Endangered Voices
Digital technology and social media are helping save endangered languages.
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Boosting Photosynthesis
Researchers are trying to boost the efficiency of photosynthesis in crops like soybeans, rice and …
Video Games vs. Cataracts
Playing certain types of video games can improve the vision of people who were born with cataracts.
Safer Cookstoves
Cleaner cookstoves could save millions of lives and slow global warming.
Worm Language
Nematode worms have a surprisingly complex communication system.
Music-Powered Sensor
Sound waves from music, particularly rap, could charge up medical implants.
Brain Window
Researchers have captured images of single brain cells in a live animal.
Death by Clock Shift
A fruit fly study clearly links biological clock disruption to neurodegeneration and early death.
Sex Ratio & Spending
The perception that women are scarce may make men less careful with their money.