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Sweaty Spices

July 10, 2003

Why do some spices make you sweat? (because they trigger the heat receptors in your mouth)

July 9, 2003

An ulcer vaccine against H. pylori for mice

July 8, 2003

If my parents have diabetes, will I get it too? (not necessarily - but chances higher)

July 7, 2003

Wood mice use leaves and twigs to mark their spot and find their way around

July 3, 2003

How do those mosquito-killing dunks work? (one type uses a bacterium, the other a hormone)

July 2, 2003

A virus found in hog wastewater infects mosquito larvae and kills them.

July 1, 2003

Lack of an amino acid makes children more likely to die from malaria.

June 30, 2003

Using phorid flies from South America to control fire ants in the U.S.

June 27, 2003

Older people accentuate the positive, and exercise boosts mood in disabled people.

June 26, 2003

rerun

June 24, 2003

Special satellites could change space weather by knocking out charged particles from the sun.