Vibrating Flies
Researchers keep a citrus-killing fly from mating by jamming its unique courtship calls.
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Levitating Cells
A new technology levitates cells and probes them with sound to determine if they’re cancerous.
Jellyfish Propulsion
Jellyfish swim the opposite way of how we assumed.
Lithium Oxygen Batteries
A new lithium battery technology may lead to electric cars with the power and range of gas vehicles.
Invisible Frogs
A Science Update listener wants to know the identity of a nightly neighborhood noisemaker.
Bald Hope
An arthritis drug may inspire a new class of topical hair-restoring treatments.
Alarm Call Mimics
A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.
Gene Swapping Cheese Fungus
How the genes in cheese fungus get around.
Two Person MRI
Neuroscientists are studying interactions by squeezing two people into an MRI scanner.
Magnetic Monarch Migration
Monarch butterflies use the Earth’s magnetic field to guide their migration.