Toxic Water Roundup
Toxins in water pipes likely caused color blindness in some Massachusetts towns.
Smart Headlights
“Smart” headlights improve visibility by illuminating the road ahead, but not raindrops or snowflakes.
Symptomless Colds
You can spread the common cold even if you feel no symptoms.
Parasites & Suicide Attempts
Researchers find a link between a common parasite and suicide attempts in humans.
The Oldest Rodent
Naked mole rats are the ugly ducklings of medical research. Now a new study suggests that they have an anti-aging potion in their bag of survival …
Food Roundup
Eating a bit of dessert for breakfast helped obese people lose weight and keep it off.
Foxes & Lyme Disease
Lyme disease correlates with the waning fox population, not an increase in deer.
Rage Blocker
Blocking a brain receptor in mice eliminates pathological aggression.
IV Oxygen
When people stop breathing, they need oxygen fast. New technology could make it possible to get it to them - by bypassing the lungs.
Dogs vs. Asthma
Having a dog in the house may help protect babies from developing respiratory synctial virus (RSV) and asthma.
Eye Roundup
New research into the science of the eye reveals reasons our pupils dilate, and why we look up when we try to remember things.
Dairy Detectives
Traces of milk fat in pottery confirm that prehistoric North Africans practiced dairy farming.
Touchy-Feely Robot
A touch-sensitive robotic finger outperforms humans on some tasks.
Tasteless Tomatoes
Scientists discover the biochemistry behind tasteless supermarket tomatoes.
Vampire Spiders & Frankensquitoes
Scientists mix and match mosquito body parts to discover which traits predatory spiders like most.
Body Ecosystem Roundup
You’d be amazed at the sheer number of microbes that live inside us, and affect our health.
Grandfathers & Telomeres
Men that sire children later in life may pass on an advantage to their grandchildren.
Cancer-Fighting Bacteria
Genetically modified L. acidophilus bacteria reverse colon cancer in mice.
Energy Roundup
Scientists are developing brain implants powered by the body’s own sugars.
Modern Bloodletting
Giving blood regularly may have cardiovascular benefits for people with metabolic syndrome.
Spinal Cord Comeback
Researchers are using novel methods to make paralyzed rats walk again.
Wide Angle Mirror
A mathematician has designed a wide-angle driver's side mirror that doesn't distort shapes.