Wine’s Fruity “Nose”
You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.
Focusing in on Attention
Functional MRI brainscans could identify attention deficit disorders in the resting brain.
Mixed Up Myxozoans
Microscopic fish parasites called myxozoans are actually animals with stripped down jellyfish genes.
Trees vs. Climate Change
Are coniferous or deciduous trees best at sucking up CO2?
Cultural Terror Campaign
Satellite surveillance documents ISIS’s targeted destruction of sacred landmarks.
Ancient Cocoa’s Trees
The cacao tree has been around for millions of years, and that might help save the chocolate industry.
Earth’s Water Origins
Lava found deep below the earth reveals the origins of earth’s water.
Ancient Mass Extinction
What happened after an ice age wiped out nearly all of earth fish 359 million years ago?
Vibrating Flies
Researchers keep a citrus-killing fly from mating by jamming its unique courtship calls.
Levitating Cells
A new technology levitates cells and probes them with sound to determine if they’re cancerous.
Jellyfish Propulsion
Jellyfish swim the opposite way of how we assumed.
The Martian Atmosphere
A space probe orbiting Mars is sending back evidence of what happened to its once-thick atmosphere.
High-Tech Bee Monitors
Scientists monitor the health of bee colonies by analyzing the vibrations the insects make within their hives.
Lithium Oxygen Batteries
A new lithium battery technology may lead to electric cars with the power and range of gas vehicles.
Invisible Frogs
A Science Update listener wants to know the identity of a nightly neighborhood noisemaker.
Bald Hope
An arthritis drug may inspire a new class of topical hair-restoring treatments.
Fish Alarms
Damselfish attract multiple predators with a chemical cue, giving themselves a way to escape.
3D Bioprinter
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.
Alarm Call Mimics
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.
Gene Swapping Cheese Fungus
How the genes in cheese fungus get around.
Two Person MRI
Neuroscientists are studying interactions by squeezing two people into an MRI scanner.
HPV Communication
Are physicians doing enough to promote the HPV vaccine among adolescents?
Magnetic Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies use the Earth’s magnetic field to guide their migration.