedated.
Coral SOS Signals
Seaweed-covered corals emit a chemical that entices goby fish to clean them.
Owning Genes
In an upcoming case, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether diagnostic genes for breast cancer can be patented.
Anti-Cheating Hormone
The hormone oxytocin has many functions in the human body. Scientists now think it may also help deter cheating.
Snake Venom Painkiller
Scientists have isolated a potent painkiller from the venom of the deadly black mamba snake.
Paleotempestology Roundup
The new science of paleotempestology studies ocean sediment to uncover ancient hurricanes.
Lupus vs. Cancer
Lupus antibodies may become an unlikely ally against cancer.
Stingy Kids
Children, like adults, act more generous when they’re being watched.
Listening to Football Helmets
Measuring the acoustical signatures of colliding football helmets could help improve helmet safety.
Digitizing Ancient Texts
Sophisticated computer imaging may help decode the world's oldest un-deciphered written language.
Autism Roundup
The incidence of autism has increased in recent years, and so have efforts to identify and treat it earlier.
Painful Math Anxiety
Areas of the brain normally associated with physical pain are activated when people with math anxiety think about doing math.
Second-Generation Smoking
Smoking while pregnant may cause DNA damage not just to the developing baby, but to that baby's future children.
Eyes vs. Faces
Monsters from the role playing game “Dungeons & Dragons” help reveal what’s most important to us.
Butterfly Migration Radar
Radar data, along with highly coordinated observations, has solved a disappearing-butterfly mystery.