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Atmospheric Mixing

April 5, 2001

Why don't the different gases in atmosphere separate into layers? (wind keeps them mixed)

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20/20 Vision

April 3, 2001

Is it possible to have better than 20/20 vision? (yes, but it's limited by corneal aberrations)

Read more20/20 Vision

Golf Handicaps

March 29, 2001

How USGA golf handicaps aren't as fair for less-experienced players

Read moreGolf Handicaps

Obesity and Dopamine

March 26, 2001

How overeating in obesity may be caused by insensitive dopamine receptors in the brain

Read moreObesity and Dopamine

Alcohol and the Heart

March 19, 2001

How alcohol is the key ingredient in liquor that aids heart health

Read moreAlcohol and the Heart

Arsenic-Loving Ferns

March 16, 2001

Using ferns to soak up arsenic out of contaminated soil

Read moreArsenic-Loving Ferns

Solar Flip-Flop

March 15, 2001

How the Ulysses is gaining new insights as the sun flips its magnetic field at solar maximum

Read moreSolar Flip-Flop

Barbados Genes

March 14, 2001

Finding the genes for asthma and allergies in large families

Read moreBarbados Genes

False Memories

March 13, 2001

People may not be able to pick out what memories are real and which are imagined, but the brain …

Read moreFalse Memories

Flying Bacteria

March 12, 2001

Scientists show for the first time that bacteria in the air are active

Read moreFlying Bacteria

Hominid Diet

March 9, 2001

Old bone tools reveal that ancient ape-men may have dined on tasty termites.

Read moreHominid Diet

DNA Heritage

March 8, 2001

Can DNA testing reveal your ethnic heritage? (yes and no-- it can reveal heritage if special markers …

Read moreDNA Heritage
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