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Learning from electric eels, the roots of ticklishness, the health benefits of web surfing and maternal vaccines that protect babies.
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CREEPY CRAWLIES: The world's oldest ant, slave ants revolt, and a new compound found in spider venom.
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COGNITION: Crows don't forget a human face, magpies see themselves in mirrors, wasps remember each others' faces, how much memory can our brains …
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THE SCIENCE OF TREES: Electricity from trees, building a tree from the ground up, a forest of aspirin, and trading rainforest conservation for …
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EXPLORING THE SENSES: Baby's first words explained, the changing taste of fruit, pollution destroys scent, why sunburns feel hot, and more
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THINGS THAT FLY: How bats can hear themselves, Bats and windmills don't mix, Big bird brains evolved faster, and how DEET really works.
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Antifreeze from fleas, silk optics for food safety, plants head for the hills, heavy metals that won't go away, and more.
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FIGHTING CANCER: An unlikely source for a new leukemia therapy. Also: new technologies illuminate cancer surgery and sniff out skin cancer.
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OUT TO SEA: What fish can tell us about human speech. An unwanted underwater invader hits the waters off Florida, and unusual albatross partnerships.
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AMAZING ANIMALS: A booze-guzzling mammal that doesn't get drunk, the world's tiniest snake, a seabird's murderous tendencies, and more.
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MIND & BODY: The science of magic, the hormone behind the mind-body connection and the brain chemical that could be responsible for sudden infant …
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MEDICAL UPDATE: Why some wounds form scars, buying soldiers time on the battlefield, and the surprising upside of drug side effects.
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DANGEROUS MICROORGANISMS: Diseases of the Crusaders unearthed. New mosquito repellents on the horizon. And is your moldy basement a health hazard?
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GENES AND GENETICS: Are the building blocks of life from outer space? Resurrecting genes of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, and an evolutionary …
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NEWS FROM SPACE: Deflecting asteroids, catching a supernova in the act, capturing the sun in 3-D, and new names for old planets.
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COMPUTERS & BIOLOGY: Both bacteria and beetles promise to speed up computing, a computer game that could lead to a cure for deadly diseases, and …
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JOURNEYS IN TIME AND SPACE: Satellite archaeology reveals Mexico's past, Magellan's unusually benign weather, threats to lunar astronauts and a …
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YEAR OF THE FROG - Special Extended Podcast: Zoos and aquariums tackle the amphibian extinction crisis, an amphibian missing link is found, toad …
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CO2's dangerous overlooked cousin, the origins of the southern hemisphere, why magnetic credit cards don't stick to the fridge and why so many white …
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ANIMAL MODELS: Rhesus monkey social relationships reveal a link between stress and overeating, what the platypus genome can tell us about being a …
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MEDICINE & TECHNOLOGY: CSI in the hospital, remote medicine with cellular phones, a better gas mask, the influence of cancer cells, and an upsurge …
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EVOLUTION & EPIGENETICS: Lizards evolve new structures in record time, geographic gene expression in Moroccan Berbers, Tyrannosaurus rex protein …
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Conservation Update: A species map for Madagascar, captive tigers could revitalize wild populations, beetles that make deserts and cooling it with …
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RADIATION: The world's most powerful laser, radiation dangers for astronauts, a new drug fights radiation poisoning, and the lifespan of the sun.