Evolving Spiders
Female choice is driving evolution in a species of jumping spider in Arizona.
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Failed Experiments
Why is an experiment that fails considered to be good? (Can lead to great innovation)
Exercise Drug
Discovery of the biochemical pathway by which muscles respond to exercise
Fly Stress Test
A stress test for fruit flies helps provide clues to the genetics of heart disease.
Burying Nuclear Waste
Why can't you bury radioactive waste where the uranium was dug up? (Geology is not right)
Hypoallergenic Peanuts
Lowering the level of allergens in peanuts for those who have peanut allergies
Primary Colors
Why are there three primary colors? (Three kinds of receptors in the retina)
Asteroid Mover
An asteroid's path could be altered to prevent it from hitting the Earth.
Power Cord in Space
Geocentric spacecraft may one day be propelled by a tether that dangles into the earth's magnetic …
Stealth Bugs
Bacteria in the gut cover themselves with sugar-- perhaps to avoid detection of the immune system