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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Ecologically-friendly plastic, a cleaner way to produce hydrogen fuel, cell phone air sensors, the perils of spaceflight, the …
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Ecologically-friendly plastic, a cleaner way to produce hydrogen fuel, cell phone air sensors, the perils of spaceflight, the …
Why near misses keep problem gamblers coming back for more, doing good could make you stronger, an artificial pancreas to control diabetes, debunking …
GENETIC HISTORY - Scientists complete a draft sequence of the Neandertal genome, reconstructing the woolly mammoth's bloody past, and genes that jump …
How plants know it's spring, color vision in bees, how pigeon flocks make decisions, and hermit crab shell games.
THE BRAIN: Empathy and aggression share the same neural circuitry, chronic pain sufferers process acute pain differently, how a brain implant made of …
ANIMAL UPDATE: Birdsong in the genes, hummingbirds and heliconias, a more environmentally friendly pig, and cat-inspired computer circuits.
WEIRD SCIENCE: Behind the legend of the chupacabra, does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? A physiological explanation for near-death …
The world's strongest insect, why showering could pollute, tests that fail the grade and sampling the early solar system.
Contact lenses that could treat glaucoma, and could you get more out of a 20-minute workout than a 4-hour one? Also, a nose for identification, and …
ANIMALS: Reindeer lack internal clocks, why animals from higher latitudes are larger, and the relationship between size, intelligence, and longevity …
INSIDE THE MIND: Scanning memories in the brain, the neural overlap between music and language, inside the mind of a sleepwalker, the cognitive …
MARINE LIFE: Photosynthesizing sea slugs, epileptic sea lions, dolphin viruses and whale diversity.
TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Lung-powered batteries, a spider-inspired water-repellent, art-restoring lasers, the health risks of polycarbonate plastics, and …
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE: The physics of superheroes, teaching evolution to children, science in the theater, and math anxiety in girls.
AAAS ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL - How diabetes benefits dolphins, dolphin intelligence and welfare update, looking for new drugs from the sea, and how …
ANIMALS: DNA analysis confirms virgin birth in sharks, bonobos are forever young, elephant genes fight disease, and mussel glue inspires medical …
MEDICINE: Alzheimer's in the eye, artificial red blood cells, and a microbial Achilles' heel. Also: do toilet seats spread disease?
THE FOOD SHOW - High school students expose food fraud in New York City. Does gelatin really come from cow hooves? And the hormone behind eating when …
Mountaintop removal mining's devastating effects on the environment, ancient Martian lakes, an herbal disappointment, fish that punish cheaters, and …
People with Alzheimer's disease get less cancer, nearsightedness is on the rise in the U.S., why the bones of the skull don't become brittle, and how …
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR: A South American bird rubs its flight feathers together to attract mates, female pandas modify their vocalizations to signal …
BRAIN REPORT: Vigorous exercise could stave off Parkinson's disease, oxygen-defying naked mole rats, why alcohol and caffeine make a dangerous …
CLIMATE REPORT - What rising sea levels will mean for coastal ecosystems, a listener's question about hail, and the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic …