Science Update

Cancer Cell Electricity

May 3, 2010

Tiny tumors could be detected by the electricity given off by cancer cells.

April 30, 2010

THE BRAIN: Empathy and aggression share the same neural circuitry, chronic pain sufferers process …

April 29, 2010

Scientists resurrect satellite data from old NASA tapes.

April 28, 2010

Male and female purple-throated Carib hummingbirds have differently shaped bills and feed on …

April 26, 2010

Scientists have discovered animals that can survive in the absence of oxygen.

April 23, 2010

ANIMAL UPDATE: Birdsong in the genes, hummingbirds and heliconias, a more environmentally friendly …

April 22, 2010

A listener asks: if carbon monoxide is so deadly, why can't we smell it?

April 21, 2010

A new test that sequences a patient's entire genetic code could help doctors treat cancer more …